Neu: 2001-12-10 Contents of this issue:
1. Samoa Wins 2. Fighting Corruption ======================================================================== December 10th, 2001 1. Samoa Wins: South Pacific Games representatives have chosen Samoa to host the 2007 games. Delegates voted 27/16 in favour of Samoa over the other country nomination from New Caledonia.The present mini games re underway on Norfolk Island with Fiji, PNG and Samoa dominating the overall medal count. 2. Fighting Corruption: Seventeen Asian and Pacific governments, including five from the Pacific Islands, have endorsed a regional action plan to fight corruption. It came at the Third Annual Conference of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific. Pacific Islands governments endorsing the action plan were Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu. Niue which is still blacklisted is not named as having endorsed the initiative. The action plan provides for a comprehensive set of actions which governments will take to: - develop effective and transparent systems for public service; - strengthen anti-bribery actions and promote integrity in business operations; - and support active public involvement. More than 150 people participated in the meeting, hosted by the Japanese Government. (PINA Nius Online.) __END__
