Weekly Niue News http://www.niuenews.nu/ [2004-09-11: list updated for new site] _______________________________________________ > We have 5 guests online > Communications Restored After Long Break > Telephone, fax, e mail and internet services have been > restored to Niue this afternoon ( Monday, Niue time) after a > weekend communications blackout. > The Intelsat satellite that provides telecoms links for most > Pacific Islands moved off track Friday afternoon causing > communications problems for areas ranging from Antarctica to > the Solomon Islands. Some services to Pacific Islands were > restored during the weekend. > > THe blackout caused concern for many island countries in the > middle of a cyclone season. > > Emergency communications through a satellite phone were made > available on Niue by Niue Telecoms. > > [date.gif] Tuesday, 18 January 2005 > BIG EFFORT BY SMALL COUNTRY > > Niue residents donated $25,000 to the Asia tsunami fund. The > money was presented to an international disaster management > conference in Japan this week by Premier Young Vivian. > > Today New Zealand announced it will donate $50 million to the > tsunami battered countries over the next five years. That's > $10m more than the contribution to Niue (pop 1300) following > Cyclone Heta in 2004 which is also to be spread over five > years. > > Poll: Niue News readers favour Niue National Medical Centre as > the name for the new hospital. The poll last week drew little > support for the names Heta Memorial Hospital, Kaimiti > Hospital, Helen Clark Hospital or the former name of the > Tufukia facility - the Lord Liverpool Hospital. > > Last Updated ( Monday, 17 January 2005 ) > 23161 Visitors
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