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Force holds family fun day
CHILDREN from the Fiji Police Force Garden of Eden base camp in Nasova enjoyed a family fun day with their parents in Suva yesterday. More than 30 children were part of the event with the National Fire Authority team giving a few fire safety tips to children.Garden of Eden sector assistant team leader Jacob Abraham said the family fun day was important as it brought the base camp children and ...
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Museum day draws crowd
PEOPLE flocked to the Fiji Museum yesterday to enjoy the Fiji Museum open day. The open day, held on the same day as International Museum Day saw many interested members of the public visiting the museum to catch a glimpse of traditional artefacts from Fiji's history.Fiji Museum head of marketing Prakashni Sharma said the event was done to raise awareness of how important museums were in ...
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Preserving culture and tradition
IN the hope of maintaining their culture and tradition, the Rabi and Kioan communities in Labasa took time out yesterday to be part of an inter-cultural dance competition. The exuberant atmosphere at the FSC hall saw women, men and children clapping their hands, singing and dancing to rhythmic music.The half-day competition was attended by the Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai ...
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Advice for young at yearly crop show
THE Rotuman community in Nausori say they see their annual root crop show as an event that will give each farmer a chance to showcase their root crops while also giving farmers a chance to impart farming advice to younger people. The Nausori Rotuman Farmers Association has been running the show for the last three years and progress has always been the outcome.Association spokesman Mesulame Tiu ...
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Tailevu tastes victory at last
THE Tebara Bus Tailevu side secured its first victory in the Digicel Cup competition after beating Macuata 56-15 at Subrail Park in Labasa yesterday. The green machine wasted no time in the first spell as Tevita Rabukawaqa and Jo Dakuitoga scored tries in the first 20 minutes.Five minutes later, Nemani Masirewa touched down Tailevu's third as he ran through would-be Macuata tacklers.The ...
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Fiji U20 works on consistency
NATIONAL under-20 coach Viliame Gadolo wants Fiji to retain its spot in the Tier 1 of the Junior World Championship. Yesterday, the final travelling squad to the JWC in France next month was named.The new Fiji Rugby Union board chairman Filimone Waqabaca named the squad which includes five players from last year's squad -- Sunia Tamani, Isikia Macu, Jimilai Rokoduru, Elia Ratucove, and ...
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Farmers hope for good weather as crush nears
THE National Farmers Union hopes that good weather prevails until the new crushing season to enhance the quality and productivity of cane. Union general secretary Surendra Lal said wet weather conditions usually damage the crop prompting less production."Most of the farms are now ready for harvest and if this favourable weather condition continues, we will surely maintain the quality of ...
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Bose scores double in big win
PROP Iakobo Bose dotted down twice, including a 2013 Digicel Cup try of the season contender, as Namosi outplayed Tavua 41-9 at Thomson Park yesterday. It was his second try that brought the small mainly home fans to their feet. Namosi won a lineout just inside their own half. Hardworking flanker Petero Suinika took on the Tavua defence, forcing his way into the opposition half before ...
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Rugby All Blacks no show spoils Fijis birthday
They asked to play the All Blacks. They've been given a stitched-up side badged as the 'Classic All Blacks' - and Fiji rugby's 100th birthday party next month is shaping as another episode of Pacific neglect. The Fijian Rugby Union wrote to the New Zealand Rugby Union and other leading nations in August 2012 seeking agreement for a test in Suva to fittingly mark such an important anniversary. ...
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Fiji receives second new Airbus in France
Fiji A Fijian delegation has accepted the delivery of another A330 aircraft from Airbus in France.The state-run airline Fiji Airways now has two A330 planes.Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimirama has thanked the aircraft manufacturer for delivering the new plane in Toulouse on schedule.The plane, which has been named Namuka-i-Lau, is expected to arrive at Nadi Airport ...
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Second Airbus for Fiji
The Fiji government has taken delivery of another Airbus.The state-run airline Fiji Airways now has two of the A330 aircraft, and the second one was delivered on time from the Airbus outlet in Toulouse, ...
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Fiji FA schedules BOC meet this weekend
Fiji U20s coach Bill Gadolo has made a late inclusion, calling up Suva Development utlity back Akuila Tabualevu into his French Junior World Championship squad which will be led by three ...
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Ex-Tonga rugby manager jailed in NZ drug case
The former manager of Tonga's rugby union team was jailed in Auckland on Friday for plotting to import methamphetamine into New Zealand, reports said. Angus Naupoto, 36, Tonga team manager at the 2007 World Cup, was sentenced to two years and four months after pleading guilty to conspiring to import 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of the drug, the New Zealand Herald reported. In a case Judge ...
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Air Pacific has appointed Aubrey Swift as acting chief executive. ...
Air Pacific has appointed Aubrey Swift as acting chief executive. He takes over from Dave Pflieger from this Sunday while the search for a permanent CEO continues. Announcing the appointment, Nalin Patel, board chairman said Swift was the right choice given his experience in a 20-year career as an airline industry executive and during his tenure at Air Pacific. Patel said Swift will ...
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Nadroga deny Suva as Naitasiri takeover lead
Fiji U20s coach Bill Gadolo has made a late inclusion, calling up Suva Development utlity back Akuila Tabualevu into his French Junior World Championship squad which will be led by three ...
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Sivoki to make Suva debut
Suva Football coach Gurjit Singh has tipped Kolinio Sivoki to impress when he replaces Samuela Vula in his debut for the Whites against Nadi at the ANZ Stadium ...
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Sivoki to make Suva debut
Suva Football coach Gurjit Singh has tipped Kolinio Sivoki to impress when he replaces Samuela Vula in his debut for the Whites against Nadi at the ANZ Stadium ...
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State vows to protect children
THE government will work to ensure that children and disabled people are not exploited as part of efforts to address begging in Fiji. Ministry of Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation permanent secretary Dr Josefa Koroivueta said the two groups as well as other vulnerable people were being used as emotional ransom to lure the public into giving them money."Some existing beggars ...
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Fiji-born mum proud of children
Fiji-born Jacky Sims has expressed pride in her children’s achievements, the latest being the selection of her daughter Ruan for the Australia womens rugby league team, the Jillaroos. Jacky who was born in Fiji before moving to Australia when she was about 13 said she is "just extremely proud of all of them". Her daughter, Ruan previously represented Australia in rugby ...
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TONGA celebrated the advent of high-speed internet under the first phase of the Pacific regional connectivity project supported by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. more...
TONGA celebrated the advent of high-speed internet under the first phase of the Pacific regional connectivity project supported by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. In a statement from the World Bank yesterday, a 826kilometre underwater fiber optic cable linking Tonga to Fiji was commissioned in July last year and aimed to increase broadband internet access and affordability for ...
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Sharks sharpen up for world cup
+ Enlarge this image Members of the Fiji Police rugby league team hoist Tititlia Ratuvono, wife of the late Opetaia Ratuvono, who was part of the team that won the Police Rugby League World Cup in 2008. Picture: JONE ...
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What stops fish trade with the EU
ECONOMIC environment, infrastructure constraints and the ability to comply with health and sanitation requirements were some factors that prevented Pacific Island states from exporting fish products to the EU. This was revealed by the head of the EU delegation to the Pacific, Andrew Jacobs, during the Pacific African Caribbean meeting in Nadi."The potential development impact for global ...
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The 2 that made the difference
THEY are two athletes with three things in common. They were drafted in from another school, they are now Fiji squad mates and are the reason why Adi Cakobau's School's 12-year reign as girls champions of the Coca-Cola Games came to a shock end. Put Jasper Williams High School's 'Purple Reign' at the ANZ Stadium yesterday down to Mereseini Naidau and Meresiana ...
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Long way to go for island nations on EPA
THE European Union believes smaller Pacific Island nations have a long way to go before global sourcing of fresh and frozen fish to Europe can be considered under the Economic Partnership Agreement. While speaking at the Pacific African Caribbean Pacific meeting in Nadi on Thursday night, the head of the EU delegation to the Pacific, Andrew Jacobs, said the EU and PIC industries were far apart ...
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Jasper cashes in on ACS secrets
+ Enlarge this image Reason to celebrate jubilant Jasper Williams High School athletes with their supporters after being crowned the 2013 Coca-Cola Games girls division overall winner at the ANZ Stadium yesterday. Picture: JONACANI ...
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Fiji needs to focus more on needs of the poor
Fiji is facing a major problem with informal housing or ‘squatter colonies’, especially on the outskirts of major cities such as Savu, which draw people in with the promise of jobs and prosperity. An ongoing effort by government to provide affordable housing for low-income earners is hampered by mismanagement, a lack of funds and the reluctance to evict non-payers from their homes.
Fiji is one of the more developed countries of the South Pacific island nations, but a large proportion of the population remain in poverty and exist through subsistence means rather than through formal integration with the national economy. Read more
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