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SHIPPING TIMES | The Pacific Maritime Decarbonisation Program
The Fiji Times
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August 20, 2025
A regional program to help Pacific countries such as Fiji step towards a greener and more resilient region was launched last week. The Pacific Maritime Decarbonisation Program, launched by the Transport Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau, has a whopping...
SI pushes regional approach on key issues at FFMM
Solomon Star
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August 20, 2025
SOLOMON Islands has presented national papers on key regional issues during the Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FFMM) in Suva, Fiji, from 14–18 August. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Collin Beck,...
Kiwi kids’ CensusAtSchool survey: Sushi tops, TikTok rules, ‘sigma’ is trending
The New Zealand Herald
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August 20, 2025
Anne Patel, co-director and a University of Auckland professional teaching fellow, said the initiative also taught students “real skills with real impact” by training them in data literacy to deliver insights into their own lives. Habits The...
Commission backs national vote on constitutional reforms
The Fiji Times
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August 20, 2025
Fiji Human Rights Commission (FHRC) has suggested a non-binding national vote to see if people support a better constitutional rule. Commissioner, Alefina Vuki yesterday made this proposal during the 2013 Constitution reference case arguing that...
BATI puts Fijian stories on the global stage
FBC News
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August 17, 2025
Source: Bati - the movie Fiji’s film industry has reached a historic milestone as BATI, the country’s first locally produced feature film screens at the New Zealand International Film Festival. The movie marks a major step for Fijian cinema,...
DISCOVERING FIJI | Bureiwai and the shadow of the measles epidemic
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
The tikina makawa of Bureiwai in the tikina vou of Nakorotubu, strung like a jewel along Fiji’s sunshine coast in Ra, is to me one of the most beautiful places in the world. Of course, I say this with some bias as my late maternal grandmother,...
BEHIND THE NEWS | Unlocking Fiji’s economic through women in energy
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
Fiji stands to boost its GDP per capita by a staggering 30 per cent by closing the gender gap in employment, according to the World Bank latest Pacific Economic Update. But entrenched barriers, from childcare shortages to workplace discrimination...
FEATURE | Twin epidemics, how Fiji’s drug crisis fuelled an HIV surge and exposed a system in crisis
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
Fiji’s alarming HIV surge — skyrocketing from under 100 new cases annually in 2010 to a staggering 1300 in 2024 — isn’t merely a public health emergency. It’s a grim symptom of a deeper national malaise, inextricably linked to the metastasizing...
Infrastructure gap requires $USD3.1 billion
Islands Business
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August 20, 2025
IN exile but unbroken, three West Papuan journalists are in Fiji calling on the Pacific to stand with them against Indonesia’s ongoing media blackout and human rights abuses. Their visit is part of a broader effort to forge solidarity with Pacific...
Madhya Pradesh Culture Department Calls Bapu ‘NRI’, Will Showcase His Life At Pravasi Swatantrata Senani Gallery
Free Press Journal
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August 16, 2025
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh culture department considers Mahatma Gandhi as a ‘Pravasi’ (Non Resident Indian) and his life and works will be showcased at the ‘Pravasi Swatantrata Senani Gallery’ here. The gallery, focusing on the...
YOUR FIJI, YOUR VOICE | PM responds to pressing concerns
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
Constitution Selwa Nandan argues that former president Ratu Josefa Iloilo acted illegally in revoking the 1997 Constitution, which the Court of Appeal had upheld in 2009. He warns that recognising the 2013 Constitution would legitimise an illegal...
FASANOC | ‘Mindset to Medal’
The Fiji Times
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August 20, 2025
In the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) hosted a workshop for National Federations (NFs) last Saturday. CEO Vanessa Kilner confirmed the event was a vital launchpad...
Fiji’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Aims To Restore Trust and Peace After Decades of Political Crises
Inter Press Service
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August 14, 2025
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‘More than a sport’: Super Rugby admission a game-changer for Fiji
Pacific News Service
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A Fijian village has sprung up on the NSW far north coast. On a sliver of land flanked by Lake Ainsworth on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other, its Sigatoka meets Lennox Head. There’s a cluster of timber cabins on your left, with towels...
The Pacific Maritime Decarbonisation Program
The Fiji Times
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August 20, 2025
A regional program to help Pacific countries such as Fiji step towards a greener and more resilient region was launched last week. The Pacific Maritime Decarbonisation Program, launched by the Transport Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau, has a whopping...
Commission proposes Act upgrade
The Fiji Times
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August 20, 2025
A discussion paper released by the Fiji Law Reform Commission has recommended that the powers of the Commissioner of Police be more clearly defined and expanded in a new Police Act. The current legislation, the paper states, gives the commissioner...
Report: Internet penetration at 97%
The Fiji Times
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August 20, 2025
A NEW report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) highlights Fiji’s impressive strides in Internet development, with a 97 per cent penetration rate among its 940,000 citizens. Titled “Assessing Internet...
Fiji warns travellers against fake visa websites amid scams
Pacific Media Network
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As electronic visas and online travel authorisations become more popular, there is a rise in online scams targeting travellers, the Fiji government warns. The government states that many people are being deceived by fake websites, misleading ads,...
Trump hopes to ‘save’ Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
FBC News
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August 14, 2025
[Source: Reuters] U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would see what he could do to help “save” detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, even though Chinese President Xi Jinping would not be “thrilled.” “I’m going to do everything I...
Education Ministry to begin work on digital literacy curriculum for primary schools
Fijivillage
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Education Ministry to begin work on digital literacy curriculum for primary schools The Ministry of Education is in the infant stages of developing a digital literacy curriculum aimed at primary school students, with a focus on teaching...