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Palau president on Pacific Mini Games: 'It is all about...lifting each other up'
RNZ
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July 8, 2025
President Whipps presenting a medal at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Plaau. 1 July 2025 Photo: Facebook / Office of the President, Republic of Palau Hosting the 2025 Pacific Mini Games is a significant undertaking - particularly for a small,...
Cricket Fiji embarks on talent search
Fiji Sun
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June 13, 2025
“The Easter tournament is the first of three key competitions this year,” said Mateyawa. Joeli Matayawa and Inise Cakacaka. Photos: Mere Ledua The 2025 National Easter Cricket Tournament is more than just a competition— it’s a talent search at...
$3.5m project – Yavusa Nawaibuta targets ownership in next 10 years
The Fiji Times
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July 7, 2025
A $3.5 million commercial development that is expected to give Korovou Town a facelift will be partly owned by the Yavusa Nawaibuta from the Namalata district of Tailevu through a joint venture between Nawaibuta Holdings Ltd (NHL) and Fijian...
Pacific Cement resumes production but faces technical delays
FBC News
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[Source: File Photo] Pacific Cement Pte Limited has resumed production following a critical mill breakdown in March this year. In a statement, Fijian Holdings Limited confirmed that the damaged mill component has been successfully installed....
Pacific Partnership 2025 Commences Mission Stop in Suva, Fiji
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 11, 2025
SUVA, Fiji – Pacific Partnership has returned to Fiji to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster response preparedness mission in the Indo-Pacific region, June 8, 2025. Pacific Partnership fosters...
Yachting market strong
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
THE 2024 yachting industry survey conducted at Port Denarau Marina has revealed strong and sustained growth in Fiji’s yachting sector. According to a media statement from Tourism Fiji, Fiji welcomed 831 visiting yachts in 2024, marking a 4 per...
Northeastern grad and Peace Corps worker helps empower women in Fiji to develop a village restaurant and store
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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June 11, 2025
Lauren Conrow is helping a village in Fiji develop and build a health-conscious restaurant and vegetable farm aimed at empowering the community and its women. For her Peace Corps service, Lauren Conrow was assigned to Matailobau, an indigenous...
Movers + Shakers: Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa adds new GM Sudhir Yadav
KARRYON
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June 10, 2025
Yadav brings more than 17 years’ experience in the premium hospitality sector with Marriott International to the role and the award-winning hotelier has been recognised for his management, leadership and operational skills. He most recently served...
Wealth beneath the waves: US takes a step toward promoting deep-sea mining amid concerns in the Pacific
The Pacific Island Times
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June 11, 2025
Around 16,404 feet beneath the northern Pacific Ocean, the whole seabed—stretching around 4,500 miles from east to west—is littered with potato-sized chunks of what look like charcoal lumps called polymetallic nodules. Rich in metals such as...
Watch Mick Byrne appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
Fijivillage
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Watch Mick Byrne appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan Fiji Water Flying Fijians Coach, Mick Byrne Fiji Water Flying Fijians Coach, Mick Byrne appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan. The show focuses on Byrne's...
Two Travel Alerts Target Fiji
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Global Dengue Travel Advisory at the end of May 2025, the agency included one of the most visited destinations in the South Pacific Ocean, the Republic of...
Telecom Fiji, Google link up for fibre optic deal
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 11, 2025
Telecom Fiji and Google have signed a landmark agreement to design, build, and maintain a terrestrial fibre optic link connecting FINTEL’s international cable landing station in Vatuwaqa, Suva to Google’s ICT facility in Natadola. This...
Class A Scavenger Receptor MARCO negatively regulates Ace expression and aldosterone production
eLife
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The scavenger receptor MARCO (macrophage receptor with collagenous structure), a class A scavenger receptor, is primarily expressed on macrophages including tumour-associated macrophages, and lung macrophages1,2. MARCO, upregulated in response to...
VOU officially launches season 2 of Fijian Flying Circus
Fijivillage
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Good news as VOU have officially launched the Fijian Flying Circus, Fiji’s own contemporary circus show – a groundbreaking creative venture that blends acrobatics, theatre and Pacific storytelling together with their partners in the Fiji Arts...
Say “Bula!” to more bookings: 6 Fiji packages that your clients will absolutely love!
KARRYON
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June 10, 2025
Let’s be honest: selling a Fijian holiday isn’t exactly what you’d call hard work. Hell, they pretty much sell themselves, right?! I mean, azure waters? Check. Swaying palm trees? Check. A warm “Bula!” that melts modern-day stress like ice cream...
FBOA appoints Beddoes as its industry consultant
FBC News
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Nadi businessman, Mick Beddoes has been appointed as a consultant for Fiji Bus Operators Association. FBOA President Richard Lal says the appointment comes into effect from this Friday. Lal says Beddoes is well versed with the transport industry...
Making workplaces disability-inclusive
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
ABOUT 40 business management and human resources representatives from Fiji’s outsourcing services, tourism and agriculture sectors undertook specialised training on workplace accessibility and disability inclusion. This is in line with a growing...
Ikanivere to lead Flying Fijians
FBC News
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June 11, 2025
Supplied Tevita Ikanivere has been named to captain the Fiji Water Flying Fijians, stepping into the leadership role previously held by Waisea Nayacalevu for the upcoming July test series and the Pacific Nations Cup. The squad largely draws from...
Baselala and Rayasi in final 32-member Flying Fijians squad, Ikanivere to lead
Fijivillage
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20-year-old Swire Shipping Fijian Drua halfback Philip Baselala and former Hurricanes winger Salesi Rayasi 20-year-old Swire Shipping Fijian Drua halfback Philip Baselala and former Hurricanes winger Salesi Rayasi have been named in the final...
Namoce joins Fijian Drua
The Fiji Times
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June 11, 2025
Former Suva centre Iosefo Namoce is set to join the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific competition after signing a two-year deal with the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua. Originally from Nakama in Macuata, with maternal ties to Vuna, Taveuni, Namoce has...