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Recycle drive widens efforts
The Fiji Times
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June 24, 2025
Mission Pacific, Fiji’s pioneering beverage container recycling program, is expanding its PET plastic bottle and can collection efforts across the country, reinforcing a long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability. Coca-Cola...
Women seafarers face hidden harassment crisis
FBC News
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June 25, 2025
Sexual harassment is rife in Fiji’s maritime industry, creating a hidden crisis for the growing number of women who are joining the seafaring workforce. This is according to Stephie Dunn of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre. Speaking at the World...
Soft launch of SI High Commission Chancery in Suva
Solomon Star
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June 25, 2025
A soft launch of the Solomon Islands High Commission Chancery in Suva, Fiji was held on Tuesday symbolising a significant step towards further consolidating and deepening existing relations between Solomon Islands and Fiji. The ceremony took place...
Why Did Cierra Ortega Leave ‘Love Island USA’? Here’s The Latest On The Controversy
Forbes
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LOVE ISLAND USA — Episode 726 — Pictured: Cierra Ortega — (Photo by: Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty ... More Images)Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty Images Love Island USA Season 7 contestant Cierra Ortega is no longer in the villa, becoming the second...
Employers have key concerns regarding high costs, tax reforms and skills shortages
Fijivillage
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Employers have key concerns regarding high costs, tax reforms and skills shortages As we await the 2025/2026 National Budget announcement this Friday, Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation CEO Edward Bernard has outlined high costs, tax reforms,...
Safeguarding Melanesian fishing communities against climate threats
Pacific News Service
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Those who live on the islands and atolls of the southwestern Pacific Ocean are exposed to rising seas and severe storms like almost no one else on Earth, and yet only a fraction are insured against the growing threat of climate change-related...
PM meets students, professionals in Suva
Solomon Star
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June 24, 2025
Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele early this week on Sunday met with Solomon Islands students and professionals living in Suva during a gathering at the AusAid Building, University of the South Pacific (USP). The event brought together Solomon...
‘Love Island’ Dumps Contestant Cierra Ortega After Posts Using Racial Slur Surface
Rolling Stone
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July 7, 2025
The 25-year-old is no longer in the villa, but has not yet returned home and her parents have pleaded for "compassion, for patience, for basic human decency" from the show's intense fanbase Love Island Season Seven bombshell Cierra Ortega has been...
24 business owners receives grant worth $335,000
Fijivillage
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Good news for 24 business owners as they have received a grant of $335,000 to start their businesses in Ra, Rewa, Sawana, Koro, Gau, and other parts of Fiji. Business Analyst for the iTaukei Trust Fund Board, James McGoon says this award...
FEATURE | Full circle at 68
The Fiji Times
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July 5, 2025
This week I turned 68. Eight peaceful years have flowed since I formally stepped off the global stage of the United Nations, concluding a demanding yet enlightening 29-year voyage. Retirement is no longer a new shore; it’s familiar, fertile ground...
Trial date set for high-profile abuse of office case
FBC News
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July 6, 2025
Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. [File Photo] The trial for former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and the former Minister for Health Neil Sharma has been set for November. This morning,...
Minister responds to claims of urban-centered budget
FBC News
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July 5, 2025
A participant at the post-budget forum claims the budget is centralized and mainly benefits urban areas, neglecting rural communities. He points out that government operational spending is $3 billion, while capital expenditure, which drives...
Love Island USA’s Austin Shepard Apologizes After Racism Allegations
Recently Heard
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July 7, 2025
Love Island USA star Austin Shepard is clarifying his current social media exercise since leaving the villa. “I wish to take a second to handle my current repost that has prompted offense to a few of you,” Austin, 26, wrote by way of his Instagram...
World celebrates day for seafarer
The Fiji Times
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June 25, 2025
Today, Fiji joins the world in celebrating the Day of the Seafarer 2025. With the theme ‘My Harassment-Free Ship’ this year’s celebration is a call for action around changing the maritime culture to one where every seafarer feels safe, valued, and...
Union contests trade dispute application in arbitration court
The Fiji Times
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June 24, 2025
The Construction Energy & Timber Works Union of Fiji is contesting the trade dispute application made by Energy Fiji Ltd (EFL) in the Arbitration Court, with the union filing a strike-out application. This case is currently before Justice...
Video Game Characters Who Could Win On Survivor
TheGamer
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July 6, 2025
Summary Survivor remains popular with a winning premise, evolving gameplay, and unique casts. Video game characters like Leon Kennedy and Lara Croft have skills that would excel on Survivor. Characters like Zarya and Shang Tsung possess attributes...
Ban glue sales to kids, Council urges
FBC News
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June 23, 2025
[File Photo] The consumer watchdog wants glue sales restricted to protect children from harm. As part of its 2025–2026 budget submissions, the Consumer Council of Fiji is calling for tighter rules. It wants glue sold only by licensed retailers and...
Superyacht Australia showcases South Pacific at 2025 Tahiti Rendezvous
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 6, 2025
Superyacht Australia’s 2025 Tahiti Rendezvous fostered regional ties, showcasing South Pacific cruising and services to captains and crew. Superyacht Australia successfully hosted the 12th annual Australia Tahiti Rendezvous at Marina Taina,...
Closing gender gap could boost GDP per capita
FBC News
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June 24, 2025
A new World Bank record reveals that less than forty three percent of women in Fiji are active in the labor force. World Bank Senior Social Development Specialist and Pacific Women in Power Task Team Leader, Helle Buchhave, says the significant...
Sports tourism boost
The Fiji Times
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June 23, 2025
The remote and picturesque islands of Yasawa has witnessed the potential of a new era for sports tourism in Fiji. Last month, the Grassroots Fiji Nacula 7s, a Fiji Sports Council initiative, brought together talented local rugby teams,...