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Coral Gene Bank – Fiji – a global leader in ocean conservation and sustainable tourism
The Fiji Times
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July 3, 2025
Note: This article was first published on the print version of the Fiji Times dated June 16, 2025 FIJI stands proud as a global leader in ocean conservation and sustainable tourism under the stewardship of the Coalition Government. Deputy Prime...
The All Important Pacific Chessboard As Superpowers Circle The Globe! China’s Moves, America’s Missiles, And Fiji’s Fight For Sovereignty
Inventiva
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July 3, 2025
For military giants like the United States and China, overseas bases are more than just simple outposts, they are instruments of military projection, presence, and persuasion. Thus, the global network of American military installations, stretching...
US researchers launch new mission to solve mystery of Amelia Earhart’s fate
The Guardian
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July 2, 2025
A new mission to locate Amelia Earhart’s long-missing plane is being launched, researchers announced on Wednesday, following fresh clues that suggest she may have crash-landed on a remote island in the South Pacific. A satellite image may show...
Samoan researcher returns home safely from Israel
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
A Samoan agricultural researcher with the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) arrived home safely from Israel last Saturday, June 28, after navigating a complex repatriation trip amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East....
The Cook Islands’ Dilemma: To Mine or Not to Mine
Triple Pundit
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This article is part of our series on responsible mining solutions. The push for clean energy is fueled by a growing demand for minerals, but conventional mining has a track record of harmful social and environmental impacts. Deep-sea mining is...
Global tech giant eyes locals
The Fiji Times
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July 2, 2025
LOCALS will help build Google’s ICT facility in Natadola, as the global technology giant commits to sourcing as much local service as possible in its bid to build a pan-Pacific fibre optic communication network. While signing with Telecom Fiji...
Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
Fijivillage
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With the dilapidated state of our school infrastructure in the country and the lack of technological advancement and upgrade of the curriculum for holistic learning for our students, Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro has not clarified as yet...
Hands-on livestock training held at Kumoi Farms
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry or ADAFF are training residents of Guam, Palau, and the CNMI in animal husbandry and...
80-acre farm – Fiji Water parent company to set up commercial farm
The Fiji Times
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July 1, 2025
FIJI Water’s parent company, The Wonderful Company is set to transform Fiji’s agricultural landscape with a 80-acre commercial farming pilot project in Vanua Levu. “We brought our agronomists here on at least three different trips, we’ve looked at...
Australia fly half Noah Lolesio set to miss Lions series after undergoing neck surgery
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
BUILD-UP TO FIJI vs WALLABIES MATCH | Sewabu reaping the fruits
The Fiji Times
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July 1, 2025
Reaping the harvest of a seed containing a patriotic vision sown by his father is how former Flying Fijian flanker Koli Sewabu described the genesis of his journey to donning the white jumper. He expressed those sentiments when asked how he became...
Fiji central bank leads push for stronger national cyber resilience
IT Brief - New Zealand
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June 27, 2025
Borderless CS engaged in a strategic discussion with the Reserve Bank of Fiji regarding the nation's cybersecurity readiness in an effort to address the risks posed by rapid digital transformation. The meeting involved Ariff Ali, Governor of the...
A Tool for All: In New Book “AI for Community,” Howard Researcher Lucretia Williams Envisions a Future Where Everyone’s Voice is Heard in Tech
Howard University
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In the new book, “AI for Commuity,” researchers share how they've used AI to center humans and cultures, and provide a roadmap for using the technology to uplift rather than exploit. Howard University Human-Centered AI Institute Senior Researcher...
Local voices, regional vision: how Communications Fiji is redefining media in the Pacific
Business Advantage PNG
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June 30, 2025
QUAKES BAND with the team at Legends FM 101.1, a Papua New Guinean FM radio station. Credit: Legends FM In an age where traditional media models are being disrupted, Communications Fiji Limited (CFL) Chairman and Co-Founder William Parkinson...
Fiji partners with Borderless CS to boost cybersecurity governance
SecurityBrief
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June 25, 2025
Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica, has engaged in a strategic dialogue with Borderless CS as the country seeks to strengthen its cybersecurity governance and digital resilience. The meeting brought together senior members of...
Vanua Levu tapped as Fiji’s next economic growth hub – Minister
The Fiji Times
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June 30, 2025
Government has set its sights on Vanua Levu as the country’s future economic growth hub for the next 20 years. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad made the announcement during the post-budget breakfast held at the...
2025-2026 BUDGET | Budget perfect for all Fijians – Singh
The Fiji Times
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June 30, 2025
Sugar and Multiethnic Affairs Minister Charan Jeath Singh has welcomed the 2025-2026 National Budget, describing it as a “perfect budget which is very friendly to all Fijians”. “It gives all of the requirements and requests from the public and...
Fiji and Japan sign agreement on project for improving cyber security capability in the Pacific
Fijivillage
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Fiji and Japan sign agreement on project for improving cyber security capability in the Pacific Permanent Secretary of Policing Berenado Daveta and JICA Fiji Office Resident Representative Satoshi Wakasugi signed an agreement on the record of...
Fiji Bus Operators call on PM to avoid inflaming the eticketing issue further
Fijivillage
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The Fiji Bus Operators Association has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to be circumspect in his discussion of the electronic ticketing system and issues surrounding it to avoid inflaming the issue further. The Association is responding to...
Lonzo Ball pours his heart out as girlfriend Ally Rossel rocks in "mermaid" avatar: "Sunset tryna compete but still no match"
Sportskeeda
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July 8, 2025
Lonzo Ball poured his heart out reacting to his girlfriend, Ally Rossel’s latest Instagram post as Rossel uploaded photographs posing on the beach in an island in Fiji. She rocked a white bikini and posed in front of the setting sun. She likened...