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Scientific voyage probes Tonga's record-breaking volcanic eruption
Xinhua News Agency
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CANBERRA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An international team has embarked on a 54-day voyage to study the impacts of Tonga's 2022 underwater volcanic eruption, the largest in over a century. The expedition is aboard the research vessel Investigator of the...
Fiji Government considers Facebook, YouTube restrictions
Island Times
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August 19, 2025
SUVA (FBC NEWS) — Fiji is exploring tighter regulation of social media amid rising concerns over misinformation and online harm. Communications Minister and deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica said the government was studying Australia’s and...
India-Fiji ties strengthened with major health projects
FBC News
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August 19, 2025
Fiji has commended India for its continued support in health, education, capacity building, and technology. Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kiti Temo states Fiji values India’s assistance and reaffirmed the country’s...
Regional Research Agenda (RRA) Series: Lessons from Mani Mua’s research on pest management and farmer adoption
Pacific Community (SPC)
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The future of sustainable agriculture in the Pacific relies on understanding the challenges and perspectives of farmers. John Allwright Fellow (JAF), Mani Mua’s research on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) adoption reveals critical insights into...
Fiji announces tourism forum
Islands Business
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August 18, 2025
RESEARCH reveals a deeper complexity in Fiji’s Social Fabric, challenging the myth of a simple racial divide. Presenting her Master’s Research on “Social cohesion or ‘myth of oneness’?”, a seminar series hosted at the University of the South...
Fijian author redefines science fiction through Pacific perspectives
Pacific Media Network
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Dr Gina Cole is introducing Pasifika futurism at the Stardome Observatory in Auckland, exploring how Pacific knowledge and culture can shape our views of the future. On Thursday, the award-winning writer of Fijian, Scottish, and Welsh descent will...
Telecom Fiji launches NetSafe cybersecurity service in partnership with Allot
Fijivillage
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Telecom Fiji has launched NetSafe which provides always-on protection against online threats while also offering content filtering, giving businesses and households peace of mind in today’s increasingly connected world. They say this is their new...
USP hosts Annual Fiji Psychological Society Conference
Fijivillage
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The annual Fiji Psychological Society conference, themed Anchored in Culture, Growing in Connection, was held today at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus, bringing together psychologists, educators, and researchers. The one-day...
TECHNOLOGY | The future is digital
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
In a world rapidly shaped by digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI), one of the region’s most experienced digital transformation strategists says Pacific governments must move boldly, but carefully to embrace the promises of new...
New tech maps underground water
FBC News
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August 17, 2025
Source: Fiji Government / Facebook Fiji is facing a mounting freshwater crisis, with almost half of treated water lost through ageing pipes. Rural communities remain heavily dependent on shallow and unreliable wells. To address the issue, the...
Climate crisis affects nursing
FBC News
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August 19, 2025
[File Photo] Climate change is becoming a major factor affecting the work of nurses in Fiji and the Pacific. Professor Jill White from the University of Technology Sydney emphasised that rising temperatures are causing significant physical and...
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...
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...
Tech conference an eye opener for regulator
The Fiji Times
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August 14, 2025
Providing a conducive environment where the tech industry will thrive is key to ensuring faster connectivity which is affordable, reliable and fair for all stakeholders, said Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission chief executive officer...
Nature’s prescription: Living near parks and water can shield older adults from mental decline
Natural News
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August 19, 2025
Nature’s prescription: Living near parks and water can shield older adults from mental decline Older adults living within 0.5 miles of green and blue spaces had a 17 percent lower risk of serious psychological distress, per a Washington State...
Vodafone Fiji Relaunches Pacific Island TopUp in Partnership with Elemt Technologies
Web NewsWire
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August 16, 2025
Vodafone Fiji has actually formally relaunched its Pacific Island TopUp (PITU) platform, through a tactical collaboration with Elemt Technologies, marking a significant advance in local digital connection. Chesterbrook, PA, USA|August 08,...
Fijian makes history
The Fiji Times
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August 14, 2025
A Fijian has made history by setting a Guinness World Record for the most companies identified by their logo in just 30 seconds. Anush Maharaj, 20, known as The Mystic, correctly named 60 companies from their logos during the official attempt in...
Pacific news in brief for 20 August
RNZ
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August 19, 2025
An illustration of the bacteria Bordetella pertussis, which causes whooping cough. Photo: 123RF Vanuatu - whooping cough The Vanuatu Daily Post is reporting the country's Ministry of Health has declared an outbreak of whooping cough. Over the past...
Meet the Fijian female engineers making their mark in Marshall Islands
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 15, 2025
Thirty years ago, the presence of a female worker in the power plants in the Marshall Islands wasn't just unusual; it rarely occurred. Fast-forward to 2025, and five women engineers from Fiji are working for the Marshall Islands Energy Company in...
FEATURE | Jackson Mar – The 2012 pensioners’ bati and a true son of Fiji
The Fiji Times
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August 15, 2025
THE late Jackson Mar was a remarkable citizen of Fiji, contributing in so many ways and arenas to making Fiji a better place, while inspiring others. While Jackson had no formal academic qualifications, he understood more real accounting...