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FIJI TIMES ONLINE Felix Chaudhary Monday, September 20, 2010

THE production of virgin coconut oil is still a niche market and diversification is the only way forward for the coconut industry.This was a statement made by Agriculture permanent secretary Colonel Mason Smith at the 4th Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services meeting held at the Tanoa International in Nadi last week.

"Virgin coconut oil is still a niche market at this stage and needs a lot of marketing and…

FIJI TIMES ONLINE By Geraldine Panapasa Monday, September 20, 2010

PUBLIC health nurse Tawita Maibintebure believes taking child care health awareness out to communities in rural areas is an effective way to ensure children are well-looked after.

Originally from Ocean Island, the Rabi Island resident has been posted to Rotuma Hospital for one and a half years as a public health nurse.

"In 2009, I was posted to Rotuma and was transferred to do public health," he…

Biara Touakin 4.17pm Monday 13 Sept 2010

Another accident at Buakonikai. A council truck driven by Saiyasi from Buakonikai veered off the road and fell over the cliff…

11-Sep-10, 13:19:59, GMT +11 | Tebano Teinamati | Location: Tarawa, Kiribati

Bon te kananokawaki ngketawanou nte bong aei 12:20pm(11/09/2010) bwa ea wene ni motirawa ma te rau nei Kautu Tioti are tibun Bureitaake I Teaoraereke, Kiribati ni kawan te reirei ae St. Louis High Sch. n anauti nei Mary Maio.

Bukin matena ea bon roko i rouna te aoraki ni wene ni man irouna ao ea moamoa riki e a boni kara.

Ma kamwa taiaoka ni nake…

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 6:37p.m 3News.co.nz By Patrick Gower at Christmas Island

Last night 3 News reported from the over-crowded Pacific island of Tarawa in the Kiribati chain. Now we look at a New Zealand Government solution to solve the over-crowding: ship people 3,000 kilometres away to another of the Kiribati islands – the tiny atoll of Christmas Island.…

By MICHAEL FIELD - Stuff Last updated 05:00 02/09/2010

SOILED SHRINE: Murray McCully at the memorial to 17 New Zealand Coastwatchers. The monument was stained with fish guts and human excrement.

New Zealand's war dead have suffered humiliation on the hallowed ground of one of the 20th century's greatest battles. Foreign…

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Silaitoga Tuesday, September 07, 2010

EMPOWERMENT programs for women and young girls on Rabi island have been set up to help them earn money through small businesses.

The programs, drawn up by the Banaban Child Welfare, are the result of a recent survey which revealed an increase in dropouts.

Welfare officer Radhika Teaoka said they started working with the community and had partnered…

Fiji Times Online Serafina Silaitoga Saturday, September 04, 2010

A MAJOR educational crisis is developing on Rabi Island, with revelations that more than 240 Banaban students dropped out of school over the past two years because of financial problems.

That figure amounts to more than a quarter of the total number of children currently enrolled in school on Rabi island this year (857).

The Banaban Child Welfare says the latest survey conducted revealed that 240 students…

Radio Fiji.com Friday, September 03, 2010

Police are again urging parents to keep a close watch on their children after a 2 year old boy drowned in Rabi yesterday.

Police Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri says the boy was swimming with two adults when he disappeared.

They later saw the child’s body floating. They tried to revive him but it was too late.

The drowning death toll now stands at 32 compared to 37 for…

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Margaret Wise And Felix Chaudhary Thursday, September 02, 2010

The mangled remains of the vehicle in which three people died

THREE members of an extended family are dead and a fourth is fighting for her life at Lautoka Hospital after a late-night joyride ended tragically for a group…

It is with much sadness that today at 5am in Lautoka was a car accident which claimed the lives of 3 Banaban youth.

This photo of Opaia Beia taken in Brisbane Christamas 2009 at their farewell party

• Opaia Beia 14 years old (youngest son of Tonganibeia and Nei Aam)
• Esita Tiloua - daughter of Teboteie (adopted by Tiloua &…

Serafina Silaitoga FIJI TIMES ONLINE Wednesday, September 01, 2010

ATH Vodafone Fiji Foundation executive Ambalika Kutty with Rabi participants

MAKING a difference in the community, a group of rural workers have joined the ATH Fiji Foundation's 'World of Difference' program working with civil societies to help improve the livelihoods of people.

In a workshop held in Labasa yesterday, the eight community…

Cutting Edge of Climate Change - Still The Moral Challenge - Edmund Rice Centre press release

Edmund Rice Centre director Phil Glendenning and Indigenous leader Patrick Dodson with delegation to Kiribati

The Edmund Rice Centre in conjunction with the Pacific Calling…

Fiji Times Online Monday, August 30, 2010

COPRA Millers of Fiji Limited expects to make presentations to the Government for an increase in sea freight subsidy for the transportation of copra to the mill.

The company subsidises the cost of transporting copra to their mill in Savusavu, especially from islands in Lau or from where their agents are located buying copra.

Seventy per cent of copra received at the mill is through coco traders and agents while 30 per cent are…

Fiji Times Online Monika Singh Thursday, August 26, 2010

THE Department of Women held a two-day workshop on Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) for women in its efforts to economically empower women in the country.

Permanent Secretary for Social Welfare and Women, Govind Sami said making and selling virgin coconut oil was a great source of income for women in the villages and communities that have access to a lot of coconuts.

Mr…

from Kabong Reo

Te katekeraoi ae moan te bati nakoia ara taan babaire ibukin nanoia are a tia n anga ngaiia
ba taan beku ibukira te reeti ni Ibanaba. Kam na tekeraoi ara kauntira aika kam rine
ao te kantaninga ba ena iai te itaubai iaon te tibanga.

August 22, 2010 By ASP Addict DailyStoke.com

Looking for tropical South Pacific perfection without the crowds? Look no further than the island nation of Kiribati. Pronounced Kiribas, the name is an indigenous pronunciation of Gilberts (say it quickly and you’ll hear the connection), from the British Captain Thomas Gilbert, who “discovered” the islands in 1788. Independent since July 1979, the Republic…