Posted at 03:35 on 12 September, 2011 UTC

The national airline of Kiribati says about three-hundred passengers have been affected by a suspension of its flights between the capital and Fiji.

An email was sent to Air Kiribati last week informing the airline that its Tarawa to Nadi route, operated by Nauru’s national carrier Our Airline, was to be temporarily halted.

A spokesman for Air Kiribati, Itibwebwe Kabriera says no reason was given for the suspension…

THE production of virgin coconut oil on Rabi Island has become one of the major income generating projects for villagers.

And so far the Banaban Women's Organisation has earned more than $20,000 from the sale of oil to locals and tourists.

Organisation president Terikano Takesau said they produced 50…

THE Prime Minister's Office has assured fairness, transparency and accountable governance for all matters affecting the Banaban people of Rabi.

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says this would be done by the Government which aims to create an enabling environment to allow people to maximise the use of their resources.

Speaking to villagers of Rabi yesterday, he said: "The administrative oversight of…

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Children must preserve cultural integrity says Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai Moceica. Children…

THE Rabi Council of Leaders has raised concerns about the need to rehabilitate houses destroyed by landslides and soil erosion.

Council vice-chair Bineati Sigrah told The Fiji Times four homes have been destroyed since Cyclone Tomas hit Fiji last year.

The need to carry out rehabilitation was conveyed by the council to Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai Moceica during his visit to Rabi last…

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‘The Pacific Islands region has notched up consistently significant achievements in the renewable energy space in  the past few years. It is on these that the region needs to build on. So far, it has been fairly successful in attracting funding for small…

Radio NZ International Posted at 23:13 on 28 February, 2011 UTC

An increase in demand for virgin coconut oil from Fiji’s Rabi Island is putting pressure on the producers. The project was launched in October last year and is operated by about 80 women from the Banaban Women’s group in Rabi. The President of the group, Terikano Takesau who is spearheading the project says growing popularity from across Fiji, has led to increased pressure to meet demands. She says there is a strong need…

Nature Pacific Pty Ltd  is sponsoring a new dedicated   Rabi High School site and blog for the teachers and administrators of the school:

http://www.rabihighschool.com

Links to the new site will be available via Banaban Voice and main banaban.com sites

This new page will be administered by Tutu Atauea and provide a direct computer link to the high school. Hoping that this new page can also be used by the…

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Serafina Silaitoga Friday, January 07, 2011

PLANS are in progress to construct a small oil factory to cater for a women's group's project of making virgin coconut oil.

The Banaban Women's Association on Rabi island in the north which has already started producing virgin coconut oil from their homes, have already started working on plans for the factory.

Association executive Terikano Takesau said the women received orders from companies in Viti Levu and…