All Blog Posts Tagged 'Fiji' (155)

Written by Ranoba Baoa Wednesday, 15 December 2010 13:08

65 years ago, on the morning of 15th December 1945 a shipload of a suppressed passengers arrived on the shores of Rabi island. Oblivious to the weather conditions and what was ahead of them, the Banaban people of Kiribati were determined to start anew regardless of their circumstance.



Now 65 years on, the generations of those who arrived on Rabi island in Fiji commemorate this day as one of the most significant and…

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Serafina Silaitoga Sunday, December 12, 2010

THE Banaban Child Welfare Committee desperately needs money to meet academic needs of children between the ages of six to 14. The welfare needs about $100,000 to help these children including the mentally challenged and those with disabilities. Social worker on Rabi Island Terikano Takesau said she had started working with the committee to help them meet their target and put the children in school.

Ms Takesau, who…

ABC RADIO PACIFIC BEAT Updated December 7, 2010 17:53:14

Free public access computers for children could soon be coming to the Pacific.

India's Hole In The Wall company is expecting final approval from the Ministry of External affairs early next year.

That will see free computer 'learning stations' installed in Fiji, PNG, Nauru, Kiribati and Vanuatu.

The project began as an experiment a decade ago ... placing a single computer in the wall of a New Delhi slum, then…

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Serafina Silaitoga Wednesday, December 08, 2010

MAINTAINING strong links with their history, the Banaban community will next week remember the arrival of their ancestors on the island of Rabi.

With an organised weeklong festival, the people of Rabi will hold traditional activities to remember their ancestors.

Islander Terikano Takesau said islanders from around the country and abroad have already arrived for the annual event. "It's a special day for us…

Fiji Times Online Classified Advertisement 20 Nov 2010

ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

The Banaban Trust Fund Board is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Administration Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

• Good communication and writing skills.

• Accounting / Economics knowledge and experience

• Knowledge and experience in financial markets and…

Povertymatters guardian.co.uk

Water supplies are contaminated and sea levels are rising – and the rainy season is more extreme than ever. This is the reality of life on a small island as the climate changes

FIJI SUN Newspaper 10/11/10

Exposing the talent and skills of women on Rabi Island is the aim of the Banaban Women’s Organisation.

Organisation president Terikano Takesau says the women on the island are talented but are challenged with limited market opportunities.

Currently, handicraft and island-made products made by the Banaban women…

FIJITIMES ONLINE - MANEESHA KARAN

Saturday, November 06, 2010

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Traditional canoes from Rabi Island took part in the regatta

RABI Island brought two of its traditional canoes across to Savusavu in the bid to keep their culture alive.

Spokesman…

FIJI SUN 11/3/2010

A day set aside for Banaban women to promote their handicraft work, exchange and share their skills was a success.

More than 200 people gathered on Rabi Island on Friday, October 29, to witness a huge amount of art work during the Banaban Women’s Day celebration.

Banaban Women’s Organisation president Terikano Takesau said it was a success because the women managed to sell their handicraft to civil servants and islanders.

The celebration, based on…

PACIFIC BEAT - ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated October 8, 2010 17:56:53

Nearly one third of Fiji citizens will be living in poverty by next year. That's the assessment of University of the South Pacific economist Professor Waden Narsey.

He's been analysing the Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics Household Income and Expenditure Survey for 2008 - 2009, which was launched at the end of last week. He says the figures send a very stark message.

Presenter: Bruce…

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…

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 &…

N te Moanibong ae nako 23/8/10 ao a roko kaain te ITC man te Tautaeka ni Biiti ba a karaoa te internet service ibukiia te bota-n-aomata. A uoti aua (4) te computer ao teuana ana satelite antenna are a kateia i mainikun te Librari i Nuku. E bane aia makuri n te Kaonobong 28/8/10 ao a kitana…

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.

by Serafina Silaitoga FIJI TIMES ONLINE Wednesday, July 28, 2010

THE Rabi Island Council has started paying its $70,000 debt to the Fiji National Provident Fund.

Council member Manate Tabakea said the new council had resolved that $5000 be paid to FNPF per month.

"We started paying up towards the end of last year and that has continued this year as we try to get rid of all the debts piled up from past years.

"When we came into office, we aimed to pay all debts of the…

by Serafina Silaitoga FIJI TIMES ONLINE Wednesday, July 28, 2010

THREE new councilors have been elected members of the Rabi Island Council following the by-election last week.

The new members are from Uma and Tabwewa Village.

The three elected are Bineati Sighra from Tabwewa Village and Iowane and Kaiea Bakanepo from Uma Village.

Mr Sighra replaces the late Baeba Abetai while Mr Iowane and Mr Bakanepo replaced former chairman Teatu Rewi and Tebaia…