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ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Pacific Beat Updated July 26, 2010 16:55:51
Sources in Australia's Fijian and Indo-Fijian communities claim more and more people from Fiji are arriving in Australia as tourists and then applying for protection visas. The department of immigration says actual figures on this are unavailable, but all cases are decided on a case by case basis, and there's no blanket policy covering…
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Fijivillage.com Publish date/time: 24/07/2010 [16:40]
Fiji was and will remain the focal point of the Pacific region.
These were the words of Kiribati President Anote Tong at a joint press conference yesterday following the conclusion of the Engaging with the Pacific meeting.
After reading out the 20 point Natadola Communique, Tong stressed…
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The Rabi Hounor Rolls of the first Rabi Settlers was published in ‘Banaba/Ocean Island News –Special 50th Anniversary Edition, December 1995 (as provided by Rabi Island Interim Administration)
This historial list and document has now been posted to the main Banaban website at:…
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Dates: Wednesday 7th July Times: 1 - 2pm Venue: Gateway Galleries, North Haugh
Dr Grant McCall will be showing a short film - Coming Home to Banaba - about the people of Banaba (Ocean) Island, removed from their land after extensive phosphate development, and forcibly relocated to Rabi Island, in the Fiji group. Today, the Banabans of Rabi island enjoy a special status within the Fiji…
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Liza Coker uses organic coconut oil produced by a Burleigh based company Picture: Kit de Guymer
Stephanie Bedo | July 8th, 2010 | Gold Coast Bulletin
**Australians are learning all about the…
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Theresa Ralogaivau FIJI TIMES ONLINE Saturday, July 03, 2010
L-R: Rabi Council Chairman - Dr Paulo Vanualailai, Banaba Rehabilitation Co-ordinator - Peter Crowley, Kiribati High Commissioner to Fiji - Reteta Rimon, Banaba Rehabilitation member - Ken Sigrah meeting in Suva to discuss Banaban plans to rehabilitate and restore the homeland - Banaba, previously known as Ocean…
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Theresa Ralogaivau Thursday, July 01, 2010 FIJI TIMES ONLIN
BANABANS living on Rabi Island in Cakaudrove have appealed to Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Britain to help them raise $2m to rehabilitate their homeland, Ocean Island or Banaba, from the ravages of 100 years of phosphate mining.
Rabi Council of Leaders chairman Dr Paulo Vanualailai said they want to mitigate the damage.
"We are serious about this and want to commence…
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After John Isner lost his second-round Wimbledon match to Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on Friday, the American quickly admitted one thing.
He never had a chance.
After playing a record-setting 11-hour, 5-minute first-round match that took three days and finished with a 70-68 fifth set against Nicolas Mahut, Isner said the second match…
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Spreading rumours that Fiji will be hit by a disaster today has landed the head of the country's Rugby Union in police custody.
Bill Gavoka was taken in by police after sending e-mails to tourist operators about a "prophecy" made by a pastor in Nadi about earthquakes and waves hitting Fiji at 2.30pm local time today.
A prominent church leader has…
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In Fiji today at 2.30 pm local time, nothing happened. Ordinarily, that wouldn't exactly make the news, but the nation had been told via a prophecy by a church minister in Nadi that Fiji would be struck by earthquakes and tsunamis today at that precise time.
Such was the level of concern by the government at the effect this was having that the head of the…
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It was foretold by an obscure pastor who has now been locked up by the military regime for rumour mongering.
The US Geological Survey has reported that an earthquake of magnitude of 5.5 hit the Fiji…
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Fiji Times Online Samantha Rina Thursday, June 10, 2010
THE Banaban Trust continues to review its investment in the Momi project and is now hoping to secure partners to help it recover its $1million investment in the project.
Trust chairman Arnold Richmond said they had received verbal expressions of interest from potential investors.
"If possible, we will try to look for partners in buying out our shares in the Unit Trust of…
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ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated
One of Fiji's leading economists says urgent action is needed to save Fiji's only superannuation fund from future losses. Earlier this month, the Fiji National Provident Fund announced a 327 million Fiji dollar write down in its investment value. All workers in Fiji are required to contribute to the Fund and, as a result each one of them has more lost 9% of their retirement…
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NZ Radio International Posted at 05:16 on 21 April, 2010 UTC
The European Union is set to expand its solar power project into two new countries.
The EU has announced it will inject 37 million US dollars into the project that began five years ago in the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Niue, Nauru and Palau.
The project aims to bring solar power to remote outer islands, and to improve energy efficiency through grid-connected renewable…
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FIJI TIMES ONLINE Elenoa Baselala Monday, May 10, 2010
THE Unit Trust of Fiji is seeking to recover its $12.5million investment in the Momi Bay Development through a mortgagee sale of over 300 acres of freehold land.
UTOF with the Banaban Trust ($1m) invested in stages two and three of the development, which included the construction of the Ritz Carlton Resort, the expansion of the golf course and residential lots.
The Momi Bay…
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Attention: Roger - C/- Kabung Tabuariki
On behalf of the community of Tabwewa I would like to extend our most sincere gratitude for the food you have donated to sustain our community during this crucial time following the aftermath of cyclone Tomas.
A total of 1,467 people from Tabwewa community have benefit from your kind generosity. The following has been officially received by our village committee:
55 x 10kg Rice = 550kg Rice
62 x 10kg Flour = 620kg Flour
3 x…
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Updated April 8, 2010 07:06:01 ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA
The cost of damage caused by Cyclone Tomas in Fiji has risen to Fiji $76 million (US$38 million). Interim government agencies worked over the Easter holiday period to assess the damage to the northern and eastern divisions from the March cyclone. They have recorded extensive damade to subsistence and commercial crops, infrastructure, homes and indigenous…
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Ken and Biniati have just phoned from Rabi to let us know that they have now finished the aid drop right to the outer settlements e.g. Eritabeta, Motawa, and the other side of the island. Ken said the people living at these remote settlements were able to use the satellite phone to talk to family back in main land. Biniati advised that the Fiji team were still on Rabi working on the follow up assessments at each village. Ken will sadly be leaving Rabi tomorrow and heading towards the coconut…
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Today we organized the setting up of our office in Suva since everybody came to the office today. I did mention the importance of working together the Banaban Trust Fund Board, the Banaban Limited and Rabi Council of Leaders. I have informed our groups in Suva in regard to the setting of the RCL DISMAC UNIT including Nawaia giving his time as one of our volunteers. Ofati Tati is here fulltime to try and get Banaban recruits for quick and fast job intakes with fishing companies…
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