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Japanese company raises funds for Fiji flood relief

Updated 21 May 2012, 17:13 AEST

A Japanese company is raising money to help out with flood relief in Fiji.…

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Added by Stacey King on May 22, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Families seeking closure from coastwatcher deaths in Kiribati

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Pacific Beat Updated October 20, 2011 17:10:33

Attempts to identify bodies thought to possibly be New Zealand coastwatchers beheaded on Tarawa by the Japanese in World War Two may achieve a result by early next year.

The men volunteered during World War II to be coast-watchers, a chain of radio operators stationed on Pacific islands to look out for enemy fleet movements.

Some were postal telegraphists while others were unarmed…

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Added by Stacey King on October 24, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Banabans seek $2m in damage

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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Added by Stacey King on July 1, 2010 at 9:02am — 1 Comment

Please forward your Chairman's Plea to Britian, Aust, NZ and Japan to all your networks

I would like to encourage all our BV members wherever you may reside to please forward the Chairman's Plea to all your friends, family and especially organizations etc you may be involved with.

The direct link to the Chairman's letter is: http://banabanvoice.ning.com/profiles/blogs/plea-from-rabi-chairman-to

We need to support our Chairman NOW and use the power of the internet to spread his message…

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Added by Stacey King on March 26, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments