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Search Still on for Rabi Fishermen

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Added by Stacey King on September 22, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Escape to Rabi Island - Cruise of the Lady Bug

Monday, July 22, 2013

We have been out of range of the internet for a week now. The next few posts will catch up with our time on Rabi Island.

When we dropped the anchor at Kennedy Cove off northwest Kioa, we knew it would be a temporary shelter as there were no houses (for social interaction) or beach to keep us happy for a week.…

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Added by Stacey King on July 25, 2013 at 10:30am — No Comments

Days Of Our Lives on Rabi Island - Cruise of the Lady Bug

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

A few days after our arrival at Albert Cove, Bill and Tekete's older daughter Tabeta arrived and livened the place up with her laughter and cheeky humour. She is almost the same age as Rara (thirty something) and the two hung out together to gossip and laugh…

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Added by Stacey King on July 25, 2013 at 10:25am — No Comments

Rabi - First Contact

Monday, July 22, 2013

Our first trip ashore at Albert Cove (the settlement of Motawi) was a short one and we met the people who lived in two palm-thatched houses just off the beach. We took some tea and noodles as gifts and chatted for awhile. The patriarch of the larger family, Samuel, was visiting the couple who lived on their own, close to where we beached the dinghy.…

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Added by Stacey King on July 25, 2013 at 10:22am — No Comments

Exciting project - Rabi Island

Fiji TImes Online Luke Rawalai Sunday, April 14, 2013

THE people of Rabi are looking forward to the proposed virgin coconut oil factory which is to be built on the island soon.

Former Banaban Women Group co-ordinator and project initiator Terikano Takesau said the project would also benefit other communities close to the island.

Ms Takesau said they were working closely with these villages…

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Added by Stacey King on April 14, 2013 at 9:34am — No Comments

Magic of the Sea - Banabans on Rabi Island

Fiji Times Luke Rawalai Friday, April 12, 2013

THE sight of a tiny fishing canoe, the…

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Added by Stacey King on April 12, 2013 at 11:09am — No Comments

Rabi women seek help

October 8, 2012 | Filed under: Fiji News | Posted by: newsroom

By JOELENE TUIMOALA…

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Added by Stacey King on October 8, 2012 at 6:22pm — No Comments

More than 50 heart operations by visiting surgeons in Fiji

Updated November 24, 2011 09:47:15

Imagine travelling with over three tonnes of luggage... that's how much equipment a volunteer medical team has taken to Fiji to perform cardiac surgery on patients.

Operation Open Heart has been running since for over two decades... and in Fiji, it's seen over six hundred successful cardiac operations.

Presenter:Campbell Cooney

Speaker:Melanie Windus,…

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Added by Stacey King on November 25, 2011 at 7:36am — No Comments

Boost to Melanesian women in business

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Added by Stacey King on November 22, 2011 at 4:16pm — No Comments

Helping the unfortunate Rabi Island Fiji

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Salaseini Vosamana Friday, October 28, 2011

HELPING youths recognise their potential is what 37-year-old Umesh Chand is advocating on Rabi island in Cakaudrove.

He said most Rabi youths were school dropouts with skills to venture into income-generating projects but did not know how to make use of it.

"Staying on the island for more than 14 years makes me realise the vast potential these youths have but the problem is…

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Added by Stacey King on October 28, 2011 at 9:26am — No Comments

Rabi women plant coconut trees to avert disasters

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Salaseini Vosamana Wednesday, October 26, 2011

BEING victims of climate change for the past years, a group of women from Tukavesi village in Cakaudrove have taken a strong stand to plant coconut trees to safeguard their shores from such disaster.

The initiative organised by the Banaban Women's Organisation in partnership with Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation was aimed at empowering women to make…

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Added by Stacey King on October 26, 2011 at 8:58am — No Comments

Ice plant saves travelling costs for Rabi islanders

Fiji Times Online Salaseini Vosamana Tuesday, September 13, 2011

A NEW ice plant is expected to be constructed on Rabi island at the end of the year.

The ice plant will result in fishermen on the island saving travelling costs to Savusavu to buy ice.

The Department of Fisheries revealed plans to construct the plant during the Prime Minister's visit to the island last week.

Senior North fisheries officer Gerald Billings said…

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Added by Stacey King on September 13, 2011 at 8:55pm — 1 Comment

600K church extension

Fiji Times Online Felix Chaudhary, September 13, 2011

Three years…

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Added by Stacey King on September 13, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Jetty plans for Rabi

Salaseini Vosamana Monday, September 12, 2011

A NEW jetty is expected to be constructed on Rabi next month to improve shipping services to the island.

The jetty will make way for more development opportunities for the Banaban community and the neighbouring islands.

During his visit to the island last week, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said the tender was given to Pacific Building Solution and work would commence in October.

"Construction work is…

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Added by Stacey King on September 12, 2011 at 9:50am — No Comments

New jetty for Rabi to be built soon

Fiji Broadcast Commission Tuesday, September 06, 2011

A new jetty is expected to be built in Rabi next month.

Speaking…

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Added by Stacey King on September 7, 2011 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Fiji PM begins Rabi Island tour

Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Tuesday, September 06, 2011

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Added by Stacey King on September 7, 2011 at 4:25pm — No Comments

HA (Banaba) South Pacific Tour rescheduled

Tuesday, 23 August 2011 16:53…

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Added by Stacey King on August 25, 2011 at 11:48am — No Comments

Use knowledge to farm Rabi: Minister

Maneesha Karan Friday, August 19, 2011

EDUCATED youths without employment must invest in natural resources available in their villages instead of relying on the Government to provide them with jobs.

Minister for Women and Poverty Alleviation Dr Jiko Luveni made this comment during her visit to Rabi last week.

She said youths without jobs could use their studies to boost agricultural farming and fisheries in their respective villages.

"There are about 232,000…

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Added by Stacey King on August 19, 2011 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Rabi Producers seek State financial help

Fiji Times Online Maneesha Karan Monday, August 15, 2011

THE producers of virgin coconut oil on Rabi are willing to expand their production quota after their first year of operations.

However, to cater for the product's growing demand, the Banaban Women's Organisation is seeking financial assistance to purchase much-needed equipment.

Organisation president Terikano Takesau said they needed coconut graters and squeezers.

They currently own two…

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Added by Stacey King on August 16, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments