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Teri (second from left) with members of the Banaban Women's Group.Picture: FAY VOLATABU.

THERE is never a better weather than the current cold spell to have…

Fiji Tiimes online Salaseini Vosamana     Sunday, July 03, 2011

 Bula Bulletin - May-June 2011

"Circumcise... your heart, and do not be stubborn any longer. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them with food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger…"…

All the details of this event now on Rabi High School blog at:

http://rabihighschool.ning.com/profiles/blogs/rhs-inter-house-2011

Manabu has posted this message on the Banaban Message Board to let all his Banaban friends know what is happening in Japan during current nuclear crisis:

http://users3.smartgb.com/g/g.php?a=s&i=g30-04300-e5

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ABC RADIO ONLINE Pacific Beat Updated December 20, 2010 09:06:12



Bollywood is coming to Fiji, bringing with it the promise of millions of dollars and three big budget movies.



Movies company representatives are already in Fiji scouting for locations, with production slated to begin early next year.



Presenter: Jasvin Lala

Speakers: Prem Raj, film director; Mohammed Jalal, executive producer; Florence Swamy, chief executive, Fiji Audio Visual Commission.…

Fiji Times Online Monday, August 30, 2010

COPRA Millers of Fiji Limited expects to make presentations to the Government for an increase in sea freight subsidy for the transportation of copra to the mill.

The company subsidises the cost of transporting copra to their mill in Savusavu, especially from islands in Lau or from where their agents are located buying copra.

Seventy per cent of copra received at the mill is through coco traders and agents while 30 per cent are…

Friday 16 July 2010

Dear Banabans,

As we talk vodafone_Labasa branch is carrying out its roadshow with very cheap deals on mobile phones and services it provides,…

Make sure you check out the samples of Niki Taxidis Banaba Collection that is now available via Flickr. These first samples were taken on Rabi. Can't wait to see her full collection that will be exhibited throughout Australia next year. Fantastic Niki and this collection will be wonderful legacy for future Banaba generations.…

Friday, June 25, 2010 Fiji Broadcasting Corporation

Bigger fishing countries are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities of small island states to over-fish and plunder their fish stocks, says Fiji Fish Managing Director Graham Southwick.



Southwick says these bigger countries have destroyed their fishing grounds due to poor management and are now setting their sights on the South Pacific.



While the Tuna Commission governing…

Word from Rabi is that everything has been postponed today in the wake of predictions by a Church Minister that natural disasters will befall Fiji today. Over the past weeks Banabans have been preparing emergency shelters on high ground and will spend the day in these camps in case…

RABI Island is without an ambulance as the Health Ministry sorts out the van registration four years after it has been operational on island roads.

Health spokesman Iliesa Tora confirmed they were pursuing the process of registration.

"We discovered the van was not registered when they brought it in for repairs last year," he said.

Council chairman Dr Paulo Vanualailai said he was not aware of the ambulance's…

CNN Top Stories 11 May 2010

Residents of Kanton Island said they were malnourished and starving because a government supply ship hadn't been able to get there.

A British sailor delivering a yacht from Hawaii to Australia may have been a life-saver for 24 inhabitants of a remote Pacific island.



Yachtsman Alex…

From Isabel. T. Nutira isabel.nutira@psc.gov.fj Mon 10/5/10

Good morning!!…

Photograph from A Trip To The Highlands of Viti Luve, which was discovered in an Oxfam bookshop and has raised more than $F110,772 at an auction for the charity.

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated April 14, 2010 07:17:17

Consumer Council Fiji says relaxed import standards have made Fiji a dumping ground for faulty or sub-standard products. The Council also says a culture of silence among consumers means many businesses are breaking consumer protection laws and getting away with it. In a first step towards correcting the situation, the Commerce Commission in Fiji announced it's investigating price mark-ups and price fixing amongst hardware retail…