August 2011 Blog Posts (30)

Yes, Stacy i could tell you names of people who told me that comments in regards to Banaban/Rabi issues have been deleted from this site. They are not religious nor vulgar statements made but real issues affecting the people of Rabi. For your information my comments were made in regards to your discussion of Rabi Cyclone Tomas Rehab, which has some how been posted to the Blog. It was one of the issues highlighted in the discussion forums, before Terry Atauea posted his issues which is also…

Banaba

Have always heard about it by my great generations

Read in books in libraries…

iai ami karekemane ae ena maneweaki iroia ami tia kairiri n ami makoro n nako nte 3 tiebetember 2011..oin ibukin te karekemane aio bukia buokaia kain  ami roro iaon Rabi .

                  1. te biri te manna iaon te bwina te tara

                  2.te ororake

                  3. te karaiuae

ngkana ko kani kaotako riki ao koa kaea am tia babaere n am makoro (bon akea ae e moan nanoia ma iati post nakoim ba aike iai taningaia ao n ongo…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated August 24, 2011 16:47:00

New Zealand has announced an inquiry into claims that foreign fishing crews operating in its waters face physical and sexual abuse aboard vessels likened to 'slave ships.'



Earlier this month, an Auckland University report alleged widespread human rights abuses of crew members on foreign-owned vessels.



The crews are predominantly Indonesian but also…

It smells awful, tastes ghastly .. and it won't win a beauty contest .. but a humble fruit looks set to become an economic win for the Pacific.



The noni, used as a medicine for hundreds of years by ancient Indians, could prove a boon for the Pacific Islands.



Chinese businessman Jack Chen has struck a deal to import millions of litres of noni juice from Samoa to China in a venture being overseen by…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated August 24, 2011 10:17:32

Up to 11 people from three Tongan families are feared dead in a housefire at Logan City, south of Brisbane.



It's not unusual for famililes to share a home in Logan city.The fast growing area, south of Brisbane, has a large population of new migrants and young people seeking less expensive homes out of Brisbane.



Preseter: Lexi Metherell

Speaker:…

In Logan city in the Australian state of Queensland the Tongan and Samoan communities there are in shock and mourning...



Police have described it as a scene of unimaginable tragedy... a house fire killed 11 residents, several of them children.



Three men managed to escape but witnesses say the blaze ripped through the Logan City home in minutes and that nothing could be done to rescue those still…

THE need to carry out rehabilitation works on houses that were damaged by Hurricane Tomas last year was one of the concerns raised by the people of Rabi to the Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai Moceica's visit to the island last week.

This was relayed to The Fiji Times by one of the members of Cakaudrove Provincial Council member Terikano Takesau.

Mr Takesau said a total of 62 houses…

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…

PIA Press Release Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by Franklin P. Gumapon

DIPOLOG, Aug. 16 (PIA) -- As the coconut remains number one agricultural export of the country, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is now intensifying its efforts to perk up the coconut industry.

PCA Administrator Euclides G. Forbes told the local press in a news conference here yesterday that the country has around 3 million coconut farmers, contributing significantly to the country’s…

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Children must preserve cultural integrity says Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai Moceica. Children…

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…

THE Rabi Council of Leaders has raised concerns about the need to rehabilitate houses destroyed by landslides and soil erosion.

Council vice-chair Bineati Sigrah told The Fiji Times four homes have been destroyed since Cyclone Tomas hit Fiji last year.

The need to carry out rehabilitation was conveyed by the council to Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai Moceica during his visit to Rabi last…

Fiji Times Online Maneesha Karan Saturday, August 13, 2011