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The top 10 island destinations for 2025, from Aruba to Sardinia
The Mercury News - California
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July 31, 2025
The golden sand, waving palms and hopefully a tropical drink with way too many fruits and liquors in it – it’s hard to beat an island vacation. But with several hundred thousand islands in the world, where should you go? The travel-technology...
Russian oligarch's superyacht to be auctioned in US
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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A luxurious superyacht seized by the US authorities from sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov is headed to the auction block. The 348-foot (106-metre) Amadea has a helipad, pool, jacuzzi, gym, spa, beauty salon and eight staterooms that...
Lautoka to host IDC instead of Ba due to lack of floodlights
Fijivillage
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The 2025 FMF Inter District Championship, initially scheduled to be held at the newly constructed 4R Stadium at Govind Park in Ba, will now be played at Churchill Park in Lautoka from the 7th to the 12th October 2025. Fiji Football Association...
Kiwis to play Tonga, Samoa in Pacific Championship, grand final in Australia despite no Kangaroos
The New Zealand Herald
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August 5, 2025
By Ben Francis Journalist·NZ Herald· 5 Aug, 2025 07:00 PM2 mins to read Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe now Save Share Share this article Copy Link Email...
Fiji’s fresh produce dominates NZ market
FBC News
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July 28, 2025
[Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways Fiji/ Facebook] Fiji holds a strategic advantage as the Pacific’s largest fresh produce exporter to New Zealand. It supplies over 80 percent of the region’s exports. New Zealand High Commissioner...
Minister’s health plea as deaths soar
FBC News
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July 28, 2025
A disturbing spike in deaths among young Fijians has prompted urgent calls for lifestyle changes from the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs. Speaking in Wailevu, Labasa, iTaukei Affairs Minister Ifereimi Vasu said too many are dying young, leaving...
The British & Irish Lions Tour Sparks Nationwide Tourism Boom, Says Accor
Hospitality Net
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July 31, 2025
Australia’s largest hotel operator, Accor, has declared The British & Irish Lions Tour a nationwide tourism triumph, as tens of thousands of travelling fans fuel record hotel occupancies and major economic benefits across the country. With the...
Lavina sees gold in PNG musicians
The National
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INTERNATIONAL musical theatre performer and manager Lavina Williams is confident that the country will produce more musical artistes. “We try to create an environment where they can freely express their potential, learn their self-worth, and...
Superyachts part of 'sophisticated' drug cartel trade in Fiji, judge finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 31, 2025
A Fiji High Court judge says "sophisticated drug cartels" were involved in a methamphetamine trafficking operation disrupted by police in a record drug bust last year. Justice Aruna Aluthge delivered a landmark ruling in Fiji's largest-ever...
Fiji: Abandoned baby discovered in FNU Lautoka campus toilet
Samoa Global News
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July 28, 2025
By Anish Chand Fiji Times Lautoka. The Fiji Times has confirmed the newborn baby boy found abandoned alive in a toilet sanitary bin was at the Fiji National University (FNU) Natabua campus in Lautoka.A video obtained by Fiji Times shows the moment...
Super bargain? U.S. auctioning off Russian oligarch's $325 million superyacht
NBC Connecticut
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August 5, 2025
The U.S. government is auctioning off a 348-foot superyacht that was seized in 2022 from a Russian oligarch — and it comes with some eye-popping amenities. The winning bidder will get all the bells and whistles aboard the custom-built Lurssen...
Fiji becomes first Small Island State to launch forecast-based cyclone action plan
Fijivillage
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Fiji becomes first Small Island State to launch forecast-based cyclone action plan Fiji has made history as the first Small Island Developing State in the Pacific to adopt a fully approved Simplified Early Action Protocol for Tropical Cyclones — a...
'Soundtrack of our lives': Musician Fiji's legacy continues for generations to come
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 30, 2025
George Brooks Veikoso always felt a responsibility to represent the Pacific as an Indigenous islander by staying true to himself and singing from the depths of his soul. For nearly 40 years, the renowned musician known as Fiji has been widely...
Filmmaker links Fiji's colonial history to family lineage in new documentary
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 29, 2025
A US filmmaker, who traces her roots back to Fiji, has released a two-hour documentary outlining Fiji's colonial history through her own family story. In the film titled Fiji Memory, Colonial Time, Alexandra Lacey follows the journey of her mother...
Cook Islands, Fiji and Samoa name squad for Netball World Youth Cup
RNZ
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July 30, 2025
Fiji under-21 squad members competing in their trials in Suva. 8 July 2025 Photo: Netball Fiji Three of the Pasifika teams that will compete at the Netball World Youth Cup 2025 in Gibraltar have announced strong squads for the event. Cook Islands,...
Fiji's anti-corrupt chief faces legal turmoil amid political tensions and NZ's denial of support
Pacific Media Network
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The New Zealand Government has made it clear that it did not offer assistance to the Fijian government over a legal case involving the country's former anti-corruption chief. Lawyer Barbara Malimali was appointed as the head of Fiji's Independent...
Tourism is almost back on track
FBC News
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July 28, 2025
Fiji’s tourism industry is bouncing back after a slow start to the year. This, according to Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka. He said global instability and trade tensions earlier in 2025 caused a drop in travel, especially in the first quarter....
Fiji-NZ trade tension grows over rejected exports
FBC News
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July 28, 2025
Fiji needs to meet New Zealand’s strict biosecurity rules if it wants to grow its agricultural exports. This was the focus of the first Central Division Agriculture Trade Forum, held today to help farmers and exporters understand what is needed to...
Fiji unites Pacific leaders for climate victory
Pacific News Service
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Fiji is stepping up regional climate talks after the United Nations’ top court agreed to rule on countries’ legal duties to fight climate change. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said Fiji was now working with the UN office in Suva to break down the...
Fiji to Host Three Home Tests Next Year
Fiji Sun
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July 28, 2025
Fiji Water Flying Fijians playmaker Caleb Muntz on attack against Scotland during their Test match on July 12, 2025. Fiji Sports Council has been called out by various stakeholders regarding the condition of the HFC Bank Stadium. Photo: Josua...