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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...
9 Amazing Countries You Can Go to Without A Tourist Visa
News Blaze
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July 31, 2025
Hey, 18-year-olds, this one’s for you! You must be feeling excited to have the freedom to explore new places and cultures on your terms. Where would you like to go? Are there any countries that don’t require a visa for entry? The answer is yes!...
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...
HANDS tied to Constitution. President Can't Touch Pryde's salary without Tribunal Process. “Consultation” with ACTING A-G is Legally Irrelevant. Constitution doesn't permit the President to act after consulting the A-G
Fiji Leaks
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July 31, 2025
*The President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu cannot lawfully suspend or stop the salary of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)—such as Christopher Pryde—without following proper constitutional procedures, including referral to a Tribunal. *The...
Issue of Savusavu not having a sewerage system part of broader wastewater development plans - Ro Filipe
Fijivillage
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Issue of Savusavu not having a sewerage system part of broader wastewater development plans - Ro Filipe Minister for Public Works, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has responded to concerns raised by residents in Savusavu about the town not having a sewerage...
Heritage says Australian businessman Sam Amine asked him if he could arrange drug shipment and offered to pay him
Fijivillage
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There have been revelations in the $2 billion methamphetamine bust case in Nadi that Australian businessman, Sam Amine had told one of the accused, David Heritage in November 2023 that a consignment of drugs was expected to arrive in Fiji, and...
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...
Education voices | Rising against the drive to commercialise higher education in Fiji
Education International
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July 31, 2025
This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou...
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'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...
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...
Wyndham Garden Wailoaloa Beach Fiji Officially Opens – Elevating Wailoaloa as a Premier Tourism Destination in Fiji
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 23, 2025
Nadi, Fiji – 17th July 2025 – Cove Management Pte Ltd, in proud partnership with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, has officially opened the Wyndham Garden Wailoaloa Beach Fiji on 15th June 2025 a brand-new four-star beachfront hotel set to redefine the...
Tourism Solomons receives prestigious Australian NTIA nomination
Solomon Star
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July 27, 2025
Honiara – Huge recognition and reward for its ongoing efforts to promote the Solomon Islands on the Australian travel scene, Tourism Solomons has been nominated for a prestigious Australian National Travel Industry Award (NTIA). The tourist board...
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...
Fiji Rugby Union AGM charts new path with growth, reform and renewal
Pacific News Service
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The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) convened its 2025 Annual General Meeting last Saturday, where member unions, trustees, and the executive team gathered to reflect on the past year, present their FInancial report for the year ended 31st December 2024 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...
Pacific Bowl fixtures confirmed
The Fiji Times
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August 7, 2025
The Vodafone Fiji Bati will have two away games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea at the Pacific Bowl of the 2025 NRL Pacific Championships later this year. In their first assignment, they face the Cook Islands Aitu on Saturday, October 18 at the...
USP rejects external review findings by Higher Education Commission
The Fiji Times
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August 7, 2025
Minister of Education Aseri Radrodro today told Parliament the University of the South Pacific had voiced its strong reservations on the findings of an External Review Committee’s (ERC) report thatwascommissioned by the Higher Education...