Day: October 13, 2016

And now there are 18

New Caledonia and French Polynesia join forum BURIED in the communiqué of the 47th Pacific Islands Forum, at item 30, is a single sentence: “Leaders accepted French Polynesia and New Caledonia as full

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Rags of riches

Hard work and innovation clothe business success THE Fijian coup of 2006 and subsequent currency valuation forced small businesses to take drastic measures. Some folded and went out of business. For the Chute

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Whispers

School flip flops FIRST Fiji’s Education Ministry pushed out a memo to all teachers stating they must not speak in public without the permission of the Permanent Secretary. By the way, that includes all gatherings

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Life with cancer

THROUGHOUT the Pacific cancer has infiltrated the lives of our people at every strata of society. In Fiji, prostate cancer is an emerging new killer threatening men, families the workforce and the economy. Among women,

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