Dreams born out of a family’s struggle

“RENOVATE and extend our home to be bigger and better than what we have now.” That’s the aspirations of a market vendor at the Nadi Market. Akeneta moved to her mother-in-law’s village with her husband a few

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Keep Pacific nuclear-free

LAST month, the heads of the Pacific’s largest churches met in Auckland, New Zealand, and voiced concern over continued nuclear activities in the region. They also raised the fact that despite the continued cries of

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Priest is Vanuatu President

Big shoes to fill for Tallis ON Thursday July 6, 2017, the people of Vanuatu welcomed their ninth Head of State. Obed Moses Tallis became the new elected President of the Republic of Vanuatu after the Electoral College

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O’Neill wins bizzare elections

PAPUA New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill recorded history by being elected into office for a second year term on July 2. He defeated a determined coalition of parties known as ‘The Alliance’ in a vote 60

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Sailing into known waters

Swire boosts import-export services A NEW shipping service combined with the upgrade of liner networks will open up key markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Swire Shipping General Manager, James Woodrow, said Asian

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Rosie’s legacy lives on

WHAT started off with only two drivers and two staff members is now recognised as Fiji’s best travel company employing more than 600 people. Meet Rosie Whitton, who started her business – Rosies Tours – in

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10th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference and 3rd Pacific Water Ministers Forum

THE 10th annual conference of the Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) is set to kick off on Monday 7 August 2017 at the Sheraton Aggies Hotel and Bungalows, in Apia, Samoa with a program for young water

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Explore the unknown

YOU think of what you want to be and they will take you to the unknown. That’s exactly what a prominent sports apparel manufacturer and distributor in Fiji — Beyond Limits Known (BLK) – is doing-making their

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Crest gives Fiji a high 5×5

LEADING food manufacturing conglomerate Goodman Fielder International (Fiji) Ltd Pte has upped the ante about product marketing and consumer promotion with the launch of its trail blazing, hard to beat Crest Chicken

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Science and services for responding to a Changing climate in the Pacific

SMALL island developing states are among the most vulnerable to our changing climate. People living in the Pacific are already experiencing higher temperatures, shifts in rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and changes

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70 years strong

THE Pacific Community marks 70 years of service to the region this month in a quiet way in Noumea, New Caledonia. It is fitting that an organisation with humble beginnings should celebrate such a milestone in a subdued

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Pacific loses inspirational artist

SEIULI ALLAN ALO VAAI THE Pacific lost an eminent figure in the creative arts, culture and fashion with the death of Samoa’s Seiuli Allan Alo Vaai (pictured). More commonly known as Allan Alo, this brilliant dancer

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