Japan’s Taiso programme introduced in Fiji as NCD crisis grows

JAPAN has introduced its Taiso exercise programme in Fiji, presenting the simple, accessible routine as a potential public health strategy to help fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which have become a major

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Hashing for fun, well-being and harmony

By Jason Jett “…You don’t know where you’re going, and where this adventure will lead you.” “There is no racism in hash,” said David Jamieson, owner of Yacht Help Fiji, while welcoming into the fold this

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Obese? Fat? No!

In early 2014, a group of ‘fairly decent’ runners living and working out of Fiji’s capital, Suva decided to pursue the idea of creating a platform to promote marathon running for Pacific islanders, and to use it

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