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Team Fiji in top three
The Fiji Times
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July 3, 2025
Team Fiji has climbed to third place at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau with six gold, nine silver and ten bronze medals. Kelera Mudunasoko won her second gold and set another national record in the women’s 100m breaststroke. Samuel...
Fiji: 2025/2026 National Budget—A Socially Responsive Budget
Scoop
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27 June The Consumer Council of Fiji welcomes the 2025/2026 National Budget as a timely and decisive response to the financial strain felt by thousands of consumers across the country. This morning’s Budget announcement can be seen delivering a...
Fiji Showcase 2025 was a huge success - Taylor
Fijivillage
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Fiji Showcase 2025 was a really successful event this year. Communications Fiji Limited, General Manager Charles Taylor highlighted this to fijivillage News saying they had a few objectives coming in, which they were able to achieve this year, one...
Vinaka vakalevu! – Outgoing Tourism Fiji chief thanks the nation
The Fiji Times
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July 2, 2025
“VINAKA vakalevu,” said outgoing Tourism Fiji chief executive officer Brent Hill as he counts down to vacating the office from where he helped orchestrate Fiji tourism’s survival and rapid recovery after COVID-19 and the metamorphosis of...
The All Important Pacific Chessboard As Superpowers Circle The Globe! China’s Moves, America’s Missiles, And Fiji’s Fight For Sovereignty
Inventiva
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July 3, 2025
For military giants like the United States and China, overseas bases are more than just simple outposts, they are instruments of military projection, presence, and persuasion. Thus, the global network of American military installations, stretching...
Drug impact risks Fiji’s public service stability
FBC News
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July 3, 2025
[File Photo] Public Service Commission Chair Luke Rokovada today flagged drug abuse as a growing threat to civil servants’ performance and leadership. He called on all civil servants, no matter their rank, to take responsibility and speak out...
‘Not here’: Fiji PM firmly opposes Chinese military base in Pacific
The Independent Singapore
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July 3, 2025
SYDNEY: Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka made it clear that his nation stands inflexibly against the creation of a Chinese military base in the Pacific, calling on regional leaders to take a unified posture on upholding peace and authority...
BUILD-UP TO FIJI vs WALLABIES MATCH | Bill’s undying passion for rugby
The Fiji Times
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July 3, 2025
Success on the rugby field comes from more than just talent, it takes time, commitment and a clear plan. Former Flying Fijian hooker Viliame Gadolo knows this well as he watches the current team prepare for a number of crucial Test matches. Gadolo...
Reopening of Pacific Harbour Centre will promote Fiji's rich hertiage - Gavoka
Fijivillage
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During a site visit to the Pacific Harbour Cultural Centre, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Viliame Gavoka reaffirmed the coalition government’s commitment to revitalising Fiji’s cultural tourism sector to promote the nation’s rich...
Tabua to lead Fiji Kulas in OFC Nations Cup
Fijivillage
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Midfielder Jotivini Tabua will captain the Fiji Kulas as they prepare for the 2025 OFC Women’s Nations Cup, which starts on Saturday. A firefighter by profession, Tabua says they have a big battle ahead of them, but they have to start strong. She...
Fiji Celebrates Clean Water And Safe Sanitation In Healthcare Facilities
Scoop
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Nayavuira, Fiji, 25 June 2025 – More than 30,000 people in the Ra Province, Western Division, including around 9,100 children, will now be able to access nine healthcare facilities with cleaner, safer and climate resilient water, sanitation, and...
5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Fiji, tremors felt across Southeast Asia
The Nation Thailand
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July 3, 2025
Earthquake swarm shakes Nicobar Islands, India, nearly 100 times The Department of Mineral Resources has summarised the series of earthquakes that occurred from June 24 to July 1, 2025. A total of 94 earthquakes, with magnitudes ranging from 3.4...
Muntz reflects on life-changing Fiji Rugby opportunity
FBC News
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July 2, 2025
[file photo] Every time Caleb Muntz wears the white jersey of the Flying Fijians, it’s more than just a game, it’s a reminder of a second chance that changed his life. The Fijian flyhalf, who’s quickly become a fan favourite, revealed that there...
Royal visit cements Tonga–Fiji chiefly bonds
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 2, 2025
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u will attend Ratu Tevita’s Lau chiefly installation in Fiji next week. King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u will make a State visit to Fiji from 8 to 12 July, attending the installation of Lau chiefly titles, Sau...
China's military bases 'not welcome' in the Pacific, Fiji PM says
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 2, 2025
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has delivered a blow to China's security ambitions in the Pacific, declaring his country would "not welcome" any Chinese military bases in the region. But Mr Rabuka has also stressed he doesn't believe that...
Belief in herbs still costing lives in Fiji
FBC News
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July 2, 2025
Fiji is fighting a growing diabetes crisis and retired nurses are now at the frontlines. Seven veteran nurses with over 20 years of experience have been inducted as community ambassadors by Diabetes Fiji. Their mission is to lead village-level...
Chinese military base not welcome in the Pacific: Fiji PM
Financial Review
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July 2, 2025
Fiji’s prime minister says a Chinese military base in the Pacific would not be welcomed by the region as he floated signing a treaty with Australia to put bilateral relations on a firmer footing unaffected by “political whims” of changes in...
Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 43 km south of Vanuabalavu Island, Eastern, Fiji, on Wednesday, Jul 2, 2025, at 07:15 pm (GMT +12) - information
Volcano Discovery
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July 2, 2025
Date and Time Mag Depth Distance Location Details Map Jul 2, 04:35 am (Fiji) 4.4 582 km 29 km (18 mi) to the E 213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji I FELT IT Info Jul 1, 11:51 pm (Fiji) 4.8 571 km 33 km (20 mi) to the E 216 km E of Levuka, Fiji I FELT IT...
Rugby-Fiji look to soften up Wallabies before Lions series
The Malaysian Star
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July 2, 2025
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -All but forgotten in the hype of a British and Irish Lions tour, Fiji have gathered in a rain-soaked corner of eastern Australia to plot a confidence-killing defeat of Joe Schmidt's Wallabies. Fiji's Australian coach Mick...
Richard Prebble: How Fiji's path to equality could guide NZ reforms
Whanganui Chronicle
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Fiji has since taken steps New Zealand should study. Its 2013 Constitution abolished the race-based electoral system. All citizens, regardless of ancestry, are now called “Fijians”. In 2022, there was a peaceful transfer of power. Fiji now has a...