4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (212+ words) DRASA sector grower Nilesh Prasad lost 90 per cent of his farm to an uncontrollable fire that claimed close to 100 tonnes of sugar cane and $3000 worth of pineapple. Mr Prasad said their attempts to put out the fire last Wednesday was…...

1+ mon, 48+ min ago   (142+ words) Women in Yadua Village have launched an ambitious project to restore their dwindling coral reefs, boosted by a $2500 grant from the Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation. For the coastal community of more than 100 households spread across five clans, the surrounding ocean…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (550+ words) Now and then, an issue sits quietly in the background while the louder national conversations take over. In the past few weeks, understandably, much of Fiji’s public attention has been on the national budget, the cost of doing business, infrastructure…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (323+ words) Government has officially declared the waters surrounding Tavarua Island a protected marine reserve, introducing strict new regulations aimed at conserving marine biodiversity and protecting one of Fiji’s most ecologically significant reef systems. The new Fisheries (Tavarua Island Marine Reserve) Regulations…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (874+ words) In 1889, my great grandparents arrived In Fiji with their 9 years old son as part of the indenture system. After the immigration processing they found themselves in a place called Navua where they started their 5 years of indentured servitude planting sugar…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (304+ words) An inaugural national coastal clean-up movement has been set for July 11 at Natadola Beach on the Coral Coast. The One Beach Fiji movement will bring together local communities, hotel teams, guests, and partners for a three-hour clean-up effort along Natadola…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (398+ words) As the world marks World Oceans Day, Pacific Island countries are being reminded of something they have always known: the ocean is at the heart of life in the Pacific. From providing food and livelihoods to connecting communities and sustaining…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (345+ words) The ocean constitutes 98 per cent of Fiji’s total territory, and about 75 per cent of Fijians live within 5 kilometres of the ocean. Whether or not we are directly dependent on it for food and livelihoods, we are all tied to the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (223+ words) WORLD Turtle Day is not only a celebration of sea turtles but also a celebration of collaboration, responsibility, and action, says Environment Ministry officer Lavenia Raisuqe. Speaking at Castaway Island Resort last month Ms Raisuqe commended the organisations and partners…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (804+ words) An outbreak of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS) is currently damaging some of the most economically important coral reefs in Fiji, in parts of the Yasawa and Mamanuca groups. The COTS are a part of our marine ecosystems. There are some in…...