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Fiji’s Patriarchal Bargain
The Diplomat
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July 7, 2025
In April, Fiji was left reeling after a violent weekend of domestic violence claimed the lives of three women, leaving six children motherless. Condemnation was swift from women’s crisis service providers and activists, the public service,...
Radrodro urges students to research TSLS programs and choose career paths Fiji needs
Fijivillage
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Radrodro urges students to research TSLS programs and choose career paths Fiji needs Students should also know and do research about programs in the TSLS and not follow their friends while enrolling in courses that they regret later. This has been...
Fund imbalance a hold back for gender equality
The Fiji Times
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July 9, 2025
A weak national framework and limited funding for the Department of Women are holding back efforts to promote gender equality in Fiji, the UN CEDAW Committee has warned. CEDAW has, however, acknowledged Fiji’s efforts to promote gender equality,...
CEDAW urges Fiji to tackle gender gaps in leadership, calls for quotas and protection for women politicians
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has raised alarm over the significant underrepresentation of women in Fiji’s political and public spheres. In its latest findings on Fiji published on Monday,...
Fiji’s navigates pediatric palliative care amid limited resources
The Pacific Island Times
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July 6, 2025
Fiji Cancer Society launched its Community Palliative Care Program in 2022. Photo courtesy of Women's Fund Fiji When Dr. Savenaca Seduadua first saw the 3-year-old boy with medulloblastoma, the child was barely conscious. His seizures had...
Lei: A shared language of love and culture
Ke Alaka'i - The Leader
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July 8, 2025
First anchored in Hawaii by Polynesian voyagers, the tradition of lei-making does not exist on the islands alone. From the salusalu of Fiji to the garlands of the Philippines, Lisa Yabakivou and Tijane Paug reflected how the practice has thrived...
Immigration New Zealand Extends Longer Visits for Pacific Island Nations Granted Visited Visa
TP+
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July 7, 2025
Photo: NZ Immigration New Zealand is welcoming Pacific visitors by making it easier to travel here with changes to immigration settings that will come into effect later this year. From 6 July 2025, people from Pacific Islands forum countries...
'Fiji will be a different challenge,' warns Josh Bayliss after Scots open tour with hard-fought victory
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
Scotland back-rower Josh Bayliss has warned they will take nothing for granted next weekend when they continue their summer tour against Fiji in Suva. The Scots began their tour with a hard-fought 29-26 victory over the Maori All Blacks in...
Uni Fiji proposes national service for youth
FBC News
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July 8, 2025
[File Photo] The University of Fiji is recommending a mandatory National Service curriculum to assist with building social responsibility among young people. The recommendation is part of the University’s contribution to the on-going Education Act...
USP ranked in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Islands Business
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July 8, 2025
Ancient traditional ceremonies and religious rituals fused at dawn as one of Fiji’s original kingdoms elevated a career military officer to the title of Tui Nayau. The Lau Group lies in the Fiji archipelago, stretching from Vanuabalavu in the...
Tongan royals on historic visit to Fiji, strengthening ties and celebrating heritage
Pacific Media Network
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The Tongan King is feeling more at home after arriving in Fiji to attend the installation of one of the country’s paramount chiefs. King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho arrived in Suva on Tuesday ahead of their visit to Lakeba in the Lau...
Mara’s installation a revival of Fiji’s chiefly dynasties
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 7, 2025
As I watch the joy, emotion, immense effort and exodus of people journeying to Lau for the historic installation of Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara commonly known as Roko Ului – I am reminded yet again about the twists and turns of Fiji’s history,...
Fiji gets backing from Australia
FBC News
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July 6, 2025
People participate in the Family Violence Walk to kick off a global campaign aimed at the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls at Birrarung Marr in Melbourne, Friday, November 22, 2024. [Photo Credit: AAP Image/Joel...
UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More
Scoop
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Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...
Pride at the Palace: Band of the Household Cavalry play LGBTQ+ pop anthem
Forces Network
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The Band of the Household Cavalry have played a pop anthem outside Buckingham Palace - and the Royal Family shared it to mark Pride. A video posted on X by the official Royal Family account shows the band performing Pink Pony Club by American...
No visa needed to visit your own ‘Love Island’ in Fiji
USA Today - Virginia
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Hotel searches for Fiji increased by 30% in June 2025 compared to June 2024, potentially influenced by the reality show "Love Island USA." Fiji Airways offers nonstop flights from several U.S. cities, with round-trip fares as low as $753 in...
Fiji's leader of 12 years headed for convincing election win
Samoa Observer
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SUVA, Fiji (AP) — The man who first seized power in a military coup then refashioned himself as a legitimate leader appears set to rule Fiji for another four years. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and his FijiFirst party were headed for a...
Aotearoa's i-Kiribati community honours language and culture
Pacific Media Network
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Thousands of i-Kiribati people across Aotearoa New Zealand are celebrating their rich language and culture during Kiribati Language Week, which is now in its fifth year. The celebrations kicked off on Sunday in Wellington at Pataka Art and Museum,...
NATIONAL DIALOGUE | Fostering social cohesion in Fiji
The Fiji Times
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July 6, 2025
A prominent academic has called for a thoughtful, forward-looking approach to developing a national framework for social cohesion in Fiji, cautioning against rushing into legislation without first strengthening existing laws and systems. Associate...
YOUR FIJI, YOUR VOICE | ‘Coalition solid’ PM dismisses no-confidence fears
The Fiji Times
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July 6, 2025
PRIME Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed concerns that his Government’s 2025– 2026 National Budget could trigger a vote of no confidence, despite serious allegations levelled against a Cabinet minister in the recent Commission of Inquiry...