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NZ commits $5m to Fiji’s HIV response
The Fiji Times
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August 21, 2025
The New Zealand government has committed $NZ4million ($F5.2m) to support Fiji’s response to its HIV outbreak. At the launch of the Power To Life (HIV) booklet in Suva on Tuesday, New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji Charlotte Darlow praised the...
New support to fight Fiji’s alcohol crisis
FBC News
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August 20, 2025
Fijian families continue to face significant challenges with the rise of illicit drug and alcohol use in the country. Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr. Jemesa Tudravu, while launching Empower Pacific’s Alcohol and Other...
Building momentum for public education in the Pacific
Education International
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August 19, 2025
Education unions from across the Pacific region – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu – met to address the ongoing worldwide teacher shortages, calling governments and international institutions to prioritize public...
Cook Islands and Fiji reaffirm development agreement
Cook Island News
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August 20, 2025
Tree Planting Ceremony to commemorate the Cook Islands’ 60th Anniversary of Self-Governance. Minister for Foreign Affairs Tingika Elikana and Fiji's Tourism Minister and DPM Viliame Gavoka COOK ISLANDS HIGH COMMISSION IN FIJI/25081811/25081812...
Tourism Fiji awards PR and influencer account to Havas Red
Mumbrella
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August 20, 2025
Havas Red has emerged victorious from the competitive pitch for Tourism Fiji’s PR and influencer account across Australia. The win brings multiple functions into the Havas Village with Havas Host holding the creative account, and Havas Media being...
Havas Red named PR and influencer agency of Tourism Fiji
Mediaweek
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August 20, 2025
Share Tweet Share Email Tourism Fiji has appointed Havas Red as its PR and influencer agency in Australia. Havas Red will manage PR campaigns, influencer activity, media relations and partnerships to keep the destination front of mind, building on...
Sp Transcription Factors Establish the Signaling Environment in the Neuromesodermal Progenitor Niche During Axial Elongation
eLife
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The formation of the mammalian trunk and tail depends on a population of self-renewing axial progenitors located at the posterior end of the embryo, which continuously supply new cells for body axis elongation (Aires et al., 2018; Schnirman et...
Today's rugby news as Jac Morgan returns after turning down coach's offer
Wales Online
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September 8, 2025
Here are your rugby evening headlines for Monday, September 8 Jac Morgan returns after turning down long break Jac Morgan returns to training today after turning down the chance for a longer break after his Lions heroics earlier in the summer. The...
Tourism Fiji Appoints Havas Red As Australian PR & Influencer Agency Of Record
B&T
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August 19, 2025
Tourism Fiji has appointed earned-first communications agency Havas Red to lead its PR and influencer activities in Australia, following a competitive pitch process. With Aussie travellers accounting for almost 50% of all visitor arrivals into...
PM calls for deeper Fiji-India cooperation
FBC News
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August 19, 2025
Fiji and India are moving to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on development, health, education, and climate resilience. This, according to Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. Speaking at India’s 79th Independence Day reception, Rabuka highlighted...
India-Fiji ties strengthened with major health projects
FBC News
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August 19, 2025
Fiji has commended India for its continued support in health, education, capacity building, and technology. Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kiti Temo states Fiji values India’s assistance and reaffirmed the country’s...
6 from Team USA among 54 out LGBTQ players at 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Outsports - California
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August 19, 2025
More than 10% of players named in squads for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup are publicly out as LGBTQ, a clear indication of the sport’s enviable reputation for being inclusive and welcoming. England is the host country for the 10th staging of...
Singh stresses education and skills training
FBC News
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August 18, 2025
[Source: Fiji Government] Employment Minister Agni Deo Singh has stressed the importance of quality education and skills training for young Fijians. Speaking at Vunisea Secondary School, Singh highlighted major investments through school grants,...
‘Not just a man’s sport’ | Maki seeks to break down gender barriers
The Fiji Times
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August 19, 2025
IT’S not just a man’s sport.” That was the message from acting Fiji Bodybuilding acting president, Elizabeth Maki after no women registered to compete in the 2025 Suva Classics Bodybuilding competition. Maki said cultural and traditional barriers...
High court orders forfeiture of nearly $340k in assets in major education ministry fraud case
The Fiji Times
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August 18, 2025
The High Court has ordered the forfeiture of about $340,000 worth of tainted assets and funds linked to a large-scale fraud carried out by a former Ministry of Education officer, Rahul Ravikash Kumar. This is one of Fiji’s most significant...
Mexico: Solidarity with indigenous woman defender Silvia Pérez Yescas
International Federation for Human Rights
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August 18, 2025
Abie Anongos, CWEARC, Philippines Abigail Severo Vásquez, Colectiva Ayuuk Toxëjk, Mexico Adolfina Kuum Dolie, Komunitas Peduli Lingkungan, Indonesia Adv Muhammad Bux, Sukaar Welfare Organization, Pakistan Agnes Kharshiing, Civil Society Women...
USP hosts Annual Fiji Psychological Society Conference
Fijivillage
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The annual Fiji Psychological Society conference, themed Anchored in Culture, Growing in Connection, was held today at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala Campus, bringing together psychologists, educators, and researchers. The one-day...
Awareness programme launched to tackle Fiji’s growing social challenges, including HIV and substance abuse
Fijivillage
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Awareness programme launched to tackle Fiji’s growing social challenges, including HIV and substance abuse Fiji is facing a rising wave of social challenges — ranging from HIV/AIDS, drug and substance abuse, homelessness, violence against women,...
PNG to strengthen ties with Fiji
The Fiji Times
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August 18, 2025
THE Pacific’s biggest market by population and landmass size is reaching out to Fiji to strengthen business ties. Papua New Guinea, a market of approximately 10 million people and untold riches in minerals, oil, gas, agriculture, cultural...
What It’s Like to Be the Youngest Doctor Ever
Medscape
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It’s the first day of med school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, in 1992. The dean welcomes the class and says, “We have a wide range of ages in our class; the oldest is 35, and the youngest is 14.”Everyone looks around for the...