Enforcing protection for Fiji’s sharks
By MOLLY POWERS (The writer is the Fiji Field manager of Coral Reef Alliance) When you put up a traffic light, do you also put a policeman beside it? It’s true that across the world, there will always be people who run red lights, especially when no one is watching. But for most drivers, knowing [...]
By JOSE CALLEJA General Manager, Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course In December 1959, Snead took part in a controversial match against Mason Rudolph, at the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda. The match was being televised and played under the ‘World Championship Golf’ series. Snead decided to deliberately lose over the final closing holes and once [...]
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By KUINI WAQASAVOU (The writer works for the Ministry of Agriculture) Ginger harvesting is currently the buzz up in the hills of Lomaivuna in Naitasiri and the young and old have seized the opportunity to assist each other in harvesting the five-month crop. The Agriculture Department caught up with 59-year-old Hari Pal of Sector 5 [...]
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By LOSIRENE CHAND Wailevu, Tunuloa in Natewa Bay, have got their own bakery supplying villagers from Wailevu itself to villagers in Vosasivo, Nadavaci (Tikina Natewa), Muana, Naqaravatu and Navetau. Known as the Seni Niu Mothers Club, leader Saqani Mateiwai said they were proud to be working on something that generates income for their community. “We [...]
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This week’s between shots is Mr. Michael Mullens. What clubs do you use? I use Callaway clubs. Where is your home club? I am a member of Burleigh Golf Club, Gold Coast. Who is your favorite player? My favourite player is Ernie Els. What course do you love to play? I love to play is [...]
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By SHRATIKA NAIDU (The writer is a Fiji Sun journalist currently studying at Pune University in India under the ICCR scholarship) Have you ever wondered where the first tea plant was discovered? Well to satisfy my desire of knowing every fact related to this green plant, I visited the first tea museum in India called [...]
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By KAMALESH SHARMA Commonwealth Secretary-General (Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma visited Kiribati from November 6-8 and Nauru from October 29-31, 2012 to hold talks with leaders of both Pacific island states and to learn more about their concerns about the impact of climate change). To the visitor, countries like Kiribati and Nauru in the Pacific [...]
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GOLFING IN PARADISE By JOSE CALLEJA General Manager, Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course This week we continue with the great William Ben Hogan, Part 2. The return back to golf Ben Hogan regained his strength through extensive walking and he returned to golf activities in November 1949 which was only 9 months after the accident. [...]
Continue reading …New Delhi: Her sheer will to live has left doctors amazed. Although the victim of Sunday’s brutal gang-rape continues to be critical, doctors said she has responded well to the second surgery on Wednesday in which her entire intestine was removed as it had turned gangrenous. Despite the serious injuries and two major surgeries within [...]
Continue reading …Jerusalem: United Nations boss Ban Ki-moon and members of the UN Security Council have condemned Israel’s proposed construction of settlements in occupied Palestinian territories as a threat to flagging peace efforts. Mr Ban and UN envoys from several European Union countries, Russia and China warned Israel against building thousands of new settler homes in the [...]
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