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Grab a cuppa with Mana Coffee
| Leave a CommentA new grab-and-go cafe, Mana Coffee, has opened on the ground floor of ANZ House at the capital’s bustling Victoria Parade, targeting busy working professionals in downtown Suva. “We’re thrilled to now be located in the heart of Suva, where the coffee culture is truly alive,” Mue Bentley Fisher, Co-Director of Mana Coffee said. The […]
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Nominees announced for Fiji Tourism Awards
| Leave a CommentThe 55 nominees for the Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards 2022 have been announced ahead of the nation’s tourism awards gala night late next month. The theme of the event is “Celebrating Resilience and Recovery in Tourism” and ties in with the judges’ view that the finalists are a diverse and balanced group, all worthy […]
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Entering the ‘Digital Land of Games’
| Leave a CommentBy Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti A sports photography exhibition currently on show in Suva, The Digital Land of Games, pays homage to the various landscapes that sports touch. The exhibition, which you can see at the Alliance Francaise, is a crossroads between sports and culture, and also serves as a prelude to the Olympic Games, to be […]
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Bringing Fiji’s Museum closer to young people
/ | Leave a CommentBy Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Fiji’s newly re-opened museum is focusing on bringing young people closer to its collection through a pioneering workshop programme called museums, objects, and culture. The Fiji Museum’s Head of Special Projects, Dr. Katrina Iggleston, says the workshop looks into how youth can be more empowered and engaged in a museum setting, in […]
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Nadi to welcome a ‘meeting of the minds’
| Leave a Comment“In opening minds to different ideas, different perspectives, different ways of seeing life, then we create more possibilities for greater understanding, a mentally healthier community in many ways,” says Kitiana Chute, co-organiser of TEDxNadi. Launched in 2009, TEDx is a program of locally-organised events around the world that bring communities together to share experiences. TEDxNadi […]
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Fiji celebrates record visitor arrivals for December 22
| Leave a CommentFiji visitor arrival numbers for December surpassed pre-COVID levels according to figures released by the Bureau of Statistics this week. A total of 75,580 visitors (102% of 2019) landed in Fiji last month. December also recorded the highest ever number of Australian travellers in a month, with 42,304 coming to Fiji, exceeding September 2022 which […]
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Resort supports income for rural communities
| Leave a CommentInterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Rise Beyond the Reef have partnered to further support income generation for rural communities in Fiji. Lachlan Walker, IHG’s Area General South Pacific, says the partnership allows the resort to make a positive impact in the lives of indigenous artisans across the country, while allowing visitors to build a deeper […]
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New baggage policy to offer more convenience
| Leave a CommentA new “piece based baggage policy” adopted by Fiji Airways will offer guests more convenient travel with less bulky luggage. The national carrier is moving away from the weight based policy for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands to enhance the experience for guests and to make baggage handling easier for them. […]
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Duo stamps mark with innovative project
| Leave a CommentTwo Fiji university students have launched an innovative project to provide better aid to the visually impaired. The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Shahil Prasad and Salveen Deo garnered praise from lecturers and students alike for their assistive device that can detect objects and computes the details to produce an audio text output that […]
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Nawaqatabu shares her love of language
/ | Leave a CommentFijian polyglot, Paea Nawaqatabu is looking to publish a new Japanese language book for Pacific Islanders. Learning a new language can be quite a task, so the 27-year-old college student wants to ease the load by making a short, introductory guide. “As an islander, I struggled learning (Japanese) the first time because I wasn’t a […]
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