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Fiji Mens 7s coach Ben Gollings and his family recently put up posters with the news that their puppy had gone missing. One of these posters was spotted by X user @mark_up who put it on his feed. @mark_up says: Seen on the side […]
Mister Sevudredre recently took to Facebook with a wonderfully articulated reason for some of our New Years traditions. FIJIAN NEW YEAR TRADITIONS – NA VAKATAWASE Fijian New Year is known as Na Vakatawase. Many are not aware of its ancient roots in high Fijian culture. Allow me to share a few insights. Long before Christianity, […]
The Vunilagi Book Club were featured in our LegendFM SM-Experience 2 years and we have been silently cheering them on as they have grown from strength to strength. From their Facebook page comes this writeup about their Christmas party late last month. A grey morning at USP lower campus was brightened with the sounds of […]
Every now and again, amidst the usual Facebook posts you come across something that makes you sit back and think “heroes aren’t just for the movies”. We certainly feel that Viva Dakua’s story is one such. We’ll let her tell it in her own words. WARNING LONG READ. Contrary to what most people think, I […]
As we approach the one year anniversary of the 2022 elections a locally made documentary from filmmakers Dave Lavaki, Meli Tuqota, Jastinder Kaur and Shirley van Der Maarel is set for release. WATCH the trailer now:
I was at the edge of my seat as I watched the Fiji Airways Fijiana side take on the Western Samoa ladies at the Oceania Rugby Championship Women’s 7s. The first 4 minutes had our ladies leading 14-0 and it was looking good as the Western Samoa ladies weren’t able to find their footing. Our […]
So we all have that one family story that never gets old and is passed on like an heirloom from one generation to the next. Here’s mine, an aunt of mine married a man from Naitasiri. After their wedding ceremony, she officially moved to Naitairi to carry our her duties. Their first Sunday lunch, my […]
Over 360 entries from across the Pacific. 360 plus talented Pacific artists vying for the Pacific Break title. And at the end of it all, Fijian rapper Peni Roqara better known as Ju Ben stood the tallest. Ju Ben, who at one point worked in the sugarcane industry, won for his song Sema Mai. With […]
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We so often hear about the negative aspects of social media that it can be easy to forget that it can also be used for good. As a tool to garner support at a grassroots level, nothing else comes close in terms of effectiveness. This was the case when X user @Vive_Fj (pictured above […]
