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Fiji Times hits back at PM's allegations
'Most of the Prime Minister's statements consisted of sweeping generalisations or statements of opinion dressed up as fact—ironically, the very sin of which he accused the media.'
The Fiji Times
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Coverage of international and Pacific news in The Fiji Times and The Australian
The debate over the nature and flow of international news has dominated intellectual debate about journalism practice for some time. Developing countries argued there was an imbalance in the nature and amount of international news concerning them.
Folker Hanusch
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Ma'afu, prince of Tonga, chief of Fiji: The life and times of Fiji’s first Tui Lau [PDF]
Enele Ma`afu, son of Aleamotu`a, Tu`i Kanokupolu, grew up during a time of unprecedented social and political change in Tonga following the advent of Christianity. Moving to Lau, Fiji, in 1847 when he was about 21, he skilfully exploited kinship links to establish a power base there and in eastern Cakaudrove.
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A community-informed microplastic exposure index based on Pacific Island fisheries: Integrating local knowledge with empirical data [PDF]
Coastal fisheries are central to Pacific Island nutrition, livelihoods and cultural identity, yet growing microplastic contamination threatens food security and public health.
Amanda Kirsty Ford +13 more
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Shallow earthquakes that occurred during 10 years between the New Hebrides and Fiji islands are relocated by using a digital computer. The spatial distribution of the earthquakes may outline plate boundaries in the Fiji plateau; these boundaries, however, are diffuse and could be broad zones of deformation.
Jacques Dubois +2 more
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Interactions between timing and transmissibility explain diverse flavivirus dynamics in Fiji [PDF]
AbstractZika virus (ZIKV) has caused large, brief outbreaks in isolated populations, however ZIKV can also persist at low levels over multiple years. The reasons for these diverse transmission dynamics remain poorly understood. In Fiji, which has experienced multiple large single-season dengue epidemics, there was evidence of multi-year transmission of
Henderson, AD +18 more
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Time-discrete SIR model for COVID-19 in Fiji
Abstract Using the data provided by Fiji's ministry of health and medical services, we apply an implicit time-discrete SIR (susceptible people–infectious people–removed people) model that tracks the transmission and recovering rate at time, t to predict the trend of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Fiji.
Rishal Amar Singh +2 more
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Researchers have determined that bioavailable aluminum chloride (AlCl3) may affect honey bee behavior (e.g., foraging patterns and locomotion) and physiology (e.g., abdominal spasms).
Kiri Li N. Stauch +2 more
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Pacific journalism solidarity in the face of overwhelming forces
Commentary: The Melanesian Media Freedom Forum (MMFF) notes democracy is in retreat and journalists like Victor Mambor (West Papua), Scott Waide (Papua New Guinea) and Dan McGarry (Vanuatu) are carrying the baton for media freedom.
Fred Wesley
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Scott Waide, Maseratis and EMTV … how a public outcry restored media freedom
Commentary: ‘It’s like we are operating in a bubble,’ says EMTV deputy news editor Scott Waide from Papua New Guinea at the Melanesia Media Freedom Forum (MMFF). ‘But when you start reaching out, talking to others in the region, you find that you are not
Fred Wesley
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