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Value of Kava Farming for Rabi's Economy
KAVA BUSINESS PLAN By Donald Teai, Farmer, Rabi Island This Business Plan was compiled with information provided by Donald Teai when he...
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Banaban Voice
May 10, 20218 min read
Renewable Energy Rabi Island, Fiji
Past and Present TABWEWA VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION The following proposal together with layout plans for the electrification of Tabwewa...
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Banaban Voice
May 9, 20216 min read
Overview of Agriculture and Farming
Rabi Island, Fiji by Carolyn Wright Rabi is a small island situated off the northeast coast of Vanua Levu, Fiji's second-largest island...
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Banaban Voice
May 7, 20214 min read
Banaban Tradition: Cutting Coconut Toddy
Te Koro Karewe By Linda Karakaua 2nd Placegetter ‘Banaban Literary Prize’ Rabi High School, Rabi Island, Fiji 1995. (Published...
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Stacey M. King
May 3, 20217 min read
A Lifelong Mission to Save Banaban Culture and History
The efforts of the late Raobeia (Ken) Sigrah to pass on knowledge from his ancestors and homeland destroyed by phosphate mining Raobeia...
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Stacey M. King
Apr 30, 20219 min read
Banabans Face Assimilation: Kiribati and Fiji
Extract Conference Paper: "Cultural Identity of Banabans" BANABAN IDENTITY PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II The question of Banaban identity was...
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Stacey M. King
Apr 28, 20217 min read
Banaban Culture, Customs and Tradition
Extract Conference Paper: "Essentially Being Banaban in Today’s World: The Role of Banaban Law 'TE RII NI BANABA' (Backbone of Banaba)...
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Jacob Lanyon
Apr 27, 202114 min read
Customary Dispute-Resolution Mechanism on Rabi Island
Extract: Research Project, Common Law, University of South Pacific, School of Law, Suva, Fiji by Jacob Lanyon 2013 BACKGROUND The...
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Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti
Apr 26, 20212 min read
Safety at Sea - Rabi Island, Fiji
Travelling to the nearest town (Savusavu), from Rabi (1) takes about half a day covering about over 80 kms, depending on where you're...
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Banaban Voice
Apr 25, 20214 min read
Far-Reaching Effect Moving British Govt. Residency to Ocean Island
In 1900 with the establishment of the phosphate industry (1) at Ocean Island (Banaba) the British government made claim to the island and...
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Banaban Voice
Apr 25, 202117 min read
Ocean Island Defence Force
Ocean Island Defence Force from The War Diary of Private Thomas H. Embleton No. 22 Ocean Island Defence Force, Ocean Island
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Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Quarantine Rabi Island Amidst Covid 19 Lockdown Fiji
The Banaban Settlement Act of 1970 has a "Quarantine" clause embedded in it. These Regulations may be cited as the Rabi Island...
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Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Accessibility for People With Disabilities Today on Rabi Island Fiji
I had a conversation with my Banaban (1) aunty Boibe Erekana, who is a strong advocate for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on Rabi...
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Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Displacement Ground - Rabi Island, Fiji
Main grounds Nuku, Tabwewa, Rabi Island where the 15th December Annual Celebrations are held
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Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Remittance and trade on Rabi Island April 2021
The Rabi Postal services, which is the only financial institution on Rabi Island (1) that has been operational for decades now, is trying...
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Janice Cantieri
Jan 30, 20201 min read
REMAINS: Episode 3
Episode 3 of REMAINS: The Podcast was released today. This podcast documents the search for Banaban ancestor Teimanaia's missing skull,...
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Banaban Voice
Oct 23, 201911 min read
The Arthur Mercer Mystery
Why did Arthur ‘jump ship’ and stay behind on Banaba? Did the Japanese execute him or did he try and escape only to perish at sea?
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Banaban Voice
Sep 7, 20195 min read
The Curious Banaban Dance: Te Karanga
"Te Rii ni Banaba - backbone of Banaba" by Raobeia Ken Sigrah and Stacey M. King
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Banaban Voice
Sep 3, 20197 min read
Traditional Methods of Banaban Fishing
First Place Winner of the Te Karaki Nikawai – Banaban Literary Prize 1994 [1] By Puputi Sunema and Temamira Terubea, Students from Rabi...
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Banaban Voice
Aug 31, 20195 min read
Come Meet the Banabans
How it all began ... Come Meet the Banabans [1] website was first created and launched in 1993 by Australian woman, Stacey King. The...
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