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People | Nurturing hope at home
Providing hope and a fresh start in life may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But for Elena Likuderebula, it is a role she has slipped into with effortless ease. As a young woman who...
20th September
Raising the bar
Balancing academic pursuits and dreams can be challenging but it is definitely possible. That statement has motivated Salacieli Koroi, a young Fijian who shared his inspiring story of perseverance, personal growth, and the pursuit of his dreams with this newspaper. “I dedicate everything I do to my mother,” he said. “Everything she has done has...
19th September
The road to reward
Isaia Batiratu’s humble upbringing may have been a challenge but it paved the way to a rewarding career. During his laid-back childhood days, Mr Batiratu had to endure struggles to guarantee his placement at the then Lautoka Teachers College in Lautoka. Becoming an educator was a job he had yearned for ever since his primary...
18th September
People | Parcels of success … Maharaj thankful business doing well
He lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic and returned home a troubled man. How he was going to support his family in Dreketi, Macuata troubled his thoughts. Worried about this family’s future, Dharmendra Maharaj decided to start a small food business. Since that day, he has never regretted his decision to do something on...
17th September
A trailblazer’s journey through a lifetime of service
In the remote village of Drekeniwai, nestled in the famed Natewa Bay, young Vane Dulukorewa Nawalowalo’s life took shape in a world she neither chose nor resented. Her parents were civil servants and they were posted to Vaturova in Cakaudrove, where she attended Korotasere District School. It was at this school, where she attended class...
16th September
People | Mia returns the love
MAKING her grandfather happy had always lingered persistently in Asenaca Tusaqa’s heart. So when she won some money after competing in a recent music competition, there was only person on her mind — her loving grandfather. The 20-year-old, known to many as Mia, was able to purchase an outboard engine for her grandfather after she...
15th September
People | Survivor’s retreat on Beqa
Mereane Vavataga created a safe space for cancer survivors to be the best version of themselves. This safe space finally evolved into a non-government organisation on August 23 when President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, launched her logo – Self Care Retreat. The journey that led to establishing her self-care retreat program began after one of her...
14th September
Servant of the flock
After eight years of serving and trusting a divine calling in his life, Visesio Tawake became a fully ordained priest. And in the process, he became the first in the vanua of Toga, in Rewa to enter the priesthood. Fr Tawake was ordained at the Sacred Heart Cathedral by Archbishop Peter Loy Chong last month...
