“Patience is a virtue” is a proverb that seafarers live by. Waiting on watch, staying in anchorage, or observing loading is usual for a day of a seafarer. Days at sea could be mundane and even boring. For deck Cadet Laura and engine Cadet Louisa, their patience was tested unequivocally in the last few months.…Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the global education landscape. More than ever, teachers now need to research more in subject areas, explore and prepare interactive and informative lessons and deliver via online mode while ensuring students understand and can cope with the transformed teaching methods. To provide a pathway for education professionals to develop and…Read More

  Four medical lab scientists from the Fiji National University’s (FNU), College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (CMNHS) joined the “Explain the Science” panel discussions on COVID-19, intended to provide a platform for experts to speak on facts related to the COVID-19 disease, the swab test, vaccines, etc, so that people of Fiji can…Read More

It took a lot of hard work and continued perseverance, but it is all worth it, according to Veronica Eleni Barinisavu, a Bachelor of Law student at the Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Studies (CBHTS). Being unable to pursue tertiary studies soon after leaving high school due to financial challenges,…Read More

Growing up in Rotuma, Jeremiah Jone Thomas Mani developed an affection for automobiles, particularly trucks as there were only a few around on the island and were being used to cart supplies and other essentials to villages. The desire to learn more about automobiles, drove Mani to pursue a career as a trade mechanic after…Read More