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The Ministry of Fisheries has continued its push to support sustainable aquaculture and rural development through its pearl oyster farming programme in Bua. A specialised Pearl Team recently spent a week in Nasau Village, Navakasiga, working alongside villagers and youth groups to improve pearl farming operations and promote sustainable cultivation practices. During the visit, four spat collector lines installed last year were retrieved and inspected. Although the number of melamela oysters collected was lower compared to previous harvests, the exercise still yielded 405 healthy juvenile oyster spats. The young oysters were later drilled and arranged into ear-hanged chaplets before being…

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A man in his late 20s is expected to appear before the Lautoka Magistrates Court charged with the alleged murder of a 38-year-old man. Police allege the accused seriously assaulted the victim during a drinking gathering in Wairabetia on the morning of 14 May 2026. The suspect has since been charged with one count of murder. Investigators are also continuing inquiries into the alleged involvement of three other individuals connected to the incident. The post Man Charged Over Lautoka Death appeared first on Fiji One News.

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