Richard Bangs Adventures - Author and traveler Tom Miller reflects on the possibilities of travel in post-Castro Cuba. Read more…

THE Ministry of Health set out on a one-day campaign on Saturday to raise awareness about the non-communicable diseases (NCD). Read more…

MYSTERY surrounds allegations that piped water on the island of Rotuma is contaminated. Read more…

THE Nadi Court has warned it will deal strongly with drivers charged with traffic offences. Read more…

ONE hundred and thirty-four soldiers are expected to leave for Iraq next month. Read more…

THE proceeds of a weeklong carnival held in conjunction with soccer's Inter-District Championship will go towards development of the home side. Read more…

THE rape of a 15-year-old girl who went to relieve herself outside her house over the weekend shows that girls in Fiji are not safe anywhere, the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre says. Read more…

MORE than one in every 100 children in Fiji schools is carrying bacteria that causes rheumatic heart disease, an expert says. Read more…

A PROPOSAL to set up a big private hospital in the Western Division could see the dawn of the country's first health tourists. Read more…

A 32-year-old fisherman charged with the September murder of a jeweller in Nadi, has been remanded in custody. Read more…

Traditional art and cultures are not the only things that are being strengthened at the Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival underway in Suva. Read more…

A PARAMOUNT chief in jail on treason charges warned of "catastrophe" if the Prime Minister removed a State Minister from duty over disciplinary issues. Read more…

Fiji's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has been asked by the paramount chief of Naitasiri Ratu Inoke Read more…

Rolf Potts - Exploring the distinctly American pleasure of the open road with author Jamie Jensen. Read more…

The Fiji army says it is determined to see that its former Land Force Commander Lieutenant Colonel Jone Baledrokadroka does not get the top job in the Prison Service Read more…

Fiji's army commander Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says the military will be watchdog of all Government Read more…

Following a customer backlash Jetstar has finally canned its free-for-all seating policy. The no-frills airline is now allocating seats to passengers, thereby avoiding any unruly scramble on boarding. And passengers may now choose their seats when booking via the Web or by phone. All of which sounds eminently sensible and makes me wonder why Jetstar didn't do this from the outset. Read more…

Barbara Correa - A few weeks into liquidless travel, veteran road warriors are settling into new patterns that get them where they need to be with a minimum of hassle. Read more…

Rolf Potts - Hit the road or hit the books? An 18-year-old weighs college against an extended journey. Read more…

Barbara Correa - No toothpaste? Ack! Read more…

I?m back from 3 days of incomunicado-ness on Koh Chang Island? now read why! Read more…

Wednesday, October 11th will be the 4th anniversary of the Bali Bombings, that killed over 200 people in Kuta. The Sari Club and Paddy’s were the scenes of carnage back in 2002, both sites, still undeveloped. In recent months the actual road outside the sites has been renovated with a nice tile and there is a [...] Read more…

When I arrived in Bali in January 2003, I set about interviewing Balinese locals, who were present during the bombings and the Sari Club and Paddy’s. Many of those people are still in the area, and I did manage to meet the husband of one lady, who was injured. Many people told me independendtly that [...] Read more…

Sunday I rode from Seminyak to Yeh Gangga beach, just north of Tanah Lot. Yeh Gangga means water from the Ganges. Looking a map of the area (close up map) you will notice the main road that goes from Denpasar to Tabanan, and onto the port of Gilimanuk, in west Bali. All the small local [...] Read more…

Yeh Gangga beach is 10km SW of Tabanan. The attraction of this area is natural beauty, with rice fields leading down to the beach, volcanos in the distance and a rugged, empty coastline. Yeh Gangga beach, like many of the beaches on the SW coast, is not suitable for swimming, due to the currents and lack [...] Read more…