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	Labasa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Labasa (IPA:[la mba sa]) is a town in Fiji with a population of 24,187 at the last census held in 1996.
		Labasa is located in the Province of Macuata, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island.
		Labasa Hospital is the referral center for all health centers and hospital on the island of Vanua Levu, and has recently been expanded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Labasa (430 words)

	Encyclopedia: Labasa
		Labasa (IPA:[la mba sa]) is a town in Fiji with a population of approximately 2,000 as of 1996.
		Labasa Hospital is the referral center for all health centers and hospital on the island of Vanua Levu, and has recently undergone an expansion.
		Labasa Town was under two metres (six feet) of water on Tuesday while the nearby residential area of Noadamu was submerged under three metres (10 feet) of water.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Labasa (1388 words)

	Fourteen feared dead in Fiji storms - theage.com.au
		The Times said Labasa police were desperately trying to locate the missing, who were washed away with their homes early on Tuesday.
		Labasa is the main town on the northern island of Vanua Levu and home to around 40,000 people.
		Labasa Mayor Charan Jeath Singh said the flood caused by the cyclone was the first in the town and a blow as it tried to recover from the May 2000 coup crisis.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/01/16/1042520710972.html (207 words)

	efijian.com
		Labasa has suffered massive destruction and it will be weeks or even months before water, telephones and electricity are fully restored.
		Vayeshnoi was sent to Labasa to survey the effects of the cyclone because of the complete communications breakdown with the North Island Vanua Levu.
		Labasa suffered a complete flout even before the full fury of the cyclone was unleashed.
	www.efijian.com /fijiandisaster (2696 words)

	Fiji Guide: The Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The main city in the north, Labasa, with a population of approximately 5000, is built on a delta formed by three rivers - the Wailevu, the Labasa and the Qawa.
		The Labasa and the Qawa are joined by a short canal about eight km from the sea where the town is built.
		Labasa will not overwhelm you with its gourmet restaurants, but there are several decent places to dine.
	www.fijiguide.com /cgi-bin/fijicon.pl?12-vanua.fij (6299 words)

	Labour slams Labasa businessmen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has expressed deep disgust at the 15 Labasa businessmen who wrote to the court martial asking for lenient sentencing for soldiers involved in the takeover of the Sukunaivalu Barracks at the time of the 2000 coup.
		Media reports yesterday said the men led by Labasa Mayor Charan Jeet Singh has written to the trail judge in the court martial proceedings seeking leniency for the soldiers because they had provided protection to these businessmen.
		He called for them to be investigated because several of them had actively assisted the rebel elements in Labasa with food and cash.
	www.flp.org.fj /N030123.htm (331 words)

	Labasa Town - Fiji Visitors Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Reminiscing about the Labasa town, its beginnings and developement since 1922, brings fresh memories of those days and makes it possible to compare it with today.
		Labasa has a full fledged Hospital with health centres and nursing station located in all centres around the island.
		Labasa has an array of supermarkets, textiles shops, fancy goods and gift shops.
	www.fijifvb.gov.fj /activity/listing/labasa.htm (426 words)

	USATODAY.com - Up to 27 feared dead from cyclone in Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A group of seven fishermen has not been seen since the storm, and police said another nine people are missing near the town of Labasa, which was swamped when a river swollen by torrential rainfall burst its banks.
		Police in Labasa, the largest town on Fiji's second island, Vanua Levu, reported isolated cases of looting and said they were moving extra officers into the area.
		Labasa Mayor Charan Singh said water and electricity were still cut Friday afternoon.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2003-01-17-fiji-cyclone_x.htm (558 words)

	Vanua Levu, Fiji Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The main towns are Labasa, a small river port with a large airport and Savusavu which also has an airport.
		Labasa, largely an Indian community, is a thriving business center tied to the sugar industry.
		Labasa: Labasa (pronounced Lam-bah-sah) is a hot, dusty sugar mill town entirely dependent upon cane which is grown in great quantities in the area.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /fiji/about_destin/vanua_levu.asp (932 words)

	Fiji Islands - North, South Pacific Internet Travel Specialists, (pacificnavigator.com) Fiji Islands, Tonga, Cook ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The largest of the two main centres on Vanua Levu is a town called Labasa which sits on the North Coast on the island.
		Labasa and the area surrounding this town is a strong base for farmers who grow sugar cane among other things.
		Labasa Airport is open everyday for scheduled flights to and from Nadi, Suva and Taveuni.
	www.pacificnavigator.com /fiji/aboutfiji/touring/region_north.html (931 words)

	Dutt - Letter from Labasa
		The Interim Administration should move to help these farmers and renew the grants that were to be paid to the farmers so that they can choose to settle wherever they please.
		Labasa people were at an edge with propaganda rife that there is to be another coup.
		The dry weather has been kind to roads but pot holes still abound the road grading work should be in full swing before the rainy season starts.
	www.fijihosting.com /pcgov/press_rel/dutt_001018.htm (425 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Up to 30 feared dead in Fiji after Cyclone Ami
		LABASA, Fiji, Jan 16 (AFP) - Six people have been confirmed dead after Cyclone Ami pounded Fiji this week, but rescuers fear the death toll will top 30 once contact is made with isolated villages.
		At least nine people were missing after flash flooding in the town of Labasa on the northern island of Vanua Levu.
		He told Fiji Broadcasting youngsters in Labasa treated the disaster as a free for all.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/b9daa2c19aa74803c1256cb00038fb25 (649 words)

	NFU Labasa So-called petition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A so-called petition to NFU general secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry containing allegations against him and claiming abuse of the Labasa NFU office were brushed aside as unmitigated nonsense by Mr.
		The purpose of my visit to Labasa on Tuesday September 30, was to table allegations of abuse of office by NFU's Labasa branch president, Dewan Chand, who was suspended yesterday.
		On the contrary, he was one of the most vocal critics of Dewan Chand and voted, along with the others reported to have signed the so-called petition, to suspend Mr.
	www.flp.org.fj /n031001.htm (447 words)

	Labasa, Fiji Cheap Hotels Motels - hotel and motel rooms and reservations available in Labasa, Fiji
		Labasa, Fiji is a great place to stay in a hotel or rent a car.
		Whether you're traveling for a family vacation or a corporate business trip our Labasa, Fiji travel information will help you find a hotel that matches your needs and offers you the lowest rates available on the internet.
		Click on a hotel or motel name from the list of hotels and motels available in Labasa, Fiji to find hotel and motel reservations that are available at this location.
	www.eztrip.com /Nadi/Lautoka/Labasa/LABASA_FJ_INTL.html (319 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Fijian rubbish dumps closed to deter scavengers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Labasa's mayor Charan Jeet Singh says the scavengers were hunting for food and other goods left at the rubbish dump by shopowners.
		Mr Singh says the police were called in to chase the scavengers away and health authorities have ordered the dump to be closed.
		He says the northern town has already been affected by the expiry of agricultrual leases and the problem is further compounded by the cyclone devastation.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_768047.htm (183 words)

	Fiji Islands - Gativi v The State - Pacific Law Materials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The appellant appeals against what he claims is the injustice of activating in full the suspended sentences of imprisonment imposed in respect of two earlier convictions entered against him in the Labasa Magistrates’ Court in Criminal Case File Nos: 115 and 116 of 1999.
		On 16th March 1999 at the Labasa Magistrates’ Court the appellant was sentenced on the Savusavu Criminal File No: 96 of 1999 as follows: on Count 1 to 3 months imprisonment and on Count 2 to 6 months imprisonment both sentences to be served concurrently.
		In light of the above I am reluctantly constrained to allow this appeal on the basis that the trial magistrate’s exercise of his statutory discretion in activating the appellant’s earlier suspended sentences in full was misguided, harsh and excessive.
	www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj /library/Paclaw/Fiji/Fiji_cases/FLR_1999/Gativi_v_State.html (1025 words)

	Cricinfo - Cricket In Labasa since 1993
		I was told that the first ever cricket pitch to be build in Fiji, was built here in FSC Labasa by the English during the CSR and the picth is now burried under tons of sugarcane waste at the labasa mill.
		Since the colonial days the game was dead here in Labasa and was only played at homes of the Indians from India who were runing bussiness here in Labasa.
		When Labasa won the secondary schools championship trophy in 1995 in Nadi, Ratu Tomasi organised a march through town to FSC where all the heads of government present with a big lovo feast in honour of the winning Labasa school team prepared by parents and supporters in a special prepared shed at FSC Ground.
	www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2001/NOV/094997_ICC-DEA_28NOV2001.html (1359 words)

	Volunteer eye specialist team to visit Labasa - Fiji Government Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The project, Dr Lal said is a volunteer one and all cost involved including charges for accommodation and meals for the doctors are met by the members of the Lions Club of Labasa.
		Those intending to see the specialist are asked to visit the Labasa hospital or their rural medical out- posts when the team arrives there.
		Recently revealed statistics show that almost one quarter of the patient receiving laser surgery at Labasa for diabetic eye disease last year were already blind in one eye while sixty per cent had lost vision completely.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/29/2845 (335 words)

	Senior Military Officers plotted insurrection
		The officer said the Labasa move was initiated from the QEB [Queen Elizabeth Barracks].
		The Post stated further that according to the officer the military planned to storm the Parliament but the Labasa mutiny foiled the plan.
		The Qaranivalu - the high chief of Naitasiri who also was a key Speight supporter - had visited the Military Commander with about 200 of his subjects apparently asking him in the traditional Fijian way to step down.
	www.fijihosting.com /pcgov/archive/2000-09/no59.htm (456 words)

	Car Hire in Labasa Fiji from car hire.co.uk
		Labasa is a hot, dusty sugar mill town entirely dependent upon cane which is grown in great quantities in the area.
		Labasa is primarily a business town but shopping for Indian clothing such as saris or jewellery is first rate.
		Make sure you are able to visit all the sites and the towns in Labasa and you can do this with simple pre-bookable car hire from car hire.co.uk.
	www.carhire.co.uk /car-hire/labasa.html (361 words)

	The Hoopeston Chronicle: Serving Hoopeston, IL
		Who repairs cars and rides horses and taught math and was the fastest man in Labasa and drank grog like a fish (and even liked it).
		These are days I have meetings with the Labasa Town Council, Public Works Department, the Ministry of Health or Education.
		I have only been in Labasa for three months, because I moved from my original placement, in Taveuni, after three months at site.
	www.thehoopestonchronicle.com /articles/2004/08/25/news/community/comm02.prt (909 words)

	Naseakula Feature - Teivovo.com
		Nasekula is a chiefly village, home of the Tui Labasa and owning most of the sugar mill town of Labasa.
		According to the history books, development came late to Labasa as Vanua Levu did not receive much attention until the sandalwood thickets in the Bua Bay area around 1805.
		However, because of the geographical location of Labasa, lying on the hot dry side of Fiji, it proved suitable for sugar cane and is now an area that shows the most promise of economic growth.
	www.teivovo.com /features/200106_27_macuata_feature.html (891 words)

	LABASA GUEST FIJI LABASA GUEST Best Prices LABASA GUEST HOUSE BEST PRICES Fiji Labasa Guest House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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	fiji-hotels.zoomandgo.com /FIJI-hotels/location/Labasa-Guest-House.html (664 words)

	labasa email (spam-free!) and website community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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	www.labasa.pw (359 words)

	Report on UNESCO Environmental Outreach – Open Days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The second of the Open Day Series was held in Labasa, Vanua Levu, at the All Saints Secondary School on 30 August 2003. The representatives of the different groups (SIV, OFS and COTS) from Suva participated in the Lautoka meeting, totalling nine.
		The attendance at Labasa was much better (100) than that in Lautoka. Better advertising using more personal contacts and the media seem to have helped.
		Charan Jeath Singh. The mayor spoke on the appropriateness and timing of the workshop, as it was held when the district of Labasa was facing severe pollution in one of its rivers adjacent to the township.
	www.unesco.org /csi/smis/siv/Pacific/Fiji_actopday.htm (1702 words)

	Cameron Buckner's Fijian Travelogue
		Sailosi, who is known by everyone (because he is a member of the high family of the Labasa chiefdom, one of the most important on the island) was flagging down every vehicle which passed, attempting to finagle transportation.
		Sailosi, carrying immense weight in these parts, arranged for us to be taken in the logging company's carrier down to Labasa; and down we sped, beginning the journey as we started it, crammed into the back of a carrier, speeding down a dirt road.
		This side of the island is known as the sugar cane belt; having much wider fields, less rugged terrain, richer topsoil, and less rain, it provides ideal conditions for raising the cane.
	cbuckner.home.insightbb.com /page12.html (6430 words)

	News Brief
		Also, we had to start all over on the formation of a new camp in Labasa because the contact man fled the country due to the coup and the main contact in Suva could not help or accompany me to Labasa due to the coup in the capital city.
		Another pastor from another denomination came in where I was eating lunch and contacted his denomination in Labasa.
		As God blessed, we were able to form a new camp in the city of Labasa.
	www.gideons.org /newsbrief/livenews.cfm?news=augNB2000.htm (1075 words)

	Visiting NZ doctors help with sight in Labasa - Fiji Government Online
		A team of eye specialists from New Zealand visited Labasa last week and surrounding communities to continue its commitments to the Lion Club of Labasa’s annual Sight First Project.
		Every year the sight first project treats over 2000 patients with various eye problems with 1500 glasses dispensed and close to 100 cataracts are treated.
		VOSO have been working with the Labasa Lions Club for 14 years to make the annual Sight First project possible.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/30/2990 (152 words)

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