Preparations underway for accountants congress
From left: Fiji Institute of Accountants president, Cama Raimuria, financial controller of Vodafone Fiji, Elenoa Biukoto, and Westpac Fiji general manager Adrian Hughes with the Westpac/Vodafone...
View ArticleIndian sugar review team present report
By MAIKA BOLATIKI The sugar review team from India, which visited Fiji recently, has presented its report to the Indian Government. Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) executive chairman, Abdul Khan,...
View ArticleJoint ID cards for
By RACHNA LAL A joint identity card (ID) will be issued by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority (FRCA) and the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) from July. Chairman of both institutions,...
View ArticleEmployee caught twisting sugar information
By MAIKA BOLATIKI An employee of the Ministry of Sugar has been caught red handed for twisting information to discredit the good work made by the Government in the sugar industry. This was...
View ArticleIndian sugar review team present report
By MAIKA BOLATIKI The sugar review team from India,which visited Fiji recently, has presented its report to the Indian Government. Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) executive chairman, Abdul Khan,...
View ArticleBusiness growth noted in Savusavu
The Savusavu Town Council has issued 24 new business licenses in the first four months of the year signaling a growth in investment in the Town. Savusavu Town Council special administrator, Vijay...
View ArticleFirst Air Pacific Boeing 737 back painted in new livery
By RACHNA LAL The first of the four Air Pacific Boeing 737 aircraft repainted in the new ‘Fiji Airways’ livery, arrived back over the weekend. The repainted Boeing 737-800 has already resumed...
View ArticleAgreement aims to strengthen business reporting
By LITIA MATHEWSELL An agreement has been signed that will strive to strengthen the professional competence of journalists covering business news. The Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation...
View ArticleACP states fear “immense damage” to sugar industries
Brussels: ACP (African Caribbean Pacific) sugar supplying states have called on the European Union to honour its commitments under the ACP-EU Cotonou Accord and Economic Partnership Agreements. The...
View ArticleGovernment not surprised by Aussie ploy
By RACHNA LAL The Attorney-General and Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, says Government is not surprised by the news that the Australian Government has been secretly vetoing loans to Fiji....
View ArticleCanberra ‘vetoes Fijian global bank loans’
* Actions hypocritical, says economist *Chinese loans help Suva fill the void By ROWAN CALLICK Asia-Pacific editor, writing in The Australian newspaper The Australian Government has been secretly...
View ArticleConnectivity for Tonga through Fiji
By RANOBA BAOA Through Fiji, Tonga will for the first time be connected to the Southern Cross Cable, all thanks to global telecommunications company, Alcatel-Lucent. The Southern Cross Cable, a...
View ArticleAirports Fiji staff to receive bonus
By RACHNA LAL Approval has been given by the Attorney-General and Minister for Public Enterprises for a bonus payout for Airports Fiji Limited staff. This has been confirmed by the chairman of Airports...
View ArticleReport: Construction activity strengthens
By RACHNA LAL The Reserve Bank of Fiji in its first 2013 Quarterly Review has highlighted that construction activity strengthened further in the first quarter of this year. The report said domestic...
View ArticleExcellence certificates for Warwick resorts
By RANOBA BAOA Our tourism operations are receiving recognition from renowned travel website, TripAdvisor.com. For the second year in a row Warwick Fiji Resort & Spa, Naviti Resort and Warwick Le...
View ArticleRadisson Blu gains TripAdvisor recognition
By LITIA MATHEWSELL The Radisson Blu Fiji Resort has been awarded a 2013 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. The esteemed award places the resort in the...
View ArticleLau Trader saga takes another twist
By RANOBA BAOA Lau Shipping Company Limited, operator of the controversial MV Lau Trader, has taken yet another twist of events. Management has again been changed after previous management were issued...
View ArticleVodafone’s top-end smartphones showcased
By RACHNA LAL Vodafone Fiji used the 2013 Showcase as an avenue to give its customers a feel of the latest high-end smartphones. These included the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, Blackberry Z10 and...
View ArticleFSC moves to acquire more cane farming land
By RACHNA LAL Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) is now looking to acquire all the potential sugarcane farming land in Fiji, says executive chairman, Abdul Khan. Mr Khan, confirming this, said they would be...
View ArticleInterContinental Fiji marks 4 years by giving back to community
By RACHNA LAL InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa is indeed proving it’s a people’s resort by way of action. The community of Natadola Bay warmly received donations this week from guests and...
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