Mystery Company Applies for the Biggest Mineral Exploration Project
The country’s largest gold exploration exercise since the discovery and establishment of Vatukoula Gold Mines could proceed in the next 22 days, if objections are not recorded with Mineral Resources...
View ArticleNorth Still Awaits Tourism Master Plan
Savusavu Tourism Association chairperson Delia Rothnie-Jones hopes Government will allocate funds in the upcoming 2024-2025 National Budget to boost the tourism industry in Savusavu, and the...
View ArticleSavusavu to Welcome Over 100 Vessels in Upcoming Pacific Rally
An upcoming rally is expected to boost maritime tourism for Savusavu Town. The Island Cruising and Down Under Rally event, Pacific Rally 2024, is set to begin this week. Since organising the Pacific...
View ArticleExpos To Return
The Marriott Hotels is looking at developing a platform to similarly host the Grand Wedding Expo and the renowned Food and Wine Festival later this year. Marriott Hotels market director of sales and...
View Article$1.3 Billon Project Boost
In a significant boost to the local economy and infrastructure, various development projects amounting to $1.3 billion are currently underway. These initiatives span multiple sectors aiming to improve...
View ArticleCama Joins Communications Fiji Board
Arieta Cama has joined the board of the South Pacific’s largest broadcasting organisation, Communications Fiji Ltd. She replaces Emily King as BSP Life representative on the board of Communications...
View ArticleFuel Price Goes Up Tomorrow
The increased prices of fuel go into effect tomorrow, after the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission (FCCC) determined the new regulated price for Unleaded Petrol (Motor Spirit), Premix,...
View ArticleFiji Airways Takes Flight as oneworld’s 15th Full Member Airline
Fiji’s oneworld, the world’s leading airline alliance, has announced that Fiji Airways is to become its 15th full member airline. Fiji Airways, the flag carrier of Fiji and the South Pacific, has been...
View ArticleTewaka Inducted into ANZ FETA Hall of Fame
Tewaka, a quality tourism services and transport operator has been inducted into the ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards (FETA) hall of fame. The announcement was made during the 2024 ANZ FETA season...
View ArticleCane Harvesting Ready in Labasa
Mechanical harvester operators and cooperatives in Labasa are ready to begin the harvesting of sugar cane today. Vanua Levu Cane Harvesters Association president Aiyub Khan said there were more than 40...
View ArticleFiji must keep up, or lose out, Sanday warns
If we want to realise the billion-dollar potential of Fiji’s kava industry, we must invest in more comprehensive, home-grown, scientific research in our local institutions, says John Sanday, executive...
View Article‘Objections were Wrong’
Mineral resources insiders have decried claims of ‘lack of understanding’ over ‘permitting processes’ where Mercurius Mineral Resources Limited is concerned. Industry insiders likened the government’s...
View ArticleHuge Potential In Organic Farming
Organic farming in Vanua Levu offers a huge potential that would trigger economic growth for the Northern Division. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Waterways Tomasi Tunabuna said the division...
View ArticleConsultants Delight In Discovering Outsourcing Opportunities With EXO Fiji
Exploring Outsourcing in Fiji – EXO Fiji – Country Famil concluded on Friday and for some consultants visiting for the first time it was an eye opening experience of what Fiji’s emerging outsourcing...
View ArticleWyndham Garden to Open in September
The newly built Wyndham Garden based in Wailoaloa, Nadi is scheduled to be in full operation in September. The $20 million investment 90-room property will be managed by Cove Management Limited (CML)....
View ArticleFijian Flying Circus to Showcase Talents
The Fijian Flying Circus promises to be a spectacle, combining contemporary Fijian dance with the exhilarating art of circus performance. This is after VOU Dance Fiji PTE Limited officially announced...
View ArticleDates to Phase Out Cheques Revoked
The Association of Banks in Fiji (ABIF) have cancelled the proposed timelines for phasing out cheques in Fiji. ABIF, in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) had earlier announced their...
View ArticleKPMG Fiji Welcomes Two New Partners
KPMG Fiji has appointed two new partners to support the expansion of he firm’s growth in the South Pacific. Marissa Apted and Mohammed Khan are based in the KPMG Suva office. KPMG Fiji managing partner...
View ArticleFHTA and SPCC Join Forces for HOTEC Barista Competition
The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (FHTA) last week announced its new partnership with the South Pacific Coffee Company (SPCC) as a competition partner for the HOTEC Tradeshow 2024. Through this...
View ArticleAl Hamd opens 6th outlet
Residents of Tavua are better placed as consumers, after the opening of a retail outlet in their municipality. The gold mining town is home to Al Hamd Smart Living’s newest and sixth chain store. The...
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