InterContinental celebrates week-long event
InterContinental employee enjoying afternoon tea last week with management. Source: INTERCONTINENTAL FIJI GOLF RESORT & SPA The staff at the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa were...
View ArticleGlobal hotels in Fiji ‘Celebrate Service’
Staff of Holiday Inn Suva during their weeklong celebrations of Celebrate Service honouring the services of staff for the hotel earlier last week. Photo: RONALD KUMAR. By RANOBA BAOA Across the world...
View ArticleDurga Prasad’s vessels, a sight to see
MV Lady Sandy I (left) and MV Sandy II (right) at Port Mua-i-Walu yesterday. Photo: RANOBA BAOA By RANOBA BAOA Different vessels berthed at a dock may be an ordinary sight, but two look-alike ships...
View ArticleShip owners hit back at report quoting Goundar
By RANOBA BAOA A newspaper article quoting MV Lomaiviti Princess owner George Goundar is causing concern amongst other interi-sland ferry operators. They have called the quoted comments unbecoming of...
View ArticleMH, Digicel and Warwick reward 25 mums
Left: Digicel 7s team sensation Osea Kolinisau picks a name from the MH Mum’s Getaway promotions as Digicel Fiji head of Marketing Sheryl Singh and Carpenters Fiji Limited director Retail and...
View ArticleSunbeam invests $1.2m in new buses
The four new air-conditioned buses for Sunbeam Transport Limited. Photo: ARISHMA DEVI By SHEIK DEAN Sunbeam Transport Limited has added four more air-conditioned buses to its fleet as roads improve....
View ArticleNew website rates world’s safest, dangerous airlines
By David Flynn of Australian Business Traveller (David Flynn is the editor of Australian Business Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis)....
View ArticleHard Rock birthday marked in a big way in Nadi
By LITIA MATHEWSELL Following years of extensive homage to rock-n-roll with their themed outlets and vibrant music collection, the Hard Rock Cafe’s 42nd birthday celebrations was no quaint occasion...
View ArticleHerbert to build Peppers Naisoso despite financial issues at home
Source: DOMINION POST Napier: A construction company in the gun over the NZ$10 million leaky Hawke’s Bay Regional Council building is building a multimillion-dollar resort in Fiji. Napier-based Herbert...
View ArticleTanoa makes Gillespie regional manager
Source: TANOA HOTEL GROUP The Tanoa Hotel Group has appointed Matthew Gillespie to the newly-created position of regional manager Fiji and Samoa. Mr Gillespie has been the general manager at the Tanoa...
View ArticleYachting tourism era here for Lau
By RACHNA LAL Possibilities are high for a new tourism era to dawn in Lau with yachting tourism as efforts are now being put by stakeholders to develop Lau as a yachting destination. Twenty-five classy...
View ArticleTanoa Waterfront gets TripAdvisor accolade
By JYOTI PRATIBHA The Tanoa Waterfront Hotel in Lautoka has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for the third consecutive year. The accolade, which honours hospitality...
View ArticleTuckers to open first parlour in Damodar Complex
By RACHNA LAL Goodman Fielder Fiji will be opening its first Tuckers Ice Cream parlour in Damodar City Centre Complex in Raiwai, Suva. General manager Chris Zaayman said as customary parlours, Tuckers...
View ArticleDeed appointed NZ regional director
Source: TOURISM FIJI Tourism Fiji has announced the appointment of Wayne Deed as regional director New Zealand. Tourism Fiji chief executive, Rick Hamilton said Mr Deed was a well-respected industry...
View ArticleSuccessful talks held in North with private sector
By SITERI TALEITAKI Twenty members of the private sector in Labasa attended a workshop organised by the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation and Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO)...
View ArticleWestpac women’s education grant launched
By RANOBA BAOA As a corporate body, Westpac Fiji recognises the need for women to be educated in order to secure a successful career. In this respect, Westpac Fiji launched the Westpac Women Education...
View ArticleGrowth phase for Carptrac
By RACHNA LAL As construction activity and investment in the country is growing, so are the businesses. One such company is Carptrac, a subsidiary of Carpenters, which is currently going through a...
View ArticlePacific Building Solutions eyes casino project
By JYOTI PRATIBHA Construction firm, Pacific Building Solutions (PBS) is currently in talks with One Hundred Sands Limited regarding the construction of Fiji’s first casino. Managing director Michael...
View ArticleNew chicken brand for North
New brand chicken known as BEST CHICKEN will soon be available at selected supermarkets and stores in the North. By SERUWAIA WAQASAQA People in the North will be able to see a new brand of chicken in...
View ArticleWork well underway getting set for crush
Top: Fiji Sugar Corporation workers clearing the tramline at Sabeto in Nadi yesterday. Photo: WAISEA NASOKIA By WAISEA NASOKIA Work is underway by the Fiji Sugar Corporation clearing and manning...
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