Fiji Chapter for company directors
By RACHNA LAL Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), an internationally-renowned professional body of Company Directors, has established a Fiji Chapter. This is to cater for the demands of...
View ArticleTemporary lease extension for Wainivesi Mine
Director Mineral Reources, Malakai Finau (second right), and other officials from Mineral Resources Department discuss the lease extension at the Wainivesi Mine last week with Asia Pacific Resources...
View ArticlePort workers get pay rise
By RACHNA LAL Workers at the Fiji Ports Corporation and its subsidiary, Ports Terminal Limited are to receive a substantial share of yet another big boost in the group’s profits. About 170 permanent...
View ArticleTambua Sands redevelopment plan
Tambua Sands Resort Garden View Bures. Photo: TOURISM FIJI By JYOTI PRATIBHA Popular and affordable holiday getaway for locals and tourists alike, the Tambua Sands Resort on the Coral Coast, is soon to...
View ArticleWestpac supports financial education for women
Westpac Fiji general manager, Adrian Hughes (standing) addresses women entrepreneurs during a workshop this week to educate and enhance their knowledge on the financial side. Photo: WESTPAC By FARISHA...
View ArticleTax collection surpasses target by $30m
By RACHNA LAL The Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority (FRCA) has exceeded its target collections by $30.1 million for the six months ending June 30, 2013. The total revenue collected as at June 2013 was...
View ArticleFiji Airways acting chief happy to take any role
BY STEVE JONES From Travel Weekly Fiji Airways acting chief executive, Aubrey Swift, will be happy to do “whatever is asked” of him by the airline as the board ponders who will lead the airline into...
View ArticleInter Island Airways now plans September launch
Inter Island Airways’ 30-seater Dornier 328-100 currently being used in the Samoas from a base at Pago Pago International Airport. Inter Island Airway (Fiji) Limited is proposing to bring in one of...
View ArticlePSC plans retirement planning expo
Source: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION The Public Service Commission is encouraging interested people and stakeholders to attend the Retirement Planning Exposition planned for Saturday, July 6, at the Tebara...
View ArticleAnother retirement expo from Westpac
By FARISHA AHMED Westpac, together with the Public Service Commission, will once again host a Retirement Planning Exposition today at the Tebara Complex in Nakasi from 9am till 2pm. This is the third...
View ArticleVodafone continues to shine 19 years on
Vodafone Fiji sponsorship manager, Liga Gukisuva (left) with head of mCommerce & Corporate Affairs, Shailendra Prasad, take the media through its 19th birthday promotions at the Vodafone Fiji...
View ArticleFNPF extends surcharge amnesty period
By FARISHA AHMED The Fiji National Provident Fund Board has for the final time, extended its amnesty period to waive all surcharges for defaulting employers to July 31, 2013. The extension follows...
View ArticleCustoms warns social marketing networks
Social networks By RACHNA LAL The Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority (FRCA) has warned those importing goods and selling them on social marketing networks to correctly declare the goods to Customs. The...
View ArticleAttorney-General opens second U-Save branch
Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, with U-Save Supermarket managing director Bobby Khan looking over his shoulder during the opening of the second branch of the U-Save Supermarket at Votualevu,...
View ArticleParticipating in deciding training needs (Hard TALK)
KAMLESH PRAKASH - r Inspiration - Mahatma Gandhi r Hobbies - fishing/swimming r Ambition in life - to be a good citizen! r Most passionate about - Quality and improvements r Achievement most proud of -...
View ArticleAmex Resources’ Lautoka Port construction begins soon
Total project expence exceeds $20 million A three-dimensional image of Amex Resources Limited’s Lautoka Port facilities showing large enclosed stockpile shed, covered conveyors and shiploader,...
View ArticlePSC supports Fijian Made and Buy Fijian campaign
Source: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION The Public Service Commission will work closely with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in promoting the ‘Fijian Made and Buy Fijian’ Campaign. Public service permanent...
View ArticleCall to plan and invest in future
Source: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION Workers in Fiji should make it their business to save money for their future and equally so, must plan for their retirement. This was the message from Public Service...
View ArticleFuel Buster launched here for efficiency
From left: BuzzMe (Fiji) chief executive, Arvin Maharaj, Raiwaqa Transport Limited chief executive, Ashok Kumar, both holding an Eco 4 Fuel Buster, with GHT Pacific chief operations officer, Shivana...
View ArticleEco-tourism site opened
A-G stresses need for proper management Attorney-General and Minister for Tourism, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (front right), was shown around and briefed on the history of Volivoli Cave yesterday. Photo:...
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