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Airports Fiji: Budget for airstrip upgrade welcome
An aerial view of the Tavueni Airstrip. Government has allocated $800,000 in the 2014 National Budget for the upgrade of rural airstrips. By RACHNA LAL Airports Fiji Limited has welcomed the allocation...
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CINEC to develop our maritime school
The Attorney-General and Minister for Public Enterprises, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (right), with Aitken Spence PLC deputy chairman, Rajan Brito, during a cocktail function celebrating the public-private...
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Carpenters Finance customers get their money back
From left: Carpenters Finance divisional accountant, Rohitesh Prasad, Carpenters Finance manager sales and marketing, Rajeshwar Nand and Carpenters Finance general manager, Alok Mishra. Photo:...
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DHL reveals plans to invest more here
DHL NZ country manager, Tim Baxter (left) with Jack’s of Fiji general manager, Shane Gunaratne. Photo: PAULINI RATULAILAI By MARAIA VULA DHL Global Forwarding (Fiji) Limited has revealed investment...
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Women in Business awards back, nominations now open
DHL NZ country manager, Tim Baxter (left) with Jack’s of Fiji general manager, Shane Gunaratne. Photo: PAULINI RATULAILAI By MARAIA VULA Women in Business has returned once again with its annual awards...
View ArticlePacific Harbour tourism website goes live
By RACHNA LAL In a bid to rejuvenate the Pacific Harbour brand, the newly-formed Pacific Harbour Tourism Association launched a new website which went live yesterday. (www.adventurecapitalfiji.com)...
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Pine industry bounces back with renewed confidence
Landowners acknowledged Fiji Pine Group of Companies executive chairman, Faiz Khan, during opening of the upgraded Hatunavuku Kindergarten School in Sigatoka yesterday. Photo: MINFO NEWS By RACHNA LAL...
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The era of online shopping is here (HARD TALK)
Compiled by RACHNA LAL Welcome to Hard Talk, where we pose questions to both top executives and budding entrepreneurs on some of the major issues involving business. Dr Bansod The growth of online...
View ArticleEFTPOS machines installed in revenue and customs offices
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority has installed Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale (EFTPOS) machines in most of its offices to facilitate the payment of taxes and duties. Chief executive,...
View ArticleCentre notes businesses being too complacent
By RANOBA BAOA Fiji National University’s National Training & Productivity Centre has noted that while many companies are taking their Convention on Quality programmes seriously, others are being...
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FEA and Tanoa shine at quality awards
Fiji Electricity Authority - Team Kinetics - Gold winner during the 18th National Convention on Quality awards held at Holiday Inn Suva. By RANOBA BAOA The Fiji Electricity Authority yesterday scooped...
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Serious role of board, senior management discussed
The deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Inia Naiyaqa. By RACHNA LAL A risk focused supervision workshop heard that no amount of regulation or supervision can save an institution if the board...
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Swire Bulk launches new vessel to export our sugar
A view of the MV Wuchang from the bridge. Photo: RAEVENN BREEN By RAEVENN BREEN Swire Bulk has introduced a new handy-size bulk carrier, MV Wuchang, which will be mainly used to export sugar out of the...
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InterContinental’s duo come out as top chef and barista
Saleshni Goundar (left) - the Fiji Barista of the Year and Ritesh Kumar - Chef of the Year 2013 with their trophies. Photo: INTERCONTINENTAL FIJI GOLF RESORT & SPA By RACHNA LAL InterContinental...
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Yatu Lau puts Lagoon Resort on sale
The Lagoon Hotel in Pacific Harbour, Deuba, has been put up for sale by its owners, the Yatu Lau Company Limited. By RACHNA LAL Yatu Lau Company Limited has put one of its key tourism investments, the...
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Tanoa scoops five quality awards
By RACHNA LAL The Tanoa Hotel Group scooped five out of the seven awards up for grabs at the 18th National Convention on Quality Awards. The convention by the Fiji national University’s National...
View ArticleDeputy Governor gives money laundering facts
By RACHNA LAL The Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Inia Naiyaga, has stressed that money laundering is no longer just an issue for the law enforcement authorities. He made these comments in...
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Major IT mergers
OPINION By KELVIN DAVIS (Kelvin Davis is the director or Greymouse, a cloud service-provider that supplies high quality, time-bound and cost-efficient services through its own facility in Fiji.) Funded...
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$7m for PAFCO upgrade
No relocation plans: Jannif By MARAIA VULA The board of Pacific Fishing Company Limited (PAFCO) is looking to spend about $7 million on repairs and maintenance work of its cannery in Levuka. This was...
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Sponsorship boost for the Western Craft Fair
By MARAIA VULA One of the major feature of the Western Crafts Fair 2013 is expected to the handing over of 46 Fijian Crafted Licence Certificates by the Attorney-General and Minister for Industry and...
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