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Roads authority plans 2014 projects
By WATI TALEBULA The Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) is gearing up for this year’s key projects both in its capital and maintenance works programmes. This was confirmed by the acting chief executive, Dale...
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Hundred years of the US central bank
Dr TK Jayaraman OPINION By DR TK JAYARAMAN (Dr Jayaraman is a Professor at the Fiji National University’s School of Economics, Banking and Finance, Nasinu Campus. His website is: www.tkjayaraman.com)...
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Moves to form a Rakiraki Chamber of Commerce
By WAISEA NASOKIA The Rakiraki Town Council is working closely with its stakeholders to form a Rakiraki Chamber and Commerce Industry. Interim special administrator Ralulu Cirikiyasawa said he has been...
View ArticlePositive investment activities noted
By RACHNA LAL The Reserve Bank of Fiji has noted positive investment activities mainly support by positive performance in the construction sector. This was highlighted in the central bank’s Economic...
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Shaw marks 20 years of owning Castaway Island
By JYOTI PRATIBHA Castaway Island Fiji chairman, Geoffrey Shaw, took ownership of the iconic resort 20 years ago, and today, the resort’s reputation has grown from strength-to-stregth. Over those 20...
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Stock exchange expects more company listings
By RACHNA LAL The South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPSE) is anticipating to entice more private companies for listing this year. This follows the reduction of corporate tax rate to 10 per cent across the...
View ArticleSearch for suitable Trade Commissioner to PNG begins
By RACHNA LAL The Ministry of Industry and Trade has begun its search for a suitable person to take up the role of our Trade Commissioner to Papua New Guinea. The position has been advertised setting...
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Information Technology – Is it the coolest next big thing?
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.)...
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Charan Jeath Singh plans $20m investment this year
By RANOBA BAOA Renowned Labasa businessman, Charan Jeath Singh, is anticipating about $20 million investment for his Charan Jeah Singh Group this year. The group will take on a number of investments...
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24 cruise ships to cruise into Nadi Bay over next 11 months
By RAEVENN BREEN Twenty-four cruise-liners are expected to arrive within the next 11 months into Nadi Bay, bringing in tens of thousands of tourists into the jet set town of Nadi. Out of these 24...
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Fiji Development Bank partners with FEXCO for easier transfers
By MARAIA VULA The Fiji Development Bank is now a sub agent for FEXCO Pacific, a certified agent for Western Union Money Transfer. This was made possible through an agreement, signed yesterday,at the...
View ArticleAirlines release on-time performance for December
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s national airline, and Pacific Sun, its regional and domestic subsidiary, reported their on-time performance (OTP) results for December 2013. Fiji Airways reported a consistent OTP...
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Fund to modernise existing properties
By RANOBA BAOA The Fiji National Provident Fund, one of the capital’s largest commercial property owners, intends to modernise some of its existing properties for improved benefits of its members. This...
View ArticleSpecial cane payment announced for back-to-school
By SHEIK DEAN As the year kicks off with back-to-school shopping, sugarcane farmers will give a sigh of relief after an early cane payment was announced yesterday. Sugar Cane Growers Council chief...
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Agriculture ministry plans to increase exports this year
By MARAIA VULA The Ministry of Agriculture’s ultimate goal for its 2014 programmes is to increase exports and reduce imports through the production of crops, livestock and bi-products. The ministry’s...
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ANZ closes money transfer account throughout Pacific
By MARAIA VULA The ANZ Banking Group has closed the accounts that money transfer companies and foreign exchange dealers have held with it. Reserve Bank of Fiji deputy governor, Inia Naiyaga said: “This...
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Samsung unveils Galaxy NotePRO and Galaxy TabPRO tablet series 2014
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro Las Vegas: Samsung, extending its tablet portfolio, has announced the Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO line of tablets at CES 2014. The South Korean giant has unveiled four tablets in...
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Record Year for Radisson Blu Resort
Radisson Bu Resort (Fiji) records good year last year. By JYOTI PRATIBHA The year 2013 had been a record year for multi-awarding winning resort – Radisson Blu Resort (Fiji) on Denarau Island in Nadi....
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Northern Air revives Ono-i-Lau flight
By MARAIA VULA Northern Air Services Charters Limited is starting the year with a new flight to Ono-i-Lau. It revives a scheduled air link to the distant southern Lau island that has long been dormant...
View ArticleATH Technology Park sells property to FNPF
By RACHNA LAL The Fiji National Provident has bought ATH Technology Park’s property in Vatuwaqa, Suva. ATH Technology Park is a subsidiary of Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited. The property was sold...
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