Call for regulatory controls in automotive industry
Vision Motors on Grantham Road. By RANOA BAOA The automotive industry needs a regulatory agency says Vision Motors Limited industrial product manager Dinesh Pal. This comes as the official distributor...
View ArticleAssociation applauds boost for ports
By RANOBA BAOA The Fiji Retailers Association welcomes the initiative of the prive-public partnership that Government has taken to boost Fiji Ports Terminal Limited operations. This comes after the...
View ArticleFijian-made catamaran’s maiden voyage
Attorney General and Minister for Tourism Aiyaz Sayed - Khaiyum at the traditional ceremony for the Malolo Cat IV on Malolo Lailai Island in the Mamanucas yesterday. By JYOTI PRATIBHA Made in Fiji, the...
View ArticleANZ boost online (Business updates)
Sydney: The head of Australia’s third biggest bank is predicting more banking services will go online as banks move to cut costs. Last week both the ANZ and Westpac have revealed record half-year cash...
View ArticleNewcrest backs PNG (Business updates)
Port Moresby :Newcrest Mining is firmly committed to PNG which is expected to account for about 40 per cent of the company’s gold production this year, board chairman Don Mercer says. Mercer and...
View ArticlePleass-VaiWai to target ‘nature markets’ overseas
Pleass Global Limited sustainability manager Gael Leopold with their newly launched bottled water product VaiWai Natural Artesian Water outside their Walu Bay office last week. Photo: RONALD KUMAR. By...
View ArticleUkranian travel agent sets up agency here
By SHEIK DEAN After visiting our shores in 2012, Ukrainian national, Oleksandra Golovehenko made up her mind to return. But only this time, she was determined to promote Fiji to European countries....
View Article2 operating here star in frequent travel awards
Holiday Inn Suva room … the Holiday Inn and the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa are part of the IHG hotel group. Source: TRAVELMOLE Two companies operating in Fiji have topped the Oceania...
View ArticleSoltuna may get funding (Business updates)
Honiara: SolTuna Fishing and Processing Ltd in Noro, Western Province, may soon see changes and expansion to its current infrastructures worth USD$10million (SBD$80m). Under the proposed expansion and...
View ArticleSydney Airport terminal sell-off (Business updates)
Sydney: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce yesterday said discussions had taken place with Sydney Airport about the potential sale of its Terminal 3 in Sydney, but cautioned that any transaction would...
View ArticlePacific meets here to talk energy issues
Participants of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy Initiative meeting at Tanoa International, Hotel, Nadi yesterday. Photo SHEIK DEAN By SHEIK DEAN Provision of energy not...
View ArticlePacific buses await installation
By SHEIK DEAN Pacific Transport Ltd (West) is awaiting installation of E-ticketing machines on 42 buses which service the Western Division in Lautoka and Nadi. So far three buses of the company’s fleet...
View ArticleSofitel adds French chef to Fijian menu
Chef Jean-Marc Ruzzene By JYOTI PRATIBHA The Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa has taken the next step in its gourmet tour de force on fine food in Fiji. This by way of consolidating its elegant approach to...
View ArticleLuxury Uduya apartment for sale for $5 million
For sale: Luxury waterfront apartment block on Uduya Point, Lami Photo: RAINE & HORNE By ROSI DOVIVERATA Castle Properties Limited is seeking $5 million from the sale of their luxury apartment...
View ArticleTalks underway for fourth cane payment
By SHEIK DEAN The fourth cane payment which is normally paid out at the end of May is under consideration by relevant stake holders and the Fiji Sugar Corporation. Registrar of the Sugar Industry...
View ArticleBollywood movie stars here for Santa Banta
From left: Attorney-General and Minister for Tourism Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Lisa Haydon, Veer Dass, Neha Dhupia and Boman Irani during the official launch of the Santa Banta movie at Port Denarau...
View ArticleCattle industry in crises in Australia (Business updates)
Brisbane: Queensland’s cattle industry is in crisis, with prices falling below those seen during the 1970s beef slump, graziers say. Up to 1000 graziers will meet with federal and state agriculture...
View ArticleVirgin founder launches airline (Business updates)
Sydney: Virgin founder Richard Branson has launched the regional arm of his airline in Perth. The high flying billionaire arrived with his usual fanfare, taxiing a plane with its new Virgin livery...
View ArticleTourism event expects new buyers
Bula Fiji Touris Exchange committee chairman David Voss (left) and Westpac Fiji general manager Adrian Hughes at the official check handover. Photo: WESTPAC FIJI By RANOBA BAOA The South Pacific’s...
View ArticleBoost on-shore spend by cruises: Vuidreketi
The MV Sea Princess....One of many cruise ships coming to Fiji as well as other Pacific Island Countries. Photo: PRINCESS CRUISES SOURCE: PACNEWS South Pacific Tourism Organisation plans to help boost...
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