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Teenager wins $3000 in Digicel Valentine promo
A Suva teenager is thanking his lucky stars after winning $3000 cash in Digicel Fiji’s Valentine’s text and win competition. 17-year-old Ravneet Kumar, of Suva, won the grand cash prize in the SMS...
View ArticleLocally-developed MyConnect app in top free downloads
By RACHNA LAL Developed by a team of fresh programmers, Telecom Fiji’s MyConnect app on Google’s Playstore has gained quite a lot of recognition. In less than two months of its release, there has been...
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Fiji becomes DHL’s pilot project rollout
By RANOBA BAOA Fiji and New Zealand have become pilot countries to adopt a strategic project by DHL Global Forwarding business unit. The New Forwarding Environment (NFE) came live the past month and...
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Tanoa Plaza Hotel tops in quality accommodation
By RACHNA LAL The Tanoa Hotel Group has been doing a fair amount of celebrating over the past few days following one of its properties wins at the AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards 2013. The Tanoa...
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Pernix is successful bidder for $60m Kinoya generator job
By RANOBA BAOA Pernix (Fiji) Limited is the successful bidder to supply Fiji Electricity Authority’s 30MW Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Generator for its Kinoya Power Station. The additional generator set costs...
View ArticleWestpac Fiji launches Business Visa card
By RANOBA BAOA Westpac has yet again launched another credit card that will complement the success of the Classic Visa credit card launched last year. Adrian Hughes, general manager, Westpac Fiji said...
View ArticleSail race to boost economy: Skeggs
By SHEIK DEAN The ANZ Sail Fiji 2014, an off-shore ocean race, will be a substantial foreign exchange contributor for Fiji, scheduled for June 7 from Auckland to Fiji. Port Denarau Marina Limited...
View ArticleHoliday Inn, Edubytes back must fest
By MARAIA VULA Holiday Inn Suva and Edubytes have pledged support in making possible the much-awaited Fiji International Jazz and Blues Music Fesitival. The four-day music festival will held at Holiday...
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Queen Victoria makes first call to Fiji
By MARAIA VULA The magnificent cruise ship Queen Victoria made her maiden visit to the Port of Suva yesterday. In light of this a special presentation by Fiji Ports Corporation Limited was made to the...
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EU takes issue with Fiji reports of extended sugar deal
Wellington: The European Union says reports in the Fijian media that the country’s sugar industry will enjoy preferential market access through to 2023 are wrong. Last week, the Fiji Times quoted the...
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Holiday Inn welcomes GPH
By MARAIA VULA Holiday Inn Suva welcomes Grand Pacific Hotel’s opening saying it would assist in providing more accommodation as the demand increases in the capital. Holiday Inn Suva general manager...
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Tourism industry’s Seeto: We will manage this as we always do
By RACHNA LAL Tourism operators around the country are on standby in case the tropical depression we are currently facing develops into a tropical cyclone. Fiji Hotels and Tourism Association...
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Solo mum wins with MH Money Express
By RANOBA BAOA When Selita Matebau received her transfer money from her sister from Australia through MoneyGram, little did she know that she was blindly participating in a promotion that would be a...
View ArticleSugar group changes rules
By SHEIK DEAN The Rarawai Penang Cane Producers Association is amending the association’s constitution for better governance and service delivery. This follows the non-conformities identified in an...
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Preparations underway for council symposium
By MARAIA VULA Preparations have begun for the two-day Fiji Indigenous Business Council symposium next month. The previously annual event is being revived after two year. The symposium will be held on...
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Qantas to cut 5000 jobs
Big shakeup to cut losses and drive turnaround By RACHNA LAL Sydney: Axing 5000 jobs, ditching unprofitable routes and retiring ageing gas-guzzling planes, are amidst Qantas’ plans for what’s believed...
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Fiji Pine repays Fijian Holdings loan
By LITIA MATHEWSELL The Fiji Pine Group yesterday repaid Fijian Holdings Limited $6.7 million, 16 months after the sum was loaned. Fijian Holdings Trust Management general manager Sowani Tuidrola...
View ArticleFiji Pine Group pays out $300k to landowning units
By LITIA MATHEWSELL An effort to secure the future of the pine industry saw Fiji Pine Limited make lease security bonus payments to 40 landowning units at the Lololo Pine Station yesterday. A total of...
View ArticleWhy bank failures happen
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) “If you owe the bank...
View ArticleDeal to establish agri research institute
The Ministry of Agriculture has signed a memorandum of understanding which will see the establishment of a research institution. The institution will be equipped for modern seed processing, testing,...
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