Dance fest in honour of USP arts pioneer
USP’s art and culture centre director Peter Espiritu to host dance festival in honour of the centre’s founder Epeli Hau’ofa Dancing is not just entertainment but a viable profession says one of the...
View ArticleSCC fixes drain problems
Maintaining drains during the rainy periods are a priority, says council The Suva City Council is attending to all drains prone to flash flooding, including ones identified from complaints and those...
View ArticleSingh’s ambition and work pays
FIJI DEVELOPMENT BANK SUVA Vincent’s Barber Shop and Vincent’s Restaurant in Yatu Lau Arcade, Suva are well known to the working men who stop by for a haircut before heading to work or to their homes....
View ArticleYacht Club Seals Gold Sponsor Festival Deal
Royal Suva yacht club steps in to help with jazz Blues preparations MARAIA VULA Walu Bay The Royal Suva Yacht Club is now the Gold and venue sponsor for Fiji International Jazz and Blues Festival....
View ArticleTourism promotion Aussie couple win dream wedding
Win first step in Fijian campaign Source: TOURISM FIJI NADI Tourism Fiji has picked an Australian couple out of 470 others from around the world as its social media competition winner for a wedding in...
View Article$3.6m tax rebate for movie makers
Another series being shot in the mamanucas currently in pre-production stage Maraia vula suva Government yesterday handed more than $3.6 million as tax rebate to Imagination Television (Fiji) Limited....
View ArticleJade Expands in Suva
Standard opening hours for all Jade Hair and Beauty salons are from 9am to 7pm but it’s open till 9pm from Thursdays-Saturdays RACHNA LAL Suva Jade Hair and Beauty Salon has surely transformed the hair...
View ArticleEconomic Lessons from Vanuatu
Academic highlights learnings from vanuatu’s impressive performance applauded by the IMF publically By Dr TK Jayaraman Last week, we discussed Samoa’s exchange controls. Fears of falling foreign...
View ArticleI love cooking, making things look lovely
RANOBA BAOA Suva If I were to tell you the story of how ice cream was made, I’d probably take you some centuries ago where it was a treat fitting only for Kings. But nowadays from the young, to the...
View ArticleConsumer concers A-G: More Teamwork
The Attorney-General and Minister for Industry and Trade, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, during the World Consumer Right Day celebrations yesterday. Photo: JONA KONATACIConsumer body labels mobile telephony...
View ArticleMH, Vodafone help bridge gap
Joint promotions to elevate student and the school e-learning system at primary and secondary level. RANOBA BAOA SUVA Over $55,000 worth of technological gadgets were drawn as part of a promotion...
View ArticleLabasa Mill sets one million target
The Mill will map out a stringent plan as it works its way to achieve the projected production for 2020 SERUWAIA WAQASAQA LABASA Fiji Sugar Corporation’s Labasa Mill has set a target of crushing one...
View ArticleWestpac relocates to original site in Levuka
Substantial investment to look like Levuka on the outside but Suva on the inside Westpac Fiji staff in front og the relocated and rebranded Westpac Levuka branch - Bank of New South Wales. Photo:...
View ArticleFarmers seek authorities help
Lack of amenities makes sugarcane farmers turn backs on industry SHEIK DEAN BA Some Ba sugarcane farmers are turning away from planting because of lease issues coupled with poor roads, and water and...
View ArticleFDB’s First Market Day A Success
Exhibitors offered their range of products either for sampling, testing and selling on Saturday The staff members of Foods Pacific Limited at the FDB Market Day. Photo: RANOBA BAOARANOBA BAOA SUVA The...
View ArticleFarmers learn new techniques
SHEIK DEAN Nadi Sugarcane farmers in the 38 sectors of the four sugar mill areas are being taught the various techniques for farming to further improve cane production. The Sugar Research Institute of...
View ArticlePAFCO plans Easter closure for works
Renovation to be carried out during the long weekend Processing in progress in the PAFCO cannery in Levuka.MARAIA VULA LEVUKA Pacific Fishing Company Limited (PAFCO) is anticipating the closure of the...
View ArticleEconomY ANZ’s economist talks on election’s plus signs
foreign investors will probably be targeting fiji more when moving forward MARAIA VULA Suva With elections approaching, there is a positive vibe that Fiji could see an upsurge in investment. These were...
View ArticleProperty $2m Secretariats Face Lift A Go
The Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation and Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association on Gorrie Street, Suva. Photo: RamaTwo industry bodies take temporary tenancy at nearby building, calls for interest...
View ArticleRemembering Ravindra: The man, the music, the movies
The late Ravindra Bhai PatelBy John Ross I have been meeting with Ravindra Patel over the last month and interviewing him for a series of articles. Ravindra was an amazingly gentle man, soft spoken and...
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