Latest Fiji News
RSS-
Plans to improve pounding centres
PLANS are in the pipeline to improve kava pounding centres in the country. The Fiji Kava Council said kava pounding machines would be made of stainless steel now."There will be no more steel machines now to pound kava," said council chairman Rupeni Koroi."Apart from changing the pounding machines, those in the kava business also need to have new and proper tiles, and new ...
-
Hope for better dialogue
PACIFIC Island Countries representatives visiting the country hope to maintain and strengthen their dialogue with Fiji particularly in purchasing pharmaceutical medical items. And one has applauded the pace of development in the country.High Commissioner for Nauru Jarden Kephas said they were confident that Fiji was developing itself at a very fast rate."Fiji has high quality in health ...
-
Overseas players to feature for Yamacia in 7s tourney
SOME top players are set to feature for the Yamacia side in the Fiji Bitter Marist Sevens tournament next weekend. Team manager David Dakuitoga said they had received interest from Fijian players plying their trade overseas to play in the tournament and compete for a place in the national side for the Rugby World Cup 7s tournament which will be held at the end of next month."There are some ...
More Fiji News
RSS-
Familys desperate search for missing man
THE family of 24-year-old Ronil Prasad Sharma is pleading to the general public for information on the whereabouts of the Tuvu, Ba resident. Mr Prasad has been missing for more than a week.His brother Rajeshwar Prasad of Tomuka, Lautoka said the carpenter had left for work at an aluminium joinery company around 7am but did not return home."We've tried everything," said Mr ...
-
Police laud public co-operation
RESPONSE from the public on working with police in dealing with sexual-related offences in the North has been positive. Divisional police commander north Senior Superintendent Fulori Rainibogi said police officers had been visiting villages in the three provinces of Cakaudrove, Bua and Macuata."With the recent high cases of sexual-related crime, community outreach is imperative for our ...
-
Rotuma strikes export deal for frozen produce
ROTUMA Export and Marketing Company Limited (REMCOL) is entering into an agreement with the Fiji Agro Marketing Authority to supply frozen dalo, cassava and fruits to the Suva market. This was highlighted by the REMCOL executive chairman Hiagi Foraete during the Rotuma Development board meeting in Suva yesterday.REMCOL is a subsidiary of Rotuma Investment Limited which is the business arm of ...
-
Action plan for sugar
SUGAR industry stakeholders need to draw up a strategic action plan and implement it to rejuvenate the sugar industry. This was the statement made by the European Union's Accompanying Measures for the Sugar Protocol Programme Coordination Unit Team leader Andrew Winter-Taylor, while opening a workshop on extension services in Lautoka this week.He said agricultural extension officers played ...
-
Hard work inspires Jasper to win schools athletics title
+ Enlarge this image Jasper Williams High School athletes celebrate winning the Coca-Cola Games girls title last week. Picture: JONACANI ...
-
Accident lands 20 people in hospital
MORE than 20 people were rushed to the Nadi Hospital after the bus they were travelling veered off the road in Mulomulo yesterday morning. According to police, the accident happened around 6.15am with the bus carrying more than 30 people including schoolchildren.Officer in charge at the Nadi Police Station, ASP Simione Bale said the brakes on the bus had allegedly failed."One of our ...
-
Spurs win first match of conference finals
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The San Antonio Spurs drained 14 three-pointers in a convincing 105-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies yesterday's opening game of the NBA's Western Conference finals. Tony Parker scored 20 points and handed out nine assists for the Spurs, whose stifling defence held Grizzlies' top scorer Zach Randolph to only two points.Randolph came in averaging 19.7 ...
-
7723 apply for help
THE Ministry of Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation has received 7723 applications from people aged 70 years and above seeking to join the social pension scheme. Out of the 7723 applications, 5563 have been approved.Ministry permanent secretary Dr Josefa Koroivueta said the 7723 applications were received between January and April this year.Dr Koroivueta said the applications received ...
-
Kava exports to boost economy
THE country's economy will be boosted if kava exports are opened up for pharmaceutical or medical purposes. And the benefits of such exports will flow down not only to the kava or yaqona farmers but to many communities.Fiji Kava Council chairman Rupeni Koroi made the comments while welcoming the findings of a clinical trial on kava carried out by the University of Melbourne."If the ...
-
Vula returns to strengthen Whites
SAMUELA Vula, Fiji Football Association's Player of the Year 2012, will be back to strengthen the Suva defence against Labasa this Sunday. The soldier missed the clash against Nadi, a game Suva lost 0-1."You could see in that encounter that it is important to have someone with Vula's experience to guide our young and upcoming youth players," Suva Football Association ...
-
Nadi wants new soccer colours
NADI Football is seeking a change to their jersey colour. Association president Navneenda Goundar said they had written to the Fiji Football Association regarding the matter."We hope to get a positive reply," said Goundar.Instead of the full green, the Jack's-sponsored side wants to have it green and gold.Nadi remains winless in the league and tournaments since the 2002 IDC, ...
-
Live in cultural unity
PACIFIC islanders should learn to respect each other's culture and live together in unity. This is the call from USP head of performing arts Igelese Ete who said he realised that the Pacific islands was one body when he went to Hollywood to work on a movie."It's not about being Samoan or Fijian or that you come from Tonga or from Solomon Islands. All Pacific island countries are ...
-
Vessels to ship livestock
Shipping livestock to Rotuma is a concern for the Ministry of Agriculture, particularly when there are no proper shipping vessels available to ship livestock such as cattle to remote islands. This issue was highlighted after the ministry had shipped 48 head of cattle to Rotuma last month.Director Animal Health and Production Tomasi Tunabuna said they encountered problems when trying to ship the ...
-
Double theme for jubilee
STELLA Maris Primary School will launch its Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Saturday. The school, which is managed by the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary (SMSM), was established back in 1954 and will celebrate its 60 years of existence in May next year.School administrator Sister Judith Moore said there would be a double theme for the jubilee celebrations."The theme of the ...
-
Finau surprised at winning medals
BIAUSEVU lass Alesi Finau's aim during the two-day Coca-Cola Games last week was to give her best. Not in her wildest dreams did she ever thought of winning a medal.But the Form Three student of Jasper Williams High School scooped two gold medals in the 200m and 4x100m relay and a silver medal in the 100m junior grade event."Since it was my first year in high school, my aim was just ...
-
Police identify man in hit-and-run case
POLICE have identified the 40-year-old man who was killed in an early morning hit-and-run accident on Sunday by two unknown vehicles. Police chief of operations ACP Rusiate Tudravu said the hit-and-run accident occurred at the Kinoya traffic lights along the Kings Rd on Sunday.However, he said the particulars of the deceased would not be released.He said the eyewitness could only identify the ...
-
THE headquarters of the leading money transfer and foreign exchange in Fiji and the Pacific will be moved to the new Damodar City Centre in Laucala Bay. more...
+ Enlarge this image FexCo Pacific general manager Steven Narayan, left, and Damodar City Centre manager Carmelita Price seal the tenancy deal with a handshake at the incomplete Damodar City Centre in Laucala Bay yesterday. Picture: ROPATE ...
-
BANK of South Pacific customers in Muanikoso will now have to use the automatic teller service at Hansons Supermarket. more...
BANK of South Pacific customers in Muanikoso will now have to use the automatic teller service at Hansons Supermarket. Several customers in the area had arrived to use the ATM only to find it had been cornered off at the shop near the junction of Muanikoso and Kings roads in Nasinu recently.BSP country manager Kevin McCarthy said their tenancy at the shop had ended and they were relocating the ...
-
FIJI needs productive workplaces that can grow the economy says Minister for Labour Industrial Relations and Employment Jone Usamate. more...
FIJI needs productive workplaces that can grow the economy, says Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Jone Usamate. Addressing the importance of occupational health and safety (OHS) in the workplaces, Mr Usamate said the ministry had been responsible for OHS reforms in Fiji including the enactment of the Health and Safety At Work Act (HASAWA) in 1996."The enactment of ...
-
THE live rock trade will soon be phased out as efforts continue to sustain healthy reef systems in Fiji and the Pacific. more...
THE live rock trade will soon be phased out as efforts continue to sustain healthy reef systems in Fiji and the Pacific. Department of Fisheries principal research officer Aisake Batibasaga said operators should plan accordingly and look for alternative commodities now that the quota for live rock harvest may decrease.Aquarium industry players actively participating in the non-detrimental ...
-
Santa Boman Irani gets injured in Fiji
Multitalented actor Boman Irani who is busy shooting in Fiji for his forthcoming film 'Santa Banta' has hurt his knee and tore a ligament we ...
-
NZ snub Fiji centenary Test request
New Zealand have put a damper on Fiji's 100th anniversary celebrations, by claiming they are too busy to play the islanders in a commemorative Test. The Fijian Rugby Union wrote to the New Zealand Rugby Union last August requesting a June Test against the All Blacks in Suva, Fiji's capital, to mark the occasion.But the NZRU rejected their offer citing the World Cup winners' ...
Fiji Feature
-
Fiji needs to focus more on needs of the poor
Fiji is facing a major problem with informal housing or ‘squatter colonies’, especially on the outskirts of major cities such as Savu, which draw people in with the promise of jobs and prosperity. An ongoing effort by government to provide affordable housing for low-income earners is hampered by mismanagement, a lack of funds and the reluctance to evict non-payers from their homes.
Fiji is one of the more developed countries of the South Pacific island nations, but a large proportion of the population remain in poverty and exist through subsistence means rather than through formal integration with the national economy. Read more
News from around our Network
