Fiji Airports suspends striking air traffic controllers
Fiji Airports has issued suspension notices to a number of air traffic controllers who have been on strike since March 18 over salary claims and working conditions. The action by the air traffic controllers in taking
Suva high-rise woos investors
By Peni Komaisavai Investors wishing to buy within the WG International building taking shape on the Suva skyline can now pay a 10 per cent deposit to secure their unit. WG International Real Estate Company (Fiji)
Commonsensing in the Pacific
By Peni Komaisavai A new programme using satellite technology to plan efficiently towards combatting climate challenges has been launched in Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu. ‘CommonSensing’ is a project of the UK
CJ orders Small Claims Tribunal
By Anish Chand The Chief Justice has directed that a case filed in the Small Claims Tribunal must be disposed of- or attended to- within 45 days. And Anthony Gates has stated that there are to be no first calls of cases
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Vanuatu eyes growth of DOT VU
VANUATU’S telecom regulator has welcomed the recent move by the ICAAN (Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers) to reassign to it the country’s country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) name DOT VU (.vu).
Samoa Airways shelves maiden flight
THE worldwide grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 aircrafts has prompted the Government of Samoa to defer the commissioning of its new Boeing 737 MAX 9, which was to have taken place next month (April 2019). Recent
A murky mix of vested interests
AN oil spill in Rennell, Solomon Islands is turning into a disaster of catastrophic proportions, threatening the world’s biggest raised coral atoll and prompting caretaker Prime Minister Rick Hou to call for a
The curable cancer killing Pacific women
LATE detection and late presentation contribute to the high number of women who die from cervical cancer in the Pacific each year. The HPV Information Centre reports that an estimated 1,268 Pacific Island
EU says tax blacklisting should be no surprise
FIJI, the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu have been added to a European Union blacklist of tax havens. And despite concerns about process raised by all three countries, the EU has told Islands Business that these
Solomon Islands goes to the polls
SOLOMON Islands voters are on the verge of choosing their next government as the country goes to the polls amidst major economic and environmental challenges. The 3 April election is a test of the country’s
Partner of choice?
AUSTRALIA and Vanuatu are slowly moving towards a bilateral security treaty after a series of meetings between the Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers of both countries. Welcoming his counterpart Scott
Pacific mourns NZ victims
FIJI continues to mourn the death of three nationals who were shot while at prayer in two New Zealand mosques this month. The men, 58-year-old Ashraf Razak Ali, 59-year-old Imam Haji Musa Patel, and
Samoa’s leaders grapple with social media
IN 2017 the Samoan Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi reintroduced the Criminal Libel Act to combat online anonymity and ‘ghost writers’ such as the infamous ‘Ole
Nakao’s Whirlwind Visit a Timely Reminder
IN a recent whirlwind visit to Samoa and Fiji, ADB President, Takehiko Nakao signed several important agreements, including one that scaled up the status of the Samoa office from an extended mission to a
For tuna and the islands
After running his family’s fishing business for most of his adult life and then spending eight years at the head of the Pacific’s regional fisheries management agency, has James
Fiji lawyer debarred
By Anish Chand Human Rights lawyer and politician Aman Ravindra Singh has been stripped off his practicing license by Fiji’s Independent Legal Services Commission. He has also been fined $5000
Fiji’s church in mourning
By Netani Rika THE Assistant General Secretary of Fiji’s Methodist Church, Reverend Jeremaia Waqainabete, will be buried on Friday. Waqainabete, 60, died early on Saturday after a short illness. Known for his
Fiji airports are operational – FAL
By Netani Rika DOMESTIC and international flights at Fiji’s airports continue as scheduled a week after air traffic controllers quit their posts demanding better pay and conditions. Fiji Airports Limited says it has
Northern Air plane cleared
By Netani Rika A NORTHERN Air Bandeirante EMB110 aircraft which overshot the runway at Savusavu today has been cleared to return to service. The twin turbo prop ended up on grass after landing in low visibility
Plane incident in Fiji’s north
By Netani Rika A NORTHERN Air flight overshot the runway this morning. No casualties were reported. The Bandeirante EMB110 landed in heavy rain and strong winds and could not stop in time. “The pilot braked very
Safety is our key concern, says Fiji Airport
By Samisoni Pareti Fiji Airports Limited (AFL) says safety is their paramount consideration as a walkout by majority of their air traffic controllers enters its eighth day today. A spokesman for FAL also denies media
Don’t risk it, says air traffic controllers
By Netani Rika PILOTS operating out of Fiji’s international airports have been forced to take on additional work which compromises aircraft safety after air traffic controllers quit in protest over salaries and