Fiji ready to welcome international tourists

Fiji tourism operators are deep in preparations to welcome international visitors back to the tourism-dependent nation. Fiji has announced the opening of borders to Australia, New Zealand, United States of America,

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Fiji Business Briefs: Fiji Kava, Thunderstruck, FijCare and more

Thunderstruck mining company is discussing a joint venture arrangement with a shortlist of companies for its Rama copper and gold prospect. A company statement also says significant work is underway to prepare for a

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Fiji tourism prepares for a COVID-safe future

As Fiji’s largest foreign exchange earner pre-COVID-19, the tourism and hospitality sectors went into free fall when international borders closed due to the spread of the pandemic, and the nation entered into lock

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Fiji pension funds are secure, says FNPF boss

Fiji’s workers’ pension fund, the Fiji National Provident Fund  has reiterated that members funds are well protected and that the Fund has the capacity to meet partial withdrawals for members who have lost work

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Fiji budget preview: expansionary budget anticipated to stimulate spending

Fiji’s Minister for Economy will deliver the government’s 2020-21 budget today, just 4 months after an emergency F$1 billion ‘Covid mini-budget’. It comes as the Reserve Bank of Fiji has projected a contraction

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Fiji resilience: Sigatoka’s Masi Lady

From the masi (tapa) making island of Vatulele is Anareta Ketenilagi, pictured here at her stall inside Sigatoka’s main food market. She specialises in masi costumes for brides and bridegrooms. “Before the

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Fiji government to support troubled national airline

The Fijian Government used its majority in parliament this week to fast track the passing into law of two bills aimed at assisting its financially troubled national airline as a result of the adverse impacts of the

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Departure Lounge: Sketches of Fiji

Sketches of Fiji by high-profile Pacific aviator Andrew Drysdale harks back to a different time, when ‘Travelling Ground Engineers’ carried their own toolboxes and played the role of hostess, dispensing soup and

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Sayonara Flying Fijians

By Alipate J Pareti The hopes and blessings 900-thousand Fijians were pinned on the wings of the Fiji Airways’ Airbus 330 jet when it took off from Nadi International Airport for its non-stop flight to Japan

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Fiji Airlines waiting for engineers on Miami Air plane

BY: PENI KOMAISAVAI A Miami Air plane bought into Fiji to fill the gap left by the grounded 737 Max 8, is still not operational after suffering engine problems earlier this month. The plane was operating on a Fiji

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Fiji batters down for TC Mona

By Samisoni Pareti Air and sea travel have almost grounded to a halt in Fiji as the island nation batters down for the approaching tropical cyclone now named Mona.  Fiji Airways’ domestic operator, Fiji Link

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Fiji airport disruptions

Nadi, Fiji – Ground-handling of aircraft at Fiji’s largest airport Nadi were disrupted a week before Christmas (and disruptions continued as we went to press) following a dispute between workers and the

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