Vanuatu calls Fiji ‘recalcitrant’ over disputed islands
(Pacnews) Vanuatu is ready to meet with Fiji to discuss a long standing maritime border treaty agreement that Fiji signed with France just after Vanuatu gained independence in 1980. Foreign Affairs Minister Ralph
Port Denarau Marina lists on SPX, over 11 million shares traded in first day
Fiji’s superyacht marina, Port Denarau Marina Ltd (PDM) today listed its shares on the Suva-based South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPX) following an oversubscribed Initial Public Offer (IPO) that saw it sell down
Fiji calls for sea-bed mining moratorium as Nautilus restructures
By Nic Maclellan in Funafuti, Tuvalu Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has again called for a 10-year moratorium on sea-bed mining, at a time that many Pacific island nations are preparing for new frontiers of
SAD DAY FOR FIJI MUSIC INDUSTRY – COSTELLO PASSES AWAY
BY: PENI KOMAISAVAI The passing of the late Daniel Rae Costello is a very sad day for Fiji’s Music Industry says Fiji Performance Rights Association Limited (FPRA) Director, Laisa Vulakoro. “I am really
Port Denarau Marina owner offers 20% of company to Fiji public
Fiji’s award winning marina, Port Denarau Marina Ltd (PDML) has launched an Initial Public Offer (IPO) in Fiji, with intention to raise over F$10 million and to list on the South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPX) following
French Ambassador to take up EU role
The French Ambassador to Fiji, Sujiro Seam has been nominated as the new Head of the European Union Delegation to the Paci?c Region. The nomination was announced by Federica Mogherini, High
Fijian exporters urged to explore PNG
As the global trade environment pushes further into uncertain territory, Fijian exporters are being urged to take advantage of what Papua New Guinea has to offer. In a presentation to local businesses this week,
Waisale Serevi teams up with the Russians
A sporting legend and the man once dubbed the king of sevens rugby, Waisale Serevi’s illustrious rugby journey took on a new chapter when he was head-hunted by the Russians to be head coach of their national rugby
ILO report scrutinises Fiji union conditions
Fiji ’s industrial relations mechanisms have come under the spotlight yet again in a new International Labour Organisation report. The Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and
Catholic Church questions education ministry
FIJI’S Catholic Church will consider the closure of its schools and public protests if it cannot successfully resolve an impasse with the Ministry of Education over the appointment of school heads. But any form of
Lucky Nagata
By LICE MOVONO ALIPATE Nagata may just be the luckiest candidate of the 2018 General Elections after he received candidate number 668, very similar to that of his party leader Frank Bainimarama. The newcomer continues
A win for Fiji Times
Fiji’s High Court in a landmark decision last month cleared the Fiji Times of sedition charges and declared its three newspaper executives free men. The fourth accused, a letter writer to the newspaper’s Fijian
Power Sale Blackout
Critics decry ‘secrecy’ in sale of Fiji’s power utility Why the rush and secrecy behind the sale of Fiji’s power utility? This is the question on the lips of some commentators including politicians in Fiji as
Fiji’s going Green on Bonds
In October last year, Fiji made a historic series of firsts in the international financial markets. It became the first emerging economy, first Commonwealth economy and the first economy in the southern hemisphere to
Bullets found in Lautoka
by Anish Chand Fiji Police have confirmed the discovery of bullets in Lautoka. A resident of Natabua, a suburb of Lautoka city found the bullets inside a bag by the roadside. The incident happened
COP23 $9m Presidency
By Anish Chand “External professional services” was the highest expenditure for the COP23 Presidency of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama as revealed in the COP23 Trust Fund account report that was tabled in
Fiji defends cyclone forecasting capability
WEATHER forecasting is a huge challenge and at most times mixed with complications. The former Director of the Fiji Metrological Services, Rajendra Prasad said forecasters try their best to lock in the correct report by
Fiji unions triumph
Court favours airport workers’ plight A bitter row between the management of Fiji’s Air Terminal Services (ATS) and its employees who were locked out of work for 35 days including Christmas and New Year ended last
Why Ryan won’t back Fiji 7s bid
Get your priorities right, FRU told OLYMPIC-winning coach Ben Ryan has expressed serious reservations on Fiji’s bid to host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series, saying the Fiji Rugby Union has its priorities
Stage set for 2018 Fiji vote
Personalities will clash as Fijians prepare to go to the ballot THE personality of Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama ensured that his Fiji First party won an outright majority in the 2014 polls, but that could
Former banker aims to unite Fiji
ONE of Fiji’s newest political parties has not ruled out contesting Fiji’s general elections due to be held in 2018 in coalition with other parties that are opposed to the ruling Fiji First Party of Prime Minister
Make land more accessible: IMF
Fiji urged to reopen credit bureau THE Fijian Government will need to improve its land lease processes if it has to create a business friendly environment for the private sector, says the International Monetary Fund.
E-ticketing or e-misery
Outcry over electronic bus fare card in Fiji THE issue of pilferage in the bus industry in Fiji was not a problem that should be passed down to commuters to deal with, says a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji