Farmwork pays for Premila Devi
At the crossroads of life, Premila Devi was suddenly widowed at 36, becoming the sole breadwinner for her family of
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FSC reports positive financial performance despite industry challenges
The Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) reported improved financial results for the year ending May 31, 2024, with higher revenue and profitability despite
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Fiji Cabinet approves review of national minimum wage Fiji’s Cabinet has given the greenlight to a review of the national minimum wage and will also assess job classifications. The review will include a number of
Tourism continues to buoy Fiji’s economy, but inflation still 5.2%
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says the country’s economy continues to buck international trends on the back of a “marked recovery in tourism.” In November 2022, more than 560,700 international visitors arrived in Fiji,
View from the West
Here, in what some call the “burning West”, a pub with no beer is to some parched human throats what a dry river is to a herd of thirsty cattle. Due to COVID lockdowns, Fijians walked for close to two months in the
Fiji @ 50: Sugar’s bittersweet future
Growers like Gyan Deo may be the reason why Fiji’s sugar industry will still have a future in the next half a century. Like the bulk of the country’s 12,000 sugarcane growers, Deo works his 12-acre farm in rural