Archive [ 2015 July 3 ]

100 Street Beggars Profiled
NATION

100 Street Beggars Profiled

The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation has profiled 100 beggars to date. The majority have been pro...

MGM Wins Central Zone Title
NATION

MGM Wins Central Zone Title

Students of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School (MGM) were excited when their school won the preliminary finals of t...

Minister Hails Role Of Fiji Hindi
NATION

Minister Hails Role Of Fiji Hindi

Education Minister Mahendra Reddy says the Fiji Hindi dialect has remained and evolved and needs to be preserved. He...

Darwin Road Named After Fijian
NEWS

Darwin Road Named After Fijian

It was a proud moment for the Fijians in Darwin, Australia, on Tuesday as they witnessed the official naming and unv...

Smokers Cough Up $2 million In Fines
NATION

Smokers Cough Up $2 million In Fines

A total of $2,094,704.25 has been collected by the National Tobacco Control Enforcement Unit over the past five year...

Increase Effective From July 1
NATION

Increase Effective From July 1

The increased National Minimum Wage of $2.32 came into effect on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The increase which was ann...

‘It’s Workers’ Right To Just Minimum Wage’
NATION

‘It’s Workers’ Right To Just Minimum Wage’

The Government has increased the wage rates of the 10 Sectoral Wages Regulations in its commitment to accord Fijian ...

OPINION: No Freak Cyclone Coming
Opinion

OPINION: No Freak Cyclone Coming

Sushil K Sharma, BA MA MEng PhD, is an Associate Professor of Meteorology at the Fiji National University and also a...

Letters To The Editors, July 03, 2015
Letters

Letters To The Editors, July 03, 2015

Nightclub owners Norman Yee Nadi It is heartening to note that nightclub owners finally met to discuss issues affect...

EDITORIAL: Dream Team To Inspire  Vodafone Flying Fijians
Sunvoice

EDITORIAL: Dream Team To Inspire Vodafone Flying Fijians

It’s all coming to a head now, with our game-hardened Vodafone Flying Fijians camping out at the Novotel Suva Lami...

Minister Hands Over Wheelchairs
NATION

Minister Hands Over Wheelchairs

Two new wheelchairs were handed over by Assistant Minister for Health and Medical Services Veena Bhatnagar to Levuka...

Corrections Support 4FJ Movement
SUNCITY

Corrections Support 4FJ Movement

The Fiji Corrections Service fully supports the 4FJ Campaign that calls for a cessation to the fishing, sale and con...

Konrote Designs For Jejemon
NATION

Konrote Designs For Jejemon

A fashion show without the Hefrani label is an incomplete show. The label’s much-loved designer, Aisea Konrote, fr...

Driver Flees For Life
NEWS

Driver Flees For Life

A bus driver who tried to flee the scene of a Navua accident yesterday morning was chased by angry bystanders but re...

Fijian Troops Safe Despite ISIS Attacks
NEWS

Fijian Troops Safe Despite ISIS Attacks

Despite an escalation of clashes in the Sinai, Fijian troops serving under the Multi-national Force Observer group a...

Canada Prepares For PM’s Visit
NEWS

Canada Prepares For PM’s Visit

A huge preparation is in the works in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, to welcome Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bain...

OPINION: Opposition MPs Expected To Go In Firing Next Week
Opinion

OPINION: Opposition MPs Expected To Go In Firing Next Week

Expect intense debates when Parliament sits again next week. Fired up by the suspension of MP Ratu Naiqama Lalabalav...

LTA, Ministry, Double Up Anti-smoking Work
NEWS

LTA, Ministry, Double Up Anti-smoking Work

Public service vehicle drivers, beware. The Ministry of Health together with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) sign...

Busy Unionist
Coconut Wireless

Busy Unionist

Some unionists probably have little time to sleep if they are also involved in politics and business. Take for examp...

Incentive Planned For Every Applicant Of Exporter Awards
SUNBIZ

Incentive Planned For Every Applicant Of Exporter Awards

The organisers of the 2015 Westpac Prime Minister’s Exporter of the Year Awards have an added incentive for the be...

FRCA Welcomes latest Automated System For Customs Data
SUNBIZ

FRCA Welcomes latest Automated System For Customs Data

Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority yesterday launched the latest Automated System for Customs Data, web-based versio...

ANZ Rewards Krishneel Naidu AU$25, 000
SUNBIZ

ANZ Rewards Krishneel Naidu AU$25, 000

Krishneel Naidu said he is blessed after winning $A25,000 (FJ$40,126.51) from ANZ Fiji. ANZ Fiji has embarked on a n...

Mission To Singapore Proposed
SUNBIZ

Mission To Singapore Proposed

Permanent Secretary for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Shaheen Ali, is expected to lead discussions with relevant Sing...

Fiji Airways CFO Bowden Appointed Acting Chief
SUNBIZ

Fiji Airways CFO Bowden Appointed Acting Chief

Fiji Airways has appointed its chief financial officer, David Bowden, as its acting chief executive, with immediate ...

SO SPA Announces Plans As First Anniversary Celebrated
SUNBIZ

SO SPA Announces Plans As First Anniversary Celebrated

One year on, and SO SPA at the Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa already has plans for upgrades . The spa which opened its...

Tappoos Brings New RTD Drink
SUNBIZ

Tappoos Brings New RTD Drink

Tappoo Group of Companies has added yet another new product to their Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Liquor range – Black Hea...

Ben Keen For No. 10
SPORTS

Ben Keen For No. 10

First five eighth Ben Volavola is looking forward to join the Vodafone Flying Fijians extended squad in camp at the ...

McKee Calls For More  Input
SPORTS

McKee Calls For More Input

Fitness is one of the key areas Vodafone Flying Fijians coach John McKee will be concentrating on ahead of the 2015 ...

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