New Rural Development And Agriculture Programme To Launch In 2016
Cost of project: Vanuatu: Euro 25 million (FJ 6,084,544) Solomon Island: Euro 10 million (FJ 2,433,793) Fiji: Euro 20 million (FJ $4,867,257) The FJ $4,867,257 million new rural development and...
View Article13 Pacific Island Countries Gather For Workshop
Statistics are not useful unless they are used by the key stakeholders in our countries says Agriculture, Rural Development and National Disaster Management Minister Inia Seruiratu. He said:...
View ArticleNational Fire Authority Attended 34 Burnt Fire Cane Reports From North
National Fire Authority is calling on sugarcane farmers in Macuata Province to take extra precautions in burning their cane farm. Since May the Labasa NFA station has received and attended more than 34...
View ArticleSupply Of Burnt Sugar
Fiji Sugar Corporation is concerned over farmers supplying burnt canes to the mill. Chairman Abdul Khan explained they have always received reports about sugarcane lorry drivers delivering tonnes of...
View ArticleLabasa Mill To Close This Month
Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) Labasa mill will be closed around mid October this month says chairman Abdul Khan. Mr Khan said at this stage the closure of the mill would be based on the amount of...
View ArticleNew Product Line For British American Tobacco Fiji
The British American Tobacco (BAT) Fiji will now begin exporting their cigarettes to New Zealand from Friday. This was launched by the Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism, Faiyaz Siddiq Koya at...
View ArticleBusinesses In North Seek Grace Period From FRCA
The implementation of a grace period to businesses in the northern division to make delayed tax payments were raised by Satish Kumar. Mr Kumar, the president of the Labasa Chamber of Commerce and...
View ArticleConcerns Over Tax Laws Raised In North
Concerns over capital gains tax, fringe benefit tax and company taxes were raised by the residents of the northern division yesterday. These issues were raised during the public hearing session on the...
View ArticlePHOTO CAPTION: Top Training For Press Team
Training continued yesterday for Fiji Sun press crew during a visit by veteran newspaper engineer Guenther Granitzer. Mr Granitzer is from the company which supplies and supports the Fiji Sun’s press...
View ArticleCaryn Walsh Finalist For 2 Top Australian Awards
Pure Magic International Business Solutions chief executive officer Caryn Walsh is a finalist in two prestigious national and international competitions. Ms Walsh leads one of Australia’s leading...
View ArticleMinistry Releases New Tomato Variety
Melrose, a new tomato variety, was released last week for commercial cultivation at the Sigatoka Research Station. This initiative was made possible through the partnership of the Ministry of...
View ArticleRB Patel Group Reappoints Tavola And Patel As Directors
RB Patel Group Limited had a positive increase in profits at the end of the 2014 – 2015 financial year. This was revealed during their group’s Annual General Meeting which was held at the Reserve Bank...
View ArticleIt Will Expose Them To How A Newspaper Company Operates
About 35 kindergarten students of Navua Mission Kindergarten visited the Fiji Sun head office in Walu Bay, Suva, as part of their first school fieldtrip this year. Kindergarten manager Lusia Leo said...
View ArticleWestpac Fiji Launches ‘Banking On Go’
Westpac customers will now have the opportunity to enjoy banking service through the comfort of their mobile phones. This was made possible through the launching of the mobile banking platform...
View ArticleDigicel’s O’Brien Pulls Plug On Potential US$2billon Flotation
Irish businessman Denis O’Brien has scrapped the potential US$2 billion flotation of his Caribbean and Pacific islands telecoms company Digicel less than 72 hours before its shares were due to begin...
View ArticlePICTURE CAPTION: Launch Of The 2015 8th Gen Toyota Hilux
Asco Motors has launched its 8th Generation Toyota Hilux range (pictured) into the Fijian market yesterday. The Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Siddiq Koya officiated the launch at the...
View ArticleHunter: Need To Address Meat Regulation Act And Tax Incentives
The business communities of Savusavu town have raised their concerns on the current Fiji Meat Regulation Act. The Savusavu Tourism Association and Savusavu Chamber of Commerce and Industries are...
View ArticleAust, Trans-Pacific Partnership: What We Do And Don’t Know
Areas to look out for: Pharmaecutical sticking point Dispute mechanism Australian beef exports Sugar exports Other agricultural exports Energy exports Manufacturing exports A ban on local content...
View ArticleGrace Road Organic Farming Acknowledged By Kepa
A new direction for organic rice farming was demonstrated by Grace Road at the Mataqali Valelevu land in the Rewa province yesterday. This follows after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between...
View ArticleTourist Transport Fiji Bring New Fleet
In bid to continue providing the best service, Tourist Transport Fiji unveiled six brand new luxury coaches yesterday. The investment is close to $2 million and will provide tour services to Suva,...
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