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Competition to revive canoe sailing
THE people of Suva will have the chance to witness a piece of Fiji's ancient past when a group of islanders compete in a traditional canoe race in the Suva Harbour next month.
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Academic for confidence
INVESTOR confidence must be improved if the country is to improve its economic standing, says economics professor Dr Wadan Narsey.
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Picture of poverty emerges from study
A POVERTY breakdown has shown that 37 per cent of Indians are poor, compared to 34 per cent of indigeous Fijians and 24 per cent of minority groups, with the greater percentage of poor people living in...
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It's investment for deputy RBF chief
Investment is the key to economic recovery says Reserve Bank of Fiji Deputy Governor Barry Whiteside.
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No coercion from State
There will be no compulsory acquisition under the State's land reforms that have started.
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Man set to plead guilty
AN EIGHTEEN-year-old charged with four men in relation to the murder of a businessman and his partner in Valelevu last year told the court that he would plead guilty to the offence he was charged with.
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Naresey tells of policy lapse
ECONOMIST Wadan Narsey says while all governments state the objective of universal primary education, no such policy exists for pre-school or Early Childhood Education.
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School awea spectators
STUDENTS of International School Suva received a standing ovation yesterday for displaying special French song and dance performances to celebrate the French Bastille Day national day.
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Courts in Tonga
COURTS (Fiji) Limited is expanding its operations to Tonga with the opening of its first store in Nukualofa yesterday.
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Taito awaits report
THE report of the forensic investigations into the Natadola Hotel Development will be revealed when the time is right, according to Fiji National Provident Fund chief executive Aisake Taito.
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Members' request fee drops
ANY application to the Fiji National Provident Fund will now cost members $10, instead of the $20 it instituted in March 2009.
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Your funds pay for your funeral
REFORM of members benefits under the Fiji National Provident Fund will soon include covering the cost of your own funeral.
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FNPF Act faces review
THE Fiji National Provident Fund Act is expected to be reviewed shortly, with Fund chief executive Aisake Taito giving an assurance that key stakeholders would be consulted in the process.
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Details to trace the unbanked
THE Pacific Financial Inclusion Program has stated that it asked Vodafone and Digicel to collect information from new subscribers, namely the gender of the person, whether they lived in an urban or...
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PNG Fund eyes GPH
PAPUA New Guinea's Public Sector Superannuation Fund is in talks to buy Suva's Grand Pacific Hotel.
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Job offers in PNG
THE chief of staff in the Papua New Guinea prime minister's office says Fiji and other Pacific workers should take advantage of opportunities from PNG's Liquified Natural Gas project.
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Aussies, Kiwis 'not islanders'
PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Micheal Somare said he did not consider Australia and New Zealand as Pacific Islanders.
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Somare backs Bainimarama
FIJI should determine its own destiny and Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama should be allowed to make decisions on the future of the country as he had been leader for three years now, according to Papua New...
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Advocates urged to be efficient
THE challenge for peer educators is to be efficient at what you're doing and get to the heart of the issue, says AIDS campaigner and founder of the Pacific Islands Aids Foundation Maire Bopp Dupont.
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Monitors present report
NINE turtles have been tagged six months after the country's first-ever turtle monitors were appointed.
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