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There is some good news for people as the price of gas and fuel will go down from next Tuesday. The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that the price of kerosene will decrease from $1.82 to $1
Fiji’s export earnings from Kava in 2020 was $43.6 million. This was highlighted by the Minister for Commerce and Trade Faiyaz Koya during the inaugural National Kava Committee Meeting at Holiday Inn this morning
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Chairman of the Board, Ariff Ali says data for the 2021 December quarter depicted a pickup in aggregate demand indicators when compared to the previous quarter, supported by the gra
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Board says the annual inflation was 3.0 percent in December 2021, underpinned by higher food and fuel prices which have been spurred by higher global commodity prices, supply chain disruptions,
Digicel has managed to restored internet connectivity via a satellite link for all customers in Tonga. Digicel Tonga CEO Anthony Seuseu says they are thrilled to get internet connectivity back up in Tonga. Seu
Ellana Kalounisiga of Knox Entertainment says one of the biggest challenges for the performing arts sector across Fiji is the curfew. She highlighted this during the MSME Policy Dialogue. Kalounisiga asked for
A restaurant owner from Suva, Felisha Tuiloma says one of the challenges they face is particularly with the Vax Check Tool and businesses find this process slow and cumbersome. While speaking during a MSME Policy
The Ba Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the news that there are plans to divert the Elevuka Creek. The business community in Ba met with Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on Saturday and raised issues such
Suva Market Vendors Association President, Sofia Talei says they are running out of vegetable and root crop supplies at the Suva Market and due to market vendors increasing costs, the prices will be as high as $5 a heap
Tourism Fiji CEO, Brent Hill says the announcement by Australia of a change to rapid antigen test for pre-departure from PCR test, and a change in the isolation policy to 7 days instead of 14 days for positive cases is
About 200 new jobs are expected to be created when the Charan Jeath Singh Nakasi Mall is completed in the next 14 months. The ground breaking ceremony for the $16 million project was held this morning. CJS Nak
Digicel has announced that international calls services within Tongatapu and Eua in Tonga which were restored yesterday will be enhanced further in the coming days. The service was restored following the set-up of
Al Hamd Smart Living is the latest retailer to implement BSP’s Internet Payment Gateway online payment portal for its online store, alhamdfiji.com Managing Director, Ashfaaq Khan says this development is part of
Huge losses have been recorded following severe flooding two weeks ago by families in Ba that grow pineapples on the side to support themselves. Many of these farmers work in Ba Town in the day and also grow pineap
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says in December alone, Fiji welcomed about 36,000 visitors from Travel Partner Countries. He says most of these tourists were either from Australia or the United States.
Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Macroeconomic Committee recently released the revised economic growth numbers with a double-digit growth projected for this year which may be the highest ever growth ex
The Ba Chamber of Commerce is calling on authorities to look into the drainage system in Ba Town as they believe it needs to be cleared as water is still stuck in the town when floodwaters start to recede. Secretar
Digicel says they are working to restore its international connectivity affected by the Volcanic eruption in Tonga. Currently all communication to the outside world in Tonga is affected due to damage on the Tonga C
Ten lucky customers have won a family holiday at the Hilton Fiji Resort & SPA through the Courts Christmas Promotion. Azeem Ali from Ba who is one of the lucky winners says while facing the challenges during the cy
The Consumer Council of Fiji is calling on banks to provide their customers with timely and up-to-date information regarding any changes to the respective customers’ accounts or services. Chief Executive Officer,
