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From October 4th, all workplaces, tertiary institutions, houses of worship, hotels, restaurants, cafés, cinemas, gyms, pools, tattoo parlours will be able to open at 70% capacity, but only to fully vaccinated persons.
Westpac's sale of its Pacific businesses has been rejected by Papua New Guinea's competition regulator. Market Watch reports the Australian lender said that Papua New Guinea's Independent Consumer and Competition C
The Health Ministry is advising all businesses and workplaces that there is an urgent need to refocus on improving ventilation and air quality to support their current COVID safe measures. Permanent Secretary for H
The Fiji Development Bank is putting a temporary pause on receiving new applications for the COVID-19 Recovery Credit Guarantee Scheme from 4pm on Tuesday to allow the processing of the thousands of applications receiv
HFC Bank has opened 3 new ATMs at Shop & Save Supermarket in Valelevu, Total Service Station in Nadi Back Road and at the Hub Complex in Waiyavi, Lautoka. Bank CEO, Rakesh Ram says they strategically select ATM
The CEO of the Savusavu Town Council, Seema Dutt says the commotion at the Savusavu Market earlier this week was caused by an outsider and not a market vendor. Dutt says all market vendors were advised through a me
Small business owners and entrepreneurs from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands will be able to benefit from a three-day workshop that is being organized by the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji and the AIS
BSP Health has launched a new insurance product called Value Health Care that will assist people get access to affordable, tailor-made insurance products, designed specifically for local needs. Managing Director, M
Vodafone Fiji's Head of eCommerce and Corporate Affairs, Shailendra Prasad says data usage on their network has increased by over 100% in the last one year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and this has placed enormo
Digicel Fiji has donated $5,000 to Kanalevu Kitchen for their ‘Feed a Fijian’ initiative which will provide over 300 meals for frontline workers and food ration packs for 28 needy households. The Feed a Fijian
Between 15,000 to 17,000 Fijians will be employed by the Fijian Elections Office for the next general elections. Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says they have divided their recruitment program into three p
A member of Alcoholic Anonymous Fiji is raising concerns about alcoholism in Fiji as she noticed a lot of people have purchased alcohol using the $360 government assistance and the number of Public Health Infringement N
Fuel and gas prices will change from tomorrow. The price of unleaded fuel will go up from $2.46 to $2.54 per litre, an increase of 8 cents, the price of diesel will go up from $2.05 to $2.06 per litre, the price of
Serious concerns have been raised regarding an increase in the number of bush , grass, rubbish , and sugarcane fires. NFA Chief Executive Officer, Puamau Sowane says a total of 243 incidents of bush, grass, sugarc
The Fiji Development Bank has so far received more than 3,000 applications under the COVID-19 Recovery Credit Guarantee Scheme whereby 1,100 applications have been approved valued at $21 million. This has been high
FNPF has paid 4,040 members $3.3 million for Phase 2 Round 7, Phase 3 Round 6, Phase 4 Round 4 and round 2 of the Voluntary members’ relief. FNPF CEO Viliame Vodonaivalu says this is the first payment cycle for t
Government has now paid out over $100 million to around 279,693 Fijians under the first round of the unemployment assistance. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they expect another 3,900 people to be pa
Communications Fiji Ltd, the region’s largest commercial broadcast organisation and parent company of Legend FM, FM96, Viti FM, Navtarang, Radio Sargam and fijivillage, has announced a Group profit of $98,954 for the
21 farmers have received $400 worth of farming kit each under the Back To Rural Agriculture programme. The $400 package consists of $250 worth of farming tools, $100 worth of planting materials and $50 cash.
Energy Fiji Limited has provided the Government $30,516 to assist in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. While receiving the donation, Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says such assistance will certainly hel
