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The June quarter earnings for tourism for Fiji was $300 million or 98.6% lower than the amount recorded for the March quarter of 2020. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says Fiji’s earnings from tourism indicate the
More than 40 businesses in Nadi have closed so far because of COVID-19 while some shops are now getting into businesses like restaurants and hair salons. Nadi Chamber of Commerce President Dr Ram Raju says they hav
About 15 businesses in Sigatoka Town have closed and more are showing signs of closure by the end of the year, four businesses have changed their business activity while entire villages have lost their source of income
Women-owned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Fiji will benefit from an Anti-corruption Toolkit which has been launched today by the United Nations Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project. The Toolkit was dev
“I’m one of the luckiest women in my village to be part of the USP PEUMP Programme micro-qualification in Establishing and Operating a Small Seafood Business.†Those are the words of 19-year-old Winifred Doug
“I had to learn how to go out diving so I can feed my family and generate income.†This was highlighted by 42-year-old, Alesi Viai who is one of 41 graduates of the Seafood Micro-qualification Programme provide
Attorney General and Minister for Civil Aviation Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has given parliament a summary of the number of aircraft with Fiji Airways and whether they are owned, rented or leased. Sayed-Khaiyum says he is
Digicel Fiji has today released customized postpaid mobile plans which according to the company, will ensure massive savings for corporate customers. Digicel Fiji CEO, Farid Mohammed says this is a challenging time
15 women from Omkar settlement in Narere are attending a one-week workshop conducted by the Social Empowerment and Education Programme or SEEP where they will learn the basics of running their own local business within
South Pacific’s largest broadcast organisation and publicly listed Communications Fiji Ltd which is the parent company of FM96, Legend FM, Viti FM, Navtarang, Radio Sargam and website, fijivillage has today announced
Good news for the people of Kawakawavesi, Solove, Navidamu, Nakolou, Navudi and Raviravi in Seaqaqa as they no longer have to travel to Seaqaqa Town or Labasa Town to do their shopping and fill fuel, as a new service st
The President of the Suva Retailers Association, Vinay Kumar says they are lucky that employment in the capital city is better compared to some areas in the west but admits majority of the staff are still on reduced hou
The data plan war continues as Digicel have now launched their All In Home Plan which offers 500GB of Unwired broadband data plus free Sky Pacific premium package and 40GB of mobile data including unlimited Digicel call
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today spoke plainly about what Fiji expects of the Pacific region over the next 30 years as Fiji started national consultations on the development of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Paci
Fiji Airways CEO and Managing Director, Andre Viljoen says they are working hard to get Travel Ready and Commercial Ready to bring the maximum number of passengers to Fiji when border restrictions ease up. Viljoen
Tech businesses in Fiji now have the opportunity to get training and pitch their ideas to investors in the Asian market as the Start-up Challenge 2020 and LaunchPad 2020 was launched today. Start-up Challenge 2020
Telecom Fiji says they currently have the cheapest price for data in the country which is as low as 22 cents per gigabyte for 30 days - which has been available since 2018. They have made this comments after fijivi
Participants which include tour managers from the hotel industry that had recently been laid off are part of the 34th training on mushroom farming at the JUNCAO training centre in Legalega, Nadi. 42 participants sp
Fiji Airways Managing Director and CEO Andre Viljoen confirm that any revenue lost and any costs incurred by the airline company after the grounding of the Boeing Max 8 planes have been settled by Boeing. Viljoen
Fiji Airways Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Andre Viljoen says despite the 2% increase in passenger numbers in 2019, they have lost more than 90,000 passengers to Qantas. Viljoen says the increased
