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Debra Sadranu has been appointed by the Minister for Local Government as the Chair of Special Administrators for the Lautoka and Ba Municipal Councils. The Ministry of Local Government says this is a temporary posi
The Fiji Taxi Association has confirmed only a few taxi operators are still servicing the Suva lockdown area from today as all operators have been given the choice to decide whether they still want to continue with thei
Westpac Fiji customers who have been affected by COVID-19 will be given a repayment holiday (principal and interest) up to six months on their home loans, personal loans and business loans. This will be done on a c
Bank of South Pacific says it is arranging relief packages on a case by case basis to assist customers who have been affected by the evolving nature of COVID-19. BSP Fiji says for personal loans, there will be six
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission is closely monitoring the situation with wholesalers and pharmacies to ensure there is adequate supply of medicines with New Zealand in a lock down. CEO Joel Abraham s
The Suva City Council is taking proactive measures at the Suva Bus Stand as the country continues the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19. At least 10 hand-sanitizers have already been installed along the sitting
South Pacific’s largest broadcast organisation, Communications Fiji Ltd, which is the parent company of Legend FM, FM96, Viti FM, Navtarang and Radio Sargam, has announced an after-tax profit of $2.234 million in 2019
Fijians can start to expect sugar supply to normalize from today. This comes after the Fiji Sugar Corporation put in place a 24 hours, 7 days a week operation of their packing plant. The Fijian Competition and
Despite the tight situation being faced by businesses due to the slowdown in the economy and the COVID-19 crisis, Tebara Prime Cuts Fiji Limited and Tebara Halal Meats Suva Limited are not letting any of their staff go
Fijian Holdings Limited has confirmed its subsidiary companies have been affected by the travel restrictions and lockdown of Lautoka City because of COVID-19. FHL says following the travel restriction announcement
Digicel Fiji has activated plans for its back-office staff to work from home starting this week, a move that will be implemented for offices in Nabua, Khalsa Road and Nadi. All Digicel retail stores except for Lau
The Central Eastern Mini Buses Association is calling on the government to shut down the operations between the Suva and Nausori corridor as they are seeing operations drop by at least 60%. General Secretary of the
Digicel Fiji has appointed Farid Mohammed as their new Chief Executive Officer, who is the first local to be appointed to the top job since the company started operations in Fiji in 2008. Digicel says originally f
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says from tomorrow, there will be no more scheduled passenger Fiji Airways travel into or out of Fiji until further notice. Bainimarama also says there were 26 people on Fiji Airways
Fiji Airways confirms that they will operate supplementary Nadi-Apia and Apia-Nadi flights tomorrow to assist citizens and residents to return home. The airline company states that the acceptance criteria from Nadi
With the coronavirus pandemic causing many workers to lose work hours or even be unemployed for a few months, the Consumer Council of Fiji says it is more important than ever to know what financial options available to
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they have to be able cater for different type of scenarios in the COVID-19 Response Budget and the most obvious one is to be able to work with FNPF on
The head of the Construction Industry Council says they are hoping that the government will be making adequate compensation to workers in the construction industry if they are laid off in the coming weeks and months.
People lined up outside Westpac Bank and FNPF today as they are now limiting the number of people to entering their offices and branches. People queued outside the Westpac Bank's main branch in Suva this morning as
Minister for Industry and Trade, Premila Kumar confirms that fuel supply as it stands remains sufficient as companies have 2 to 3 months’ worth of product supply, with more likely to come in soon. She says it is
