By MAXINE TAYLOR For anyone watching the concert at the Veiuto Primary School in Suva, the late Lucky Dube’s song “Different colours, one people” springs to mind. The children of Veiuto filled the Vodafone Arena at Laucala Bay with excitement and energy yesterday as they featured a culture concert. They all expressed their pride and [...]
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By JYOTI PRATIBHA Fiji’s High Commissioner to Malaysia Ratu Meli Bainimarama was the first prosecution witness in the trial against former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase at the High Court in Suva yesterday. Taking the stand, Ratu Meli told the court the purpose for the establishment of the Fijian Holdings Limited (FHL) and the Great Council [...]
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By RACHNA LAL Our reputation as a film destination seems to have taken off quite well. At least two movies per month have been scheduled for shooting from now until November, not to mention quite a few movies that have already been shot or are shooting currently in Fiji. This has been confirmed by Film [...]
Continue reading …By RACHNA LAL Air Pacific’s unscheduled maintenance required on one of its ATR-42 aircraft, has affected some Air Pacific and Pacific Sun flights scheduled for yesterday through to next Monday. Air Pacific spokesperson, Shane Hussein, in a statement said, while domestic flights would operate with minor delays, the Suva-Tonga-Suva flight scheduled for this morning would [...]
Continue reading …By RACHNA LAL Paradise Taveuni has announced the completion of their brand new Oceanfront air-conditioned Vale Lomani. Similar in design to the resort bures, the Vale Lomani (iTaukei for beautiful room) are perfect for singles or couples. They have a large bedroom with a generous king bed, mini bar, refrigerator, tea and coffee making facilities, [...]
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By RACHNA LAL Fiji Dairy Limited has managed to work its way into the tourism industry as suppliers of dairy products. Executive chairman, Adrian Sofield, said this was an industry which they had lost touch with under the previous management team. “They used to have a very small percentage of sales from the tourism industry,” [...]
Continue reading …Source: TOKATOKA RESORT HOTEL Two months after being acquired by the Warwick International Hotels, a new tradition is born at the Tokatoka Resort Hotel. A thoughtful gesture from the general manager, Jack Stark, gets all staff to acknowledge their work mates hard work during the month. They also celebrate birthdays of staff born during that [...]
Continue reading …Mahendra Chaudhry General Secretary National Farmers Union The front page article in yesterday’s Fiji Sun (July 5, 2012) can only be described as mischievous and sensational. It is baseless and written merely to denigrate former politicians whom the Permanent Secretary for Sugar Manasa Vaniqi uses as scapegoats for the sharp decline of the sugar industry [...]
Continue reading …Chandu Umaria Special Administrator, Suva. Reference is made to the Letters column of Sunday Fiji Sun of July 1, 2012, relating to correspondence from Sher Bahadur of Flagstaff under the caption “Local Government”. In his letter, Mr Bahadur has raised certain concerns on sewage disposal, drainage, footpath and road condition in Vesi Street, Flagstaff. Indeed, [...]
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Firefighters show way
July 6, 2012 No CommentThe National Fire Authority conducted a fire drill at the Fiji Sugar Corporation Bulk in Malau yesterday. The drill was a way of maintaining fire safety in a professional way. It underscored the continuing good efforts by our firefighters to not just put out fires, but also to prevent them. And when fires do occur [...]
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