The Fiji Times, 03 October 2017 – BEGINNING next year, fish licence holders in Macuata will be banned from selling sea cucumbers, says paramount chief Ratu Wiliame Katonivere. The ban,
15,000 support fish ban
The Fiji Times, 03 October 2017 – OVER the past four years, 15,000 signatories of public pledges have been collected through the 4FJ campaign to protect the kawakawa and donu
Pipeline failure: Defence wearing the cost of helping bail out the fuel industry
New Zealand Herald, 02 October 2017 – The NZ Defence Force says it is absorbing the cost of coming to the rescue of the fuel industry following the failure of
Celebrity cook trains hotel chefs
The Fiji Times, 02 October 2017 – CHEFS of The Grand Pacific Hotel have been given hands-on training by Le Cordon Bleu, a cooking school based in Wellington and celebrity
Coral restoration program to address bleaching
The Fiji Times, 02 October 2017 – CORAL reefs can take thousands of years to develop and build but can vanish in an instant impacted by climate change. This is
$18.1b assets
The Fiji Times, 02 October 2017 – FIJI’S financial system is sound with gross assets at $18.1 billion, which is almost twice the nominal gross domestic product, says Reserve Bank
Minister: Still time to implement commitments
The Fiji Times, 02 October 2017 – THERE is still time to implement the 17 voluntary commitments given by Fiji at the Ocean Conference in New York earlier this year,
Resorts mark environment events
The Fiji Times, 02 October 2017 – AHURA Resorts released iguanas last week to mark September’s environment thematic events. The three world-marked events celebrated last month were Threatened Species Day
Environment protection
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 WE are committed to the protection and conservation of our environment because it is good for Fiji and because the on-going success of our
Resort spa celebrates anniversary
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday. Resort general manager Francis Lee said he was proud of how
Their right to strike
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 INTERNATIONAL human rights body, Amnesty International says Fijian civil servants have the right to strike in order to seek improved working conditions without penalty
Resort celebrate World Heart Day
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 Update: 4:15PM CLOSE to 50 children suffering from rheumatic heart disease gathered at the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort earlier today to mark World Heart Day.
World Tourism Day launched
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 Update: 1:37PM THE World Tourism Day was launched by Minister for Tourism and Industry and Trade, Faiyaz Koya at Ratu Sukuna Park this morning. With
$2.4b foreign reserves, OPR remains at 0.5pc
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 FIJI’S foreign reserves are said to have reached $2445.1 million this month, which according to the Reserve Bank of Fiji, is equivalent to 6.1
Record entries for FETA
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 A RECORD number of entries are expected for the 13 categories that are up for grabs in the 2017 ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism
Fundraiser with a difference
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 A FUNDRAISER with a difference is how Rhum-Ba executive chef Darren Braddock described The Chef’s Table Event which was held at the Sofitel Fiji
Reminder for traders to comply
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 THE Fiji Revenue and Customs Service tax authority is working with supermarkets and pharmacies to ensure that they comply with the regulation that requires
Fuel shortage to affect flight schedules to Tuvalu
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 FIJI Airways services to and from Auckland returned to normal scheduled operations after the jet fuel issues affecting its Auckland flights was rectified with
Plastic recycle factory
Fiji Times Saturday 30 September 2017 THE Coral Coast Chapter of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association has called on Government to look at establishing a plastic recycling factory in
World Tourism Day 2017 – Plant A Tree
On Wednesday, 27 September 2017, the world celebrated World Tourism Day and FHTA Members were encouraged to participate in a Plant a Tree initiative by the Ministry of Industry, Trade