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93% of hotels and resorts under FHTA closed

March 31, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
93% of hotels and resorts under FHTA closed

FBC NEWS 30 March 2020 – About 279 operators under the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association have closed due to a drastic decline in tourists. Association Chief Executive, Fantasha Lockington

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People outside Lautoka Confined Area that lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can access their unemployment assistance – Koroi

March 31, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
People outside Lautoka Confined Area that lost their jobs due to COVID-19 can access their unemployment assistance – Koroi

FIJI TIMES 31 March 2020 – People who do not live in the Lautoka Confined Area and are not working in the tourism sector but have also lost their jobs

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Europeans in the Pacific – COVID-19

March 27, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Europeans in the Pacific – COVID-19

The Delegation of the European Union for the Pacific is currently reaching out to all European citizens and permanent residents currently in the Pacific. The Delegation, in partnership with its

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Fiji Airways Seeks Interest for Recovery Flights to Australia

March 27, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Fiji Airways Seeks Interest for Recovery Flights to Australia

THE FOLLOWING IS A TRAVEL ADVISORY FROM FIJI AIRWAYS Fiji Airways is exploring the possibility of recovery flights between Nadi and Sydney and Nadi and Brisbane on Tuesday (31 March)

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Tourism Talanoa: Coping With A Crippling COVID-19

March 26, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Coping With A Crippling COVID-19

FHTA, 26 March 2020 – As we keenly await Government’s supplementary budget that we all hope will sufficiently address the devastating impact of COVID-19 on Fiji’s tourism industry and entire

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Last scheduled Nadi-Narita return flights – Fiji Airways

March 26, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Last scheduled Nadi-Narita return flights – Fiji Airways

THE FOLLOWING IS A TRAVEL ADVISORY FROM FIJI AIRWAYS Fiji Airways will operate its final scheduled flight between Nadi-Narita tomorrow, Friday 27th March and the return Narita-Nadi on Saturday 28th March. This

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Annual Leave Pay Calculation

March 25, 2020October 11, 2025 Cheryl Fong COVID-19, Legal opinions
As part of our membership benefits, we provide legal opinions on many areas of concern for clarification and interpretation

Our views are requested on which wage / salary rate should be used to calculate leave pay during the implementation of “wage / salary  reduction”. Our views are discussed below:

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All Singapore and Hong Kong Flights Suspended – Fiji Airways

March 25, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
All Singapore and Hong Kong Flights Suspended – Fiji Airways

THE FOLLOWING IS A TRAVEL ADVISORY FROM FIJI AIRWAYS Given newly introduced border restrictions by Singapore and Hong Kong, Fiji Airways will no longer operate any further Singapore and Hong

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Digicel Fiji Appoints First Local CEO

March 24, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Digicel Fiji Appoints First Local CEO

DIGICEL FIJI 24 March 2020 – Digicel Fiji has appointed Farid Mohammed as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is a milestone announcement as Farid is the first local to be

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Repatriation flight for Samoa flies tomorrow

March 24, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Repatriation flight for Samoa flies tomorrow

FBC NEWS 24 March 2020 – Fiji Airways will operate a supplementary return flight to Samoa tomorrow to assist citizens and residents to return home. However there is a criteria

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COVID-19: Blue Lagoon suspends operations until May

March 24, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
COVID-19: Blue Lagoon suspends operations until May

FIJI TIMES 24 March 2020 – BLUE Lagoon Cruises has suspended its operations until May 31, 2020. The company said the decision was in response to the evolving coronavirus situation

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COVID-19: Resort operations to be temporarily suspended at month end

March 24, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
COVID-19: Resort operations to be temporarily suspended at month end

FIJI TIMES 24 March 2020 – THE Wananavu Beach Resort in Rakiraki will temporarily suspend its operations from March 31, 2020. In a statement, the resort said it planned on

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COVID-19: Military officers monitor Nadi waterways

March 23, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
COVID-19: Military officers monitor Nadi waterways

FIJI TIMES 23 March 2020 – Republic of Fiji Military Forces officers are monitoring waterways between Nadi and Lautoka after rumours of people bypassing roadblocks to circumvent the Lautoka border.

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Fiji places special emphasis on border agencies

March 23, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Fiji places special emphasis on border agencies

FIJI TIMES 23 March 2020 – FIJI is placing special emphasis on border agencies such as Biosecurity Authority of Fiji, Fiji Revenue and Customs Services and Ministry of Health and

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COVID-19: Ahura Properties Close On March 31, Others Feel Impact

March 23, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
COVID-19: Ahura Properties Close On March 31, Others Feel Impact

FIJI SUN 23 March 2020 – Ahura Resorts’ Malolo Island Resort and Likuliku Lagoon Resort will be closed from March 31. Owner and Managing Director, Tony Whitton, confirmed that the

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FCCC to constantly monitor retailers on keeping all products available

March 20, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
FCCC to constantly monitor retailers on keeping all products available

FIJIVILLAGE 20 March 2020 – Retailers have been asked by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission to exercise their judgement based on customer and store locations to limit sales for

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COVID-19: Lautoka border along Kings Highway cordoned

March 20, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
COVID-19: Lautoka border along Kings Highway cordoned

FIJI TIMES 20 March 2020 – LAUTOKA’s border along the Kings Highway is tightly cordoned off to people trying to leave or enter the sugar city. Police and military officers

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COVID-19: Fiji Airways crew and passengers advised to contact authorities

March 20, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
COVID-19: Fiji Airways crew and passengers advised to contact authorities

FIJI TIMES 20 March 2020 – WITH Fiji’s first confirmed COVID-19 case involving a flight attendant, passengers and crew members who boarded three Fiji Airways flights have been advised to

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Number of safety measures announced after first case of COVID-19 was confirmed

March 20, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Number of safety measures announced after first case of COVID-19 was confirmed

FIJIVILLAGE 19 March 2020 – From midnight tonight our border restrictions on Mainland China, Italy, Iran, Spain and South Korea will be extended to foreign nationals who have been present

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Tourism Talanoa: Tourism Bracing For The Worst

March 20, 2020October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Tourism Bracing For The Worst

FHTA, 19 March 2020 – The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is surging and making its presence felt all over the world. There is almost an air of inevitability about it reaching

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