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New aerobridge – One of six boarding tunnels installed and operational in Nadi

New aerobridge – One of six boarding tunnels installed and operational in Nadi

FIJI Airports has successfully operated the first new aerobridge at the Nadi International Airport – part of a $10.4million contract with Australian company RATE Australia for six new passenger boarding tunnels in Nadi. The new aerobridge marks...

“Hope for the best”

“Hope for the best”

THE 2025-2026 National Budget is “hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.” Golden Manufacturers Group chief executive officer Ram Bajekal made this comment as a panelist representing the private sector at the National Budget Forum...

Outsource at Showcase

Outsource at Showcase

OUTSOURCE Fiji stamped its mark at this year’s Fiji Showcase where it hosted an engaging and interactive booth that brought the country’s growing outsourcing industry directly to the public. Held at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, the event featured a...

Rabuka bids farewell to Korean envoy

Rabuka bids farewell to Korean envoy

Outgoing Ambassador of South Korea, Jin Hyung Kim (left), Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. [Photo Credit: Fiji Government] Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has thanked the outgoing Ambassador of South Korea, Jin Hyung Kim, for his instrumental role...

US, Aust top priority

US, Aust top priority

THE Government’s tourism marketing arm, Tourism Fiji, has been allocated an increased budget of $48million for its marketing campaign and operations. This is an increase from the $44m funds allocated in the 2024-2025 Budget. The Fiji Times had...

Settler Colonialism in light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today...

Settler Colonialism in light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today...

A depiction of the 1836 Battle of Constantine in Algeria. As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolutionary violence in return....

“Inclusive tourism” – Investment promotion agency looks beyond traditional markets

“Inclusive tourism” – Investment promotion agency looks beyond traditional markets

INVESTMENT Fiji is looking beyond traditional markets and tapping into exciting new demand from Asia, North and Central America even South America, says board chairperson Jenny Seeto. Speaking at the Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Conference &...

Cakaudrove Council building nears completion

Cakaudrove Council building nears completion

New Cakaudrove provincial office. Construction work on the new Cakaudrove Provincial Council building in Yaroi, Savusavu, is expected to be completed by September 19, after nearly three years of delays. This has been confirmed by RFMF Northern...

Shift to circular, sustainable economy necessary

Shift to circular, sustainable economy necessary

MICRO, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) must lead the way to Fiji’s transition to a circular economy, said Permanent Secretary for Trade Shaheen Ali as the BAF MSME Conference 2025 underway in Nadi makes a thematic call for a shift to...

OPR at lowest rate six years in a row

OPR at lowest rate six years in a row

THE Reserve Bank of Fiji has kept its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged for last five years, taking it further into the sixth year running with the latest decision from its board after its meeting last Thursday. RBF Governor and board chairman...

13 students repatriated from Israel

13 students repatriated from Israel

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Facebook The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in close coordination with the Government of the State of the Israel has successfully repatriated 13 Fijian students from Israel, amidst the escalating tensions in the...

The Wallabies fell into a Rob Valetini-sized hole in Newcastle

The Wallabies fell into a Rob Valetini-sized hole in Newcastle

It was a busy weekend of rugby as the British & Irish Lions narrowly avoided a huge upset against the Waratahs, before the Wallabies were incredibly fortunate to get away with the win over Fiji. Read on as we wrap up the action, and edge ever...

Telco signs on as TOPEX 2025 Platinum Sponsor

Telco signs on as TOPEX 2025 Platinum Sponsor

Telecom Fiji Limited (TFL) has officially signed on as the Platinum sponsor for the 2025 Top Executive Conference (TOPEX). Telecom Fiji chief executive officer Charles Goundar and TOPEX 2025 chairperson Rowena Taito signed the instrument of...

Singh appointed Registrar of Valuers

Singh appointed Registrar of Valuers

The Fiji Valuers Registration Board has appointed Bhawana Singh as the new board secretary and Registrar of Valuers. The appointment was endorsed by Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Filimoni Vosarogo. In a statement, the Ministry said Ms...

Jordan revamps rules of granting citizenship to foreign investors

Jordan revamps rules of granting citizenship to foreign investors

Jordan's move to revamp its Citizenship By Investment programme has opened up more pathways for foreign investors to obtain a passport, but it is unlikely to make an economic impact in the short term, analysts say. Amman will grant Jordanian...

‘People want him back’: Sayed-Khaiyum says Bainimarama could stand in 2026

Convicted former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama could contest the general election next year, his right-hand man claims. Bainimarama, who originally seized power in a military revolt in 2006, now wants his corruption conviction quashed by...

5 reasons Love Island USA went completely off the rails this year By Daysia Tolentino

5 reasons Love Island USA went completely off the rails this year By Daysia Tolentino

Last year’s season of Love Island USA had audiences falling in love with the global franchise after years of trying to get the American version off the ground. But as the current season 7 comes to a close, many viewers are ready to be done with...

IN-DEPTH | Under the spotlight, from $1m, $5m and $7m, still not enough — Chand

IN-DEPTH | Under the spotlight, from $1m, $5m and $7m, still not enough — Chand

A $7MILLION allocation to Pacific Polytechnic Ltd (trading as Polytech) in this year’s National Budget has raised some eyebrows across Fiji. From $1m in the 2023-2024 national budget, $5m in the 2024-2025 budget, and now $7m, this, along with the...

Wāhine Māori rally for their Pacific sisters - and push for their own place in rugby history

Wāhine Māori rally for their Pacific sisters - and push for their own place in rugby history

As Samoa and Fiji gear up for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, their final prep matches have come with powerful support. A group of wāhine Māori have banded together, some even coming out of retirement, to help their Pacific sisters get...

Love Island USA contestant Cierra Ortega's family asks for 'compassion' after shocking exit as past racial slurs resurface By Mekishana Pierre

Love Island USA contestant Cierra Ortega's family asks for 'compassion' after shocking exit as past racial slurs resurface By Mekishana Pierre

With only a week left in Love Island USA's seventh season, another contestant has made a shocking exit from the Fiji villa. On Sunday's episode, narrator Iain Stirling announced that Cierra Ortega had left the Peacock reality series due to a...

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