Nacanieli Tuilevuka

THE Pacific’s fight against rising sea levels will be brought closer to world leaders through a proposed visit to Tuvalu during the pre-COP conference in Nadi. Fiji is hoping more world leaders will attend the conference and have the opportunity to see first-hand the impact of climate change on Pacific Island countries. Prime Minister Sitiveni […]

THE Fiji Sugar Corporation will have to develop its own program to replace or renew run-down staff quarters in the North, says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. The Prime Minister was told of concerns raised over the condition of accommodation provided for FSC workers. He said the responsibility for addressing the condition of the quarters rested […]

Sugarcane growers could soon elect representatives for the first time in more than two decades following amendments to its governing legislation, the Sugar Cane Growers Council says. Its chief executive officer Vimal Dutt told the Standing Committee on the Sugar Industry consultation that elections could be held once the necessary preparations and funding were in […]

NAVATU Secondary School has shifted its focus to the semi-final of the Fiji Secondary School rugby competition after a hard-fought 19-15 quarter-final victory over Suva Grammar School at Ganilau Park in Savusavu yesterday. Navatu head coach Alipate Ravulo said the team would now concentrate on improving areas of its game before the semi-final. He said […]

DEPUTY Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica has played down speculation about him becoming the next leader of the People’s Alliance Party, saying his immediate focus is on delivering for the people and preparing for the next general election. Mr Kamikamica was responding to comments by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka naming him as a possible successor to […]

UP TO 5000 Fiji National University(FNU) students were forced to drop out of their studies because they could not afford to pay their university fees. Professor Unaisi Nabobo-Baba said FNU is facing a $10million annual student debt crisis. Prof Nabobo-Baba said most of the outstanding debt was owed by private students. “This is what was […]

SIX members of three past boards and three leadership groups at the Fiji National University are allegedly linked to an ongoing investigation into losses associated with the university, including the incomplete $12million Naiyaca subdivision campus project in Labasa. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed the investigation involved three past boards and three leadership groups, saying the […]

PRIME Minister Sitiveni Rabuka believes an $8-an-hour minimum wage is not sustainable for Fiji at present. Mr Rabuka was responding to calls for the national minimum wage to be increased, including calls from the Fiji Trade Union Congress. Asked whether Government had plans to increase the minimum wage, he said there was a desire to […]

RAJ Sharma has resigned as the board chairman with Fiji Rice after holding the portfolio for several years. The resignation was confirmed by Minister for Public Enterprise Manoa Kamikamica during an interview in Labasa. “I can confirm we have received a letter from Mr Sharma,” Mr Kamikamica said. “He had suggested he wanted to focus […]

AFTER 11 years of waiting, the people of Bua Lomanikoro and Naikavaki are celebrating the opening of a new hanging bridge that will provide a safer and more reliable link between the two communities. Tui Bua Ratu Makutu Nagagavoka said the completion of the bridge marked the end of more than a decade of anticipation. […]