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Speak up, speak out – Ali
AT 70, Shamima Ali says she is still the brunt of crude and lewd jokes because of her fierce determination to ensure every Fijian woman, girl and child gets to realise and enjoy their basic human rights. Speaking to participants at the Fiji Teachers Union, Labasa branch International Women’s Day celebration last Saturday, she said...
Fiji loses a true son
An inspirational leader, a passionate advocate for the special needs community and an individual who pushed boundaries and shattered glass ceilings for persons with disabilities are just some of the many words used to describe the late Joshco Wakaniyasi. Joshco, as he was commonly known, was the executive director of the Spinal Injury Association of...
Local economy to benefit
THE $15.4million rehabilitation of nine schools damaged by tropical cyclones Ana and Yasa funded by the Australian Government is expected to benefit the local economy as local suppliers, contractors and people will be engaged during construction. Australian High Commission chargé d’affaires John Williams said they had included quotations for the hiring of locals in the...
Fiji’s ‘vile act’ to USP’s VC Pal
The FijiFirst government’s deportation of University of the South Pacific vice chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia was “a vile act”, says senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales Dr Rohitash Chandra in a recent research paper. Dr Chandra, a lecturer at USP from 2013 to 2015, said “if there was incompetence in leadership by...
Super Rugby Pacific: Discipline a key area for Fijian Drua
One of the key areas the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will need to maintain this weekend is keeping discipline intact against a Crusaders side that will thrive on a numerical advantage. The Drua let a 17-10 lead against the Waratahs slip last week after losing a player in the bin before a technical issue reduced...
Lagonilakeba trades in her swimsuit for boots
FORMER Natabua High School sprinter and Fiji swimmer Ofa Lagonilakeba has traded her swimsuit for rugby boots. The Salia, Nayau lass said rugby was always her passion since primary school (Nadi Airport School) playing touch rugby. “I was always doing four sports in a year, karate, swimming, athletics in primary school. “Until I reached high...
KPMG signs lease for new office as part of expansion plans
Following the 2022 announcement of KPMG Fiji’s plans for a significant expansion of its local operations, partner-in-charge of KPMG’s South Pacific practice Michael Yee Joy has confirmed that work on the new premises in Martintar, Nadi is progressing well. “Late last year we signed a lease for KPMG Nadi’s brand-new office complex with three floors...
Point of origin: Yanxia overcomes challenges
ASIAN people are an industrious lot. While most Pacific Islanders often find their way into the business world by default or chance, the Indian and Chinese community have the uncanny ability to identify what the market needs, and then they find a way to fulfil it. When Yanxia Zhu arrived in Fiji from China about...
Serua ready to host Fiji Bitter 7s
The first Fiji Bitter Serua 7s is all set for the two-day competition at Thomson Park in Navua this weekend. About 60 teams will be participating in three divisions — 32 teams will compete in the men’s division, eight in the women’s division and 20 will feature in the U21 division. The top teams that...
Turning trash into cash
Recycling rubbish and earning money from it can be a breakthrough innovation. Ask Tiko Edson and she will attest to that. Ms Edson runs a small business that thrives on recycling unwanted materials into home decorations and furniture. The Raiwaqa resident is a painter and interior decorator by profession. Self-taught, she began her home business called ‘Ledua’s...
Thanks to customers
LOCAL company AD Enterprises Pte Ltd held a customer appreciation event in Suva last Thursday, February 2. Company director Yuvraj Hansji said the company had been operating in Fiji for the past 50 years and had built up a great relationship with their clients and customers. The cocktail function was held at Maya Dhaba restaurant...
10 evac centres activated up north
Ten evacuation centres were activated in the Northern Division on Friday. Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Sakiasi Ditoka said 350 people from 116 households were accommodated in those evacuation centres. In a news conference yesterday, he confirmed that all evacuees had returned to their homes. “I can confirm that only the...
Stop-loss built in to protect Fund
The Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) has a stop loss arrangement with both Government and Aspen Medical in its public-private partnership agreement, says FNPF CEO Viliame Vodoinavalu. The Fund has invested about $20.8 million in the deal, which was forged through a deal inked in 2019 between FNPF and Aspen Medical of Australia. This resulted...
Tavua high chief dies
The Ba province is mourning the death of Tui Tavua Ratu Nacanieli Uqeuqe. The 69-year-old chief died in his Tavualevu home after battling a short illness. Black cloths have been draped around the village boundary to mark the passing of the chief and the beginning of the mourning period. Tavua district representative Ratu Ovini Bokini...
Ex-Tesla Australia director pleads guilty to insider trading
(Reuters) -A former director of Tesla Inc’s Australian unit pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading based on a supply deal the carmaker signed with Piedmont Lithium in 2020, the country’s corporate watchdog said on Wednesday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said Kurt Schlosser bought 86,748 shares in U.S.-based Piedmont in September...
