Fiji Time: 3:23 AM on Sunday 5 February
THE Fiji Pine Group of Companies has announced a $3.5 million loss - and counting - as flooding caused by torrential rainfall over the past two weeks takes its toll on agriculture, forestry and infrastructure in the Western Division. more...
CANE growers are among thousands of people in the Western Division who will benefit from the government's decision to waive land rental and lease fees for one year beginning January 5, 2012. more...
CANE production for the 2012-2013 season could be affected if farms continue to remain waterlogged. more...
A NAVOSA man on Wednesday led a daring 24-hour rescue effort in a bid to save his sick wife and one-year old niece. more...
Inoke Duruvesi shows the landslide in the interior of Ba. Picture: BALJEET SINGH See related story…
FISHING on Sundays in the qoliqoli (fishing area) of Nadogo in the province of Macuata has been forbidden. more...
PRIORITISING their children's education, workers at Salialevu Estate on Taveuni have requested for more teachers for their school. more...
ROAD users are advised to take precautionary measures while travelling along the Western Division. more...
A FAMILY of four in Vatiaka, Ba are counting their lucky stars after narrowly escaping death when a landslide tore through the walls of their house earlier this week. more...
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The revelation that the Fiji Pine Group of Companies has announced a $3.5 million loss, which isn't even the final figure, in the wake of recent floods in the western division is worrying. more…
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BATA, Equatorial Guinea - Victory over Sudan later today will take Zambia into the Africa Cup of Nations soccer semi-finals for the first time in 16 years. more...
LONDON - A refreshed Samantha Stosur aims to spark her faltering 2012 season into life in Australia's Fed Cup tie against Switzerland in frigid Fribourg this weekend. more...
THE competition for places in the Stormers squad is such that hooker Tiaan Liebenberg has a broken nose, but coach Allister Coetzee wouldn't have it any other way with just over three weeks to go to the start of the Super Rugby season. more...
ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) vice-president Lakshmi Venkatachalam will visit Dili, Timor-Leste next week for talks with senior government officials and deliver a keynote speech at the 2012 Forum on Inclusive Growth. more...
THE overall activity on the SPSE e-trading platform remained slow during the week under review with the market witnessing a total of 15 trades in three listed securities. more...
CASH gifts and aid in kind to the government for flood-affected areas in the Western Division have been estimated at $2million. more...
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Mahatma Gandhi quoted in his book "Philosophy of Life": "Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is a vision. more...
PRIME Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama opened Pacific Green Industries new furniture factory earlier this week by highlighting the contribution the company has made and continues to make to the Fiji economy. Commodore Bainimarama also said one of the biggest undertaking's by the Sigatoka based company was the public floating which has now resulted in locals having the largest stake in one of Fiji's biggest global brands. more...
PACFIC Green's 'Indigenous Style' furniture looks, feels and breathes like the islands it is named after. Timeless pieces, Pacific Green's architecture denotes the minimalist approach of Pacific people with a distinct focus on the coconut palm-or the tree of life-as it is known in the islands. more...
PACIFIC Green is back in business, stronger than ever. Speaking at the opening of the innovative furniture maker's newly built factory in Sigatoka earlier this week, chairman Peter Ryan said despite many obstacles-Pacific Green is looking to firmly re-establishing itself as the premier furniture producer in the country with the re-opening of the factory plant and an Eco-Park in Sigatoka. more...
PACIFIC Green Industries has come a long way in just over two decades by taking senile palm trees and turning them into exotic sought after furniture that blur the lines between art and functionality. more...
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