Amalgamated Telecom Holding Ltd shareholders have shown concern over the group's low share prices on the South Pacific Stock Exchange compared to other listed companies Read more…

The Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority says it will not entertain any politically motivated smear campaign following revelations of an interim minister failing to pay tax Read more…

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale struck the northern side of the Fiji Islands last night. Read more…

Fiji's sugar industry is banking on better sugar extraction from the available cane to ease the low cane yields this year Read more…

Fiji's Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua party will ask party member and newly-appointed interim minister Read more…

Suva's typical rainy weather has failed to dampen the spirits of children who continue to pour in at Albert Park to enjoy the 2007 Read more…

Fiji's interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama wants to see improved performance and higher levels of accountability in Read more…

Government could be looking at merging the Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) and Food Processors Fiji Limited, Permanent Read more…

A study is underway to determine whether the value of grants given to State-owned enterprises to perform non-commercial Read more…

State lawyers will seek to strike out former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's case against the overthrow of his government by the military in court tomorrow Read more…

The head of the Fiji Islands Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) has received the complaints raised by unionist Taniela Tabu against an interim Cabinet minister, but investigations are yet to begin Read more…

Tourist numbers from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong are expected to increase in Fiji following approval of the passports (visa exemption) (amendment) order yesterday Read more…

Sanur got a wake up call today with the start of the Sanur Village Festival. The 5 day event runs from August 15th-19th and showcases some of the area’s favourite businesses. This afternoon I rode down there and took a butcher’s (that London speak for ‘look’) at the proceedings. Getting to the Sanur Village Festival from [...] Read more…

AP - Detroit is already the nation's fifth largest gambling market, according to 2006 statistics from the American Gaming Association. Now the city is hoping to position itself as a true gambling-based destination for tourists. The city's three casinos - Greektown, MotorCity, and the MGM Grand Detroit - are spending $1.5 billion to build sleek new hotels, expand their facilities, and inject some glitz into the gritty Motown landscape. Read more…

Visits from relatives are always something to look forward to and my relatives from Java have been here for a few weeks.They are heading back to Semarang in Central Java today, content after having one road trip to Lovina / Kintamani and plenty of cheap meals from the A-list of Indonesian warungs (Warung Nikmat in [...] Read more…

The Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority is concerned with recent media reports about a minister in the interim Read more…

Interim Foreign Affairs minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says Colonel Pita Driti's appointment as Fiji's Ambassador to Malaysia is Read more…

AP - The price of a passport: $311,491 in back child support payments for a U.S. businessman now living in China; $46,000 for a musician seeking to perform overseas, and $45,849 for a man planning a Dominican Republic vacation. Read more…

AP - Most spas take pride in providing a thoroughly modern experience, offering the latest product formulas, complex therapies and state-of-the-art facilities. But a half-dozen new spas have opened this year in landmark hotels and historic places, and are taking their inspiration from their surroundings' past. Read more…

The Fiji Military Forces say they will not monitor ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's movement when he returns Read more…

The President's Office has not received a petition from a group of lawyers calling for the reinstatement of suspended Chief Read more…

The High Court today ordered that teachers who went on strike be paid for the two-week school holiday Read more…

The Fiji Public Service Commission might look abroad for a suitable candidate for the position of the Supervisor of Elections if it is not happy with the two local applicants short-listed for the job Read more…

AP - "Over there, I see something!" someone yelled. On a lakeshore a few hundred yards away, across a thin sheet of ice, a yellowish blob lay in contrast to the new white snow. Glenn Hopfner, our driver, steered closer, and everyone reached for their binoculars and cameras. Read more…

Dreamland, the half finished resort on the western Bukit that leads down to the largest white sand beach in the area, is to undergo massive changes in the next 12 months. The ‘owners’ of the land which include Tommy Suharto, are planning to develop the area and the beautiful white sand beach is part of [...] Read more…