James 1:2-4 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 1 Corinthians 13:12 12 For now, we see […]
Daily Inspirational Quotes
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. – Annette Funicello Bad things happen every day to everyone. The difference is in how people deal with it. – Unknown You are not what has happened to you. You are what you choose to become. – Unknown No color, no religion, no nationality should […]
Yaqona Farmers To Dictate The Price And Not Middlemen, Says Namosi Kava
Brandon Nakavulevu says it’s now time to stop the middlemen from undermining the price of yaqona or kava. Mr Nakavulevu, who is the founder of Namosi Kava, said yaqona farmers were being tricked in the past, but they would put a stop to it. Namosi Kava is a registered business name in Lautoka. “The yaqona […]
ATS’ First Female Engineer
Charlene Tafuna’i did not believe that one day she would work alongside her dad in the same field for the same company. She never thought she would also become the first woman to become an aircraft engineer for Air Terminal Services (Fiji) PTE Limited. She recalls her first day at work, holding her father’s hand […]
High School Dropout Graduates
When opportunity knocks on your door, grab it, says Vasemaca Adiyalira. The 20-year-old was one of the 43, who graduated from the Makoi Women’s Vocational Training Centre, yesterday. She completed her eight weeks sewing course despite dropping out of Dudley High School in Year 11 because of family problems. “I thought that it was the […]
Passion For The Sea Drives Diver To Save Coral, Reef, Fish
Jone Waitaiti’s passion for the ocean inspired him to start coral farming and he saw it as his own way of giving something back to nature. The 44-year-old says the ocean has basically shaped his life, having been involved in scuba diving for more than 20 years. During these years he realised the reefs were […]
Women Eyed For Plumbing Careers
Women can now take up plumbing as a career, thanks to an agreement signed between the National Training and Productivity Centre (NTPC) and Habitat For Humanity Fiji. The memorandum was signed at the Fiji National University Campus in Nasinu yesterday to facilitate Vocational Plumbing Training under the Water for Women Project. The project is funded […]
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, Riding A Wave Of Popularity, Flies Into Nadi And Later Nausori Tonight
Analysis: Jacinda Ardern arrives at Nausori Airport this evening riding a wave of popularity internationally and at home One of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s prominent engagements in her first official visit to the country is to visit the Lautoka Jame Masjid Mosque on Thursday morning and attend a commemoration of the almost one year […]
Nakelo Treasure Island Resort And Spa Refurbishment At $2.3M
Fiji’s first landowners-owned four-star resort is under renovation following the takeover of new management. Nakelo Treasure Island Resort and Spa Fiji is being refurbished to the tune of $2.3 million. The facelift, scheduled to finish by October, is symbolic of the new owners intent to do away with the old look the resort had. Following […]
‘Leave Mum’s Grave Alone’
Please, stop desecrating my mum’s grave. Leave it alone! That was the desperate plea from Fatafehi Luveni, daughter of the former Speaker of Parliament, the late Dr Jiko Luveni, yesterday. When the family visited the grave at Lovonilase, Suva, it had been desecrated for the third time. “It is sacriliege,” Ms Luveni said as she […]
Tamavua Family Gives Land For Kadavu Kava Farmers Co-operative
The Raibevu family in Tacirua has given a piece of land to the Kadavu Kava Farmers Co-operative Limited. Co-operative chairperson Rokoseru Nabalarua said the current Roko Tui Kadavu, Kitione Raibevu, came to their help when he heard they were searching for a piece of land. To thank the landowners for their kind gesture he said […]
USA Army To Host Business Symposiums In Suva And Nadi
The United States of America (USA) Army will be hosting two Business Symposiums in Suva and Nadi later this month. The organisers are inviting businesses executives to attend and register their company so they would be able to conduct business with the US Government. The symposium will be held in Suva from February 24 to […]