Business

Businesses prematurely increasing tax

The Consumer Council of Fiji has received complaints that certain traders are already subjecting consumers to increased prices, even though the taxes in question comes into effect on August 1st.

July 7, 2023 10:05 am
 

Business

Twitter threatens Threads lawsuit against Meta

Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms (META.O) over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro.

July 7, 2023 9:53 am
 

World

Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty at a Miami federal courthouse on Thursday to charges he helped the former U.S. president hide top secret documents that Trump took when he left the White House in 2021.

July 7, 2023 9:00 am
 

World

Trinidad and Tobago signs preliminary energy agreement with Suriname

Suriname said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Trinidad and Tobago that aims to increase energy cooperation, and people familiar with the matter said it could lead to natural gas from Suriname being piped to Trinidad and Tobago.

July 7, 2023 8:26 am
 

Rugby

Flying Fijians bonus won't come from  government: PM

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has revealed to the Fiji Water Flying Fijians that they’ll have a bonus based on their performance at the Rugby World Cup in France.

July 7, 2023 7:58 am
 

Rugby

Narawa to debut against Argentina

Emoni Narawa is set to become All Black 1208 after being selected to run out on the right wing against Argentina in the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship.

July 7, 2023 7:49 am
 

News

Rape statistics shameful says FWRM

The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement is again appalled at the statistics of rape and sexual violence released by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for June.

July 7, 2023 7:30 am
 

News

Ba lawyer highlights areas that need attention

A Ba barrister believes there is a need for improvements in legal education and practice management courses.

July 7, 2023 7:25 am
 

News

Gender-based violence has to stop: Tabuya

Minister for Women, Children, and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya, says she is saddened and deeply hurt by the unfortunate case of a Fijian woman allegedly murdered following a domestic altercation in Santa Rosa, California.

July 7, 2023 7:22 am
 

News

ABIF commends "tough budget"

The Association of Banks in Fiji welcomes the budget and recognizes the balancing act required between managing the high debt levels and also focusing on growing the economy for the benefit of all Fijians.

July 7, 2023 7:20 am
 

News

Students struggle with independent learning: TSLS

The majority of students who fall out of the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Service assistance program find it hard to adjust to independent learning.

July 7, 2023 7:15 am
 

News

Kava studied for PTSD treatment

Pacific Island scientists have been given a large grant to run a study trial on the use of the traditional kava preparation and kava ceremony for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in New Zealand.

July 7, 2023 7:01 am

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