Fiji has lost a staggering 16,000 tourism workers since the reopening of borders in 2021.

The Coalition Government’s key priority is to carry out tax and expenditure reforms to decrease debt sustainably, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad.

If the Ministry of Waterways is unable to manage drainage in the North, the sugar minister says he will encourage them to delegate the responsibility to the sugar ministry.

The Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, and Small and Medium Enterprises conducted a system trial on their bizFIJI e-Services platform to understand the current challenges faced, particularly in the context of using the e-Services platform.

Shockwaves from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank further pounded global bank stocks as assurances from President Joe Biden and other policymakers did little to calm markets and prompted a rethink on the interest rate outlook.

ANZ Fiji Country head Rabih Yazbek has highlighted the growing concern among customers and commercial clients about the loss of skilled labour to Australia and New Zealand.

Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) battery needs are covered until 2028 by its three confirmed factories in Europe – the Salzgitter plant in Germany, Northvolt’s plant in Sweden and a planned plant in Valencia, board member Thomas Schmall said.

Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Google LLC (GOOGL.O), Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) and others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court.

The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Sugar has called on the Fiji Sugar Corporation’s field officers to regularly meet with farmers to discuss issues affecting them.

There is no sign that the visitor arrival number will drop, says Tourism Fiji Chief Executive, Brent Hill.

Over 200 sugarcane farmers in Wainikoro and Daku Sectors in Macuata have raised concerns on the state of railway infrastructure in the area.

The sugarcane farmers in Labasa have called on the Fiji Sugar Corporation to be transparent.