Oceania Fiji Fiji Airports Ltd has put out a tender for the construction of the new Labasa Airport building, a single-storey structure of about 1000 m2 including head end facilities
Oceania Fiji A defence mission will soon be opened at the French Embassy in Fiji; representing the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, the defence mission will be tasked with strengthening exchanges on defence policy and military cooperation
Oceania Fiji Fiji has witnessed a significant decline in its workforce, with over 50.000 people leaving for overseas in the past 19 months, stated the Permanent Secretary of Fiji's Ministry of Finance at the Top Executive Conference in Nadi
Oceania Fiji Fiji participated in the signing of the Samoa Agreement, a new partnership framework between the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, which will guide them for the next 20 years
Oceania Fiji The ITaukei Trust Fund Board stated that the tender for the construction of the Great Council of Chiefs' main building is under evaluation; the redevelopment of the complex will take place in two phases and work is expected to be completed by June 2024
Oceania Fiji 90% of Fiji's working population earns less than 50.000 Fijian dollars per year (€20.000); they cannot access the formal housing market: there is no mortgage from a commercial bank that is lower than this amount
Oceania Fiji According to a UNICEF report, about 43.000 children were displaced in Fiji due to storms between 2016 and 2021
Oceania Fiji A team of more than 80 health experts from around the world is currently at Colonial War Memorial Hospital preparing vital medical equipment for an important mission in the country
Oceania Fiji Fewer boys (79%) than girls (97%) finish high school, the Permanent Secretary of Education pointed out, sharing the latest data from the Fiji Education Staff Appointment
Oceania Fiji Over 11.100 Fijians have left the country in the past eight months; most have left for countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, mainly for work and study opportunities
Oceania Fiji Fiji Tourism has won PATA Gold Award 2023 and the nomination as Leading Tourism Authority in Oceania 2023 at the World Travel Awards, cementing Fiji's reputation as a leading tourism destination
Oceania Fiji Leaders of the Fiji Nurses Association met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health after the nurses demanded, among other things, the resignation of the Ministry of Health's permanent secretary, Dr James Fong
Oceania Fiji Fiji Airways is targeting two million return passengers, thus considering the purchase more aircraft to increase capacity on selected existing routes