Fiji

The Fiji Police Fraud Investigation Unit has received numerous reports of MPAiSA accounts being hacked by unknown persons in recent months; head of the anti-crime unit says victims are often people who may not be familiar with modern technology

David Group Fiji's casino project manager, Sandeep Singh, said the $2 billion casino project would be detached from the local community, as Fijians will not be allowed in, to prevent the local community from being exposed to gambling

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

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

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

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

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

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

According to a UNICEF report, about 43.000 children were displaced in Fiji due to storms between 2016 and 2021

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

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

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