Rising sea water invaded about 30 metres of the shoreline of Kioa Island, encroaching on farms and damaging their livelihoods

A green cane incentive programme was launched to revolutionise sugarcane cultivation practices nationwide in collaboration between the Ministry of the Sugar Industry and the Sugarcane Growers Fund

Fiji's national airline, Fiji Airways, has been recognised as the best airline in Australia and the Pacific for the second year running and has been awarded best airline for staff for the fourth year running

School drop-outs should be accepted, said Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka emphasising that school drop-outs should not be stigmatised; over 18.000 young people drop out of school every year in Fiji

The decline in sugarcane production - despite funds from the Sugar Cane Growers Fund and assistance from the Ministry of Sugar to support the efforts of the Fiji Sugar Corporation - is a concern for the Select Committee on Economic Affairs