Duratec’s operational versatility has continued on the back of booking a series of contracts across multiple sectors.
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One of the nation’s biggest former pastoralists, the Botha family, has put its signature Lake Jasper homestead on the market.
The proposed changes involve extending single house planning exemptions and increasing the powers of the state’s planning commission.
The political will of China’s mission to decarbonise its economy is “irreversible” in the face of mounting global headwinds against the green transition.
Origin had been aware of a potential security threat for weeks before a massive data breach, but deemed the risk was not credible.
Conjoined twin sisters Di Cecea and Jesipeli Kikau will depart for Saudi Arabia tomorrow to undergo a complex separation surgery at King Salman Hospital, offering new hope for the young sisters and their family. The twins, who were born 10 months ago at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva alongside their singleton sister, Hossana, have overcome significant challenges since birth and are now preparing for the life-changing procedure. The operation has been made possible through the strong bilateral relationship between the Governments of Fiji and Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Government is fully funding the family’s travel, accommodation and the…
A Beqa farmer has turned years of hard work, resilience and determination into a successful livelihood despite facing disease, rising transport costs and the challenges of island farming. Sevanaia Vulacadra, 42, of Dakuni Village has spent more than 20 years growing yaqona and vegetables after leaving school in 2002. Without formal agricultural training, he learned through experience, developing the skills needed to manage crops, changing seasons and market demands. His commitment to farming has enabled him to build three homes, purchase a fibre boat in 2020 and provide for his family. Together with his wife, Seremana Batirau Kunadei, he is…
Wall Street has ended mixed as investors awaited guidance from major technology companies in a busy week for quarterly earnings, while also worrying that stubbornly high oil prices could force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.
A teacher from a prominent school in Tailevu has been sentenced to 14 years and six months’ imprisonment by the Suva High Court for sexual offences committed against three students. The teacher was convicted on one count of sexual assault and five counts of rape. The offences were committed between 2023 and 2024 and involved three students from the same school, two 17 year old boys and one 15 year old boy. Justice Usaia Ratuvili delivered the sentence in the Suva High Court this morning. For the sexual assault charge, the teacher was sentenced to one year and nine months’…
The Vodafone Vanua competition will conclude with two eagerly anticipated finals, featuring the best Under-20 and Senior Grade teams battling for championship honours. The Under-20 title will be decided in an all-Vanua Levu contest as Macuata meets Cakaudrove. Both provinces have impressed throughout the tournament and will now compete for the championship in what promises to be a fiercely contested final. In the Senior Grade decider, Ra takes on Northland after both sides secured promotion to next season’s Skipper Cup competition. Northland enters the final with confidence, having defeated Ra in both the elimination match and the round-robin stage earlier…