Sodexo Australia has extended its working relationship with Westgold Resources after securing a significant renewed agreement.
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Strike Energy is one step closer to producing electricity at its South Erregulla power station, having hit mechanical completion on the facility.
Value City is turning current economic challenges into an opportunity for growth, with plans to expand into three new locations across Fiji within the next six months. Managing Director Vera Chute said while the company is already feeling the impact of rising freight charges and increasing operational costs, Value City is using the situation to rethink how it serves customers, particularly those in rural areas. “We try to make opportunities out of these challenges,” she said. Chute revealed that the company is currently negotiating to open new branches in Rakiraki, Seaqaqa and Korovou, bringing products closer to customers living outside…
Activist Northern Star Resources shareholder Elliott Investment says the miner’s board has failed grasp the magnitude of its reputational fall, as it agitates for major change.
Construction is advancing on the 9.1-kilometre Navilawa–Yaloku Access Road in the interior of Ba, a project aimed at improving connectivity between communities in Nadi and Ba. Funded through the Coalition Government’s Rural Outer Island Development Programme and implemented by the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, the project is backed by an investment of approximately $200,000. Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Mosese Bulitavu recently visited the site to assess progress on the road, which is expected to deliver significant benefits to residents, farmers and businesses in the area. Once completed, the new route…
Private port proponent Crestlink has struck a deal to buy the Koolan Island iron ore mine for $20.2 million from MGX Resources.
The major US stock indices have ended more than one per cent lower, with chipmaker shares extending recent declines and with renewed tensions between the United States and Iran adding to investor uncertainty.
A 39-year-old teacher has been charged in connection with the alleged abduction of a Year 10 student in Taveuni. Police allege that the accused and the student had been communicating through a messaging platform regarding plans to be together. The exchanges were reportedly discovered by the teacher’s wife, who alerted the school principal. Investigators claim the teacher was found with the student inside his vehicle near her home on the night of 7 June 2026. The incident was subsequently reported to Police, leading to an investigation. Following inquiries, the teacher was charged with one count of abduction. He is scheduled…
Businessman Imran Khan, also known as “King Khan”, has pleaded guilty to one count of contravening a restraining order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997. Khan appeared before Judge, Justice Thushara Rajasinghe this morning. The charge alleges that between September 16 and October 1, 2025, at Nasinu, Khan knowingly breached a restraining order issued by the Civil High Court. It is alleged that Khan disposed of a luxury vehicle by transferring ownership, despite the vehicle being subject to an asset restraining order issued by the court on December 27, 2023. Khan entered a guilty plea. The judge sought confirmation…
Fiji has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for tourism growth, with the Government aiming to welcome 1.25 million visitors annually and generate $4 billion in tourism revenue by 2027. Speaking at the AHICE Fiji Conference held at the Crowne Plaza in Nadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Viliame Gavoka outlined the country’s strategy to achieve these goals. He told industry leaders, investors and tourism stakeholders that reaching the target would require the addition of around 4,000 hotel rooms. The expansion is expected to be supported by 53 tourism-related investment projects currently in the pipeline, collectively valued…