Westgold Resources is investing $22 million to boost processing capacity at its Cue hub by more than 20 per cent, backed by growing underground production in the region.
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Monadelphous’ success in teaming up with major resources companies has continued, following the booking of a major contract.
Fourteen personnel from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) have taken part in Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma III (GCD III) 2026, a multinational peacekeeping exercise held at the Indonesian Peacekeeping Mission Centre (PMPP TNI) in Sentul, Bogor. The exercise was jointly hosted by the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), bringing together more than 700 military personnel from 22 countries. The programme focused on improving operational readiness, strengthening interoperability and enhancing leadership through staff planning, field exercises and multinational collaboration in preparation for future United Nations peacekeeping missions. Fiji’s Ambassador to Indonesia, HE…
A Goldfields indigenous business has acquired an environmental services firm in a move it hopes will diversify income streams for native title holders.
After more than a decade, families and friends will once again gather at Albert Park as the Hibiscus Festival returns to its traditional home for its 70th celebration. The Hibiscus Festival was moved to the Suva Foreshore in 2015 following the redevelopment of Albert Park. Now, 11 years later, the Suva City Council has confirmed that the Mother of All Festivals will return to the historic venue. Suva City Council, Acting Chief Executive Officer Tevita Boseiwaqa highlighted that preparations for the festival are well underway, with organisers expecting larger crowds and a bigger celebration than previous years. “What I can…
The state’s under treasurer Joann Wilkie has left her role one year to the day since moving to Western Australia.
Australians who inherit an investment property from their partner won’t lose their access to negative gearing under proposed amendments by the government.
SpaceX has lost more than half a billion dollars in its first quarterly report as a public company, but the loss was less than Wall Street expected and revenue soared.
The family of 12 year old Lote Qima is living through every parent’s worst nightmare, after the young boy was found motionless in a bush just two houses away from their home in Wailoku. Speaking to Fiji One News his uncle, Mikaele Waqabitu says the family is still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy after an overnight search ended in heartbreak. He was the second eldest of six siblings and was in Year Six. “We searched the whole morning but couldn’t find him,” Waqabitu said. “My sister called our relatives in Vatuwaqa, then our aunt in Savura, and…
BY LITIA RABUA A total of 350 students graduated from Pacific Polytech in Nausori today after successfully completing weeks of skills-based training across a range of disciplines, including electronics and engineering, information and communication technology (ICT), trades, and technology. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Pacific Polytech Chair Dr Ganesh Chand said around 80 percent of this year’s graduates are iTaukei, describing it as a significant milestone for the institution in helping address social and economic challenges through education and skills development. Dr Chand said that since its establishment six years ago, Pacific Polytech has assisted thousands of Fijians by providing…