Fiji sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro and veteran power lifter Sainimili Turner were crowned Fiji Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the 2013 Fiji Sports Awards at the Vodafone Arena Friday night. Tabakaucoro, who broke the 100 and 200 metres records at the Pacific Mini Games last year, was modest in accepting the gong ahead…
Sports contribute $100 million (US$53 million) annually to the Fijian economy, confirmed Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. He made the revelation Friday while speaking as the 2013 Fiji Sports Awards chief guest at the Vodafone Arena, Suva. The Prime Minister said sports had been one of the biggest income-generators for Fiji. This is…
The date for the first fundraising event hosted to help send the Solomon Islands national men’s U19 squad for the World Cup qualifiers has been set for March 8. This was confirmed by the newly appointed fundraising committee over the weekend. According a pamphlet issued by the committee, the event will start at 7pm to…
The recently released list for the country’s U19 men’s soccer squad has been trimmed from 56 players to 27. This was confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football federation (SIFF). The 27 remaining players for the final training squad were selected following three weeks of intensive training held at the SIFF Academy playing field. All players…
FISHERIES inspectors, investigators and enforcement officers from across the Pacific head home from Suva this weekend, after spending almost a month honing their ‘investigative’ skills to help detect fisheries offences. The fifth Pacific Islands Fisheries Evidence and Investigation Training Course, FETIC ended yesterday at the University of the South Pacific’s School of Maritime Studies. Participants…
The Australian Government has committed US$16 million to a new fund to combat malaria in the Asia Pacific region. The government says the new Regional Malaria and Other Communicable Disease Threats Trust Fund, established by the Asian Development Bank, will tackle the disease, which is preventable and has very high social and economic costs. The…
A 100 per cent Fijian-owned commercial bank was launched last week. Home Finance Company Bank also unveiled its branding in a spirit of excitement and with great hope for the future. “It is our bank, the people’s bank, and I am delighted as Prime Minister to be here on this historic occasion and to share…
THE Diocesan Bishop of Guadalcanal the Rt. Rev Nathan Tome made his first episcopal visit to the five districts on the southern part of Guadalcanal last week. This was his first visit to Sughu, Marasa, Kolina, Moli and Marau main land districts since the inauguration of the Diocese of Guadalcanal that was held in June…
An initial investment of $4 million will take place at the new Vuda Hideaway Resort, a fifteen-minute drive from the Nadi International Airport. The resort is the second investment of the Fijian Teachers Union — Co-operative Thrift And Credit Ltd’s (FTU-CTCL) engagement in the tourism sector. During the ground breaking ceremony, board chairman Agni Deo…
A GUADALCANAL MP has assisted a community in north Malaita to build their church. North Guadalcanal MP Martin Sopaghe donated 30 sheets of roofing irons to Fo’ondo Assemblies of God church early this week. Church rep Rev David Ilikona said their prays have been answered. “We thank Sopaghe for his kindness,” Rev Ilikona said. It’s…