Fiji seasonal workers leave for Australia

SUVA, (FIJI LIVE) – The first Fijians to participate in Australia’s Seasonal Worker Program will depart for Australia tomorrow. This first recruitment has come only days after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Suva between the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Jioji Konrote and Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and…

Bank agents in overseas training

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) and the United Nations Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP) have sent four local business and bank officials to attend a high level agents training in the Philippines this week. A statement from the central Bank said, Julie Gegeu Haro and Elizabeth Sodu from the Premier Group of Companies…

PNG businesses urged to invest in Indonesia

PNG LOOP – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has invited business communities in PNG to invest in Indonesia and participate in its economic growth. Speaking at a business breakfast yesterday morning in Port Moresby, Widodo told business communities his first visit to the country marks a new beginning for both countries. “A new beginning for stronger…

Pacific islanders urged to reject PACER-Plus

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Competitive edge in communication

Suva (Fiji Times) – AFTER six years as a mobile telecommunications provider in the country, Digicel Fiji says one of its greatest achievements has been the level of competition it has brought to Fiji. CEO Darren McLean said Fiji had been and continued to be Digicel’s most competitive market in the Pacific. “Digicel is in…