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‘Don’t abandon contracts’
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (238+ words) Employment Minister Agni Deo Singh has urged Fijian workers not to abandon their contracted overseas jobs for casual cash work, warning it could jeopardise visa protection, insurance, and other essential support. Speaking during the Fiji Family Focus program at Navola…...
Outsourcers upskilled on information security management
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (230+ words) OUTSOURCE Fiji members recently participated in a specialised training it facilitated on the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) Certification Programme The program focused on building a strong foundation in understanding, implementing and maintaining internationally recognised information security standards and…...
PEOPLE | From class to the bar
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (548+ words) By day, Jone Koroi is a student of architectural drafting. By night, he is behind the bar at Toorak Central's Priv, shaking cocktails and listening to the life stories of Suva's professionals. The young man from Mavana in Vanuabalavu, Lau,…...
Yasawa schools raise concerns over police response
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (389+ words) Police officers have never shown up, says Bukama Village school head teacher Rohit Singh. He told those present at the Lautoka, Nadi and Yasawa Heads of Schools Symposium yesterday that since 2021, officers based at the Nacula Police Post in Yasawa…...
From the ward to corrections ranks
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (227+ words) After 11 years and 10 months working as a registered nurse, Maraiah Lolohea made a decisive break from the Ministry of Health, choosing a path far from hospital wards. On Thursday, she not only graduated as one of the 95 officers from the…...
Editorial comment | Renewed push to keep talent in Fiji
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (455+ words) Fiji's loss of skilled citizens to overseas opportunities is no longer a distant concern. It is now a structural issue affecting how the country functions. The estimate of 100,000 people leaving, raised by Minister for Finance, Commerce and Business Development Esrom…...
Fiji faces brain drain | 100k skilled workers leave for overseas opportunities
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (224+ words) Fiji has lost approximately 100,000 skilled citizens to overseas opportunities, says Minister for Finance, Commerce and Business Development Esrom Immanuel. Speaking at the BSP Life Fiji Human Resources Institute Annual Convention in Nadi yesterday, Mr Immanuel described the scale of the…...
Trust critical in journalism and media – editor
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (440+ words) As controversy about whistleblowers and off-the-record conversations dominate media circles, The Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley says trust between reporters and their sources remains the backbone of journalism. "Trust is one of the most important keys to our work " it's…...
Digital skills hub for youth: India backs Fiji tech training at Polytech
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (264+ words) Pacific Polytech has launched its first NIELIT Polytech Centre for Electronics and ICT, a partnership between Fiji and government of India. Located at the Namotomoto Campus in Nadi, the centre will provide students access to programs that are aligned with…...
Remittances top $1b
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (217+ words) Fiji received more than $1billion in remittances last year, thanks to labour mobility programs that continue to support families and communities across the country. Minister for Employment Agni Deo Singh told Parliament last week that the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM)…...