Feature Stories

There is no substitute for hard work and man has to continue to work harder everyday whether it is on a farm or a career in whatever path one chooses.

Women have the potential to be conduits of development and we must utilise this to move our communities forward.

With Fijians working towards completely phasing out the single-use plastic bags, Weta Coffee has taken “the bull by the horns” and implemented a "no plastics" policy within their business.

“Gone are the days where we use lanterns and candles as a source of light, our children will no longer have to study in the dark under lanterns. It’s a great opportunity for our children to be part of the new development.”

Mr Pratap knew ‘change’ was undeniably crucial at this point, so he sought out to turn his subsistence farming into a commercial one, investing in sheer hard work, dedication and commitment to what later transpired into Janson’s Poultry Limited.

For farmers like Jitendra Prasad of Baulevu Naitasiri being in the business of farming and continuing with his family’s line of work is something he never regrets doing.

The Government has made a commitment to the community members living in Noimalu district of the upper area of Naitasiri by offering them assistance towards commercial agricultural farming.

It was not many years ago when Abdul Arif knew he wanted to see change and progress for the better, so he did what he had to by taking matters into his own hands .

This mantra by Sikeli Naivaluraua put him on a flight to Australia, among the latest batch of seasonal Fijian meat-workers recruited under the Australia-Pacific Labour Scheme.

Seventy three year-old Salote Saunabulu of Levuka Village in Savusavu is one of the many hawkers in the North who now enjoys proper vending facilities.