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June 5, 2018, 12:27 p.m.
Foreign Investors Guide to Buying Real Estate in Fiji
The Republic of Fiji has over 300 tropical islands and is a mecca for foreigners wanting to own a slice of real estate in a developing and central South Pacific country.
Fiji has three types of land tenure and was a British colony from 1874 - 1970. Land in Fiji is either Freehold, Native or Crown (State).
The Greater Suva Area in the capital city is generally the most congested residential part of Fiji, though the Ba Province, which covers Nadi Town and Lautoka City has the highest population.
Fiji’s population and housing census is conducted every 10 years, with the latest census noting a population yet to reach 900,000 and an urban population with a 5% growth from 2007-2017.
Nadi Town is Fiji’s global gateway, as home to its main international airport and...
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Building Resilient Towns and Cities
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:31 p.m.
The Department of Town and Country Planning is looking at designing resilient towns and cities. This was revealed by Permanent Secretary for Department of Town and Country Planning Joshua Wycliff...
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Lautoka Zone Alteration Approved
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:31 p.m.
A zone alteration by the Lautoka City Council has been approved by the Director of Town and Country Planning.
A public notice from the municipal authority confirmed that the amendment to the app...
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HFC Appoints New CEO
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:31 p.m.
HFC Bank has appointed Ross Munn its new CEO, following the retirement of outgoing CEO, Isikeli Tikoduadua.
The latter was at the helm of HFC since July, 2008, and oversaw its conversion from a cr...
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Housing, ICT Incentives
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:31 p.m.
WE have noted Government’s monetary assistance towards the construction of family home for those households whose annual income is less than $50,000. This week senior business reporter ROPATE...
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Amazing Properties for Sale
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:31 p.m.
ANANTH Reddy has been in the land development business for about a decade.
He has seen it all, he says, but nothing could compare with the phenomenal success his company, Avoser Ltd, has had wit...
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National Budget 2016-2017
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:31 p.m.
The Government’s Housing Department has been allocated $2.5 million under the 2016-2017 National Budget.
Specifics of the budget were announced in Parliament last night by Attorney-General...
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Capital Gains Tax for Ships and Boats
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:31 p.m.
A three percent credit card levy is being removed. This was part of a line-up of announcements in the 2016-2017 National Budget address in Parliament last night.
Highlights include a 10 percent ...
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$20 Million More for Homes for Help
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:30 p.m.
A further $20 million will be pumped into the Help for Homes initiative, as part of the Fiji Government’s 2016-2017 National Budget.
The program was launched after TC Winston to provided d...
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Social Housing Policy Initiative
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:30 p.m.
Fiji’s National Budget 2016-2017 has allocated $0.5 million towards a social housing policy initiative. This policy targets clients who have paid over 1.5 times the principal loan after ded...
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Grants for Heritage Site Institutions
Oct. 2, 2017, 11:30 p.m.
A building grant for heritage schools has seen $0.4 million set aside for Delana Secondary School and Marist Convent School in the UNESCO-listed town of Levuka on Ovalau I...
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