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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 Code Compliance
April 24, 2018, 11:49 p.m.
Acting Minister for National Disaster, Mereseini Vuniwaqa says the Government is looking to improve National Building Code compliance, with an insurance package being considered.
Speaking at the...
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Electricity Authority Corporatised
April 18, 2018, 12:31 a.m.
The country’s largest electricity provider, Fiji Electricity Authority has become the Fijian Government’s newest commercial company and renamed Energy Fiji Limited (EFL).
Now wholly ...
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New Subdivision for Labasa
April 17, 2018, 11 p.m.
The Housing Authority of Fiji is developing a new subdivision at Covata in Labasa, the main township of Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest island.
Located three kilometers from Labasa&rsquo...
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Cyclone Relief Package Launched
April 17, 2018, 12:19 a.m.
A relief package known as the Cyclone Assistance Relief Effort for Fiji (CARE for Fiji) has been launched by the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, following widespread damage from subsequent tr...
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Women In Real Estate – Priya Shankar
April 16, 2018, 5:12 a.m.
Priya Shankar is a Fiji-born Indian who joined Barfoot & Thompson, New Zealand’s largest privately-owned Real Estate company in August 2006.
She started her career at their city-based ...
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Construction Work Increases
April 12, 2018, 11:39 p.m.
The total estimated value of construction work put in place for the December quarter of 2017 amounted to $140.3 million.
This was noted by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics in the quarterly co...
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Rehabilitation Facility Rectivated
April 12, 2018, 4:38 a.m.
A Natural Disaster Rehabilitation Facility has been reactivated by Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor, Ariff Ali, following the effects of Tropical Cyclone Josie last week.
“The Reserve Bank ha...
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FNPF Payout for Cyclonic Damage
April 11, 2018, 5:18 a.m.
Residential dwellings, farms, central business districts and commercial properties in parts of the Western division and Northern division were inundated were damaged by cyclonic winds and flood w...
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Koro Island Resort on the Market
April 5, 2018, 4:32 a.m.
Koro Beach Resort and an adjoining series of 24 residentially zoned lots are on the market with a negotiable asking price of FJD $2.5 million.
The property is nestled on the Western side of Koro...
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Flooding Impacts Western Division
April 4, 2018, 12:38 a.m.
Major flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone (TC) Josie led to the death of five people and inundated countless properties and agricultural lots along the Western coast of Viti Levu, the country&rsq...
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