Rishika Nair
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 11
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- Jul 16, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Higher wholesale prices squeeze Lautoka market traders (opens the original)
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Rising costs are forcing market traders to cut prices before produce spoils. Market vendors Kamal Chand and Josefa Soko. For Josefa Soko, every day at the Lautoka Municipal Market begins at 7am with the hope of earning enough to support his family. The 65-year-old from Koro Island in the Lomaiviti Group has spent years selling vegetables, relying on the market as his main source of income to cover everyday expenses. "Everything comes from the market — paying rent, water and electricity bills, sc
Seven-day commitment keeps market business alive | Fiji Sun (opens the original)
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Tavakubu vendor says dedication and consistency are key to earning a living. Shilpa Shewani at the Tavakubu Market, Lautoka. While many people look forward to weekends, Shilpa Shewani spends every day behind her stall at Tavakubu Market, Lautoka, serving customers with fresh vegetables and root crops. The 31-year-old Link Road resident opens her stall at 7am and closes at 6.30pm every day of the week. For Ms Shewani, market trading is more than a source of income. It is a livelihood she takes pr
Three left homeless after Lautoka house fire destroys… (opens the original)
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Mr Sowane said preliminary investigations indicated the fire may have started in the bedroom of Mr Prasad's 36-year-old son. Vijendra Prasad in front of what remains of the home that was destroyed by fire on Viseisei Bypass Road in Lautoka on July 13, 2026. A family's quick escape spared lives but not their home after a fire ripped through a house on Viseisei Bypass Road in Lautoka on Monday night, leaving three people homeless. The seven-bedroom house, owned by 62-year-old Vijendra Prasad, was
Sugar Tribunal Registrar urges overhaul of Fiji's sugar… (opens the original)
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Mr Brown said the sector could no longer rely on farming methods that had remained largely unchanged for decades despite major shifts in rural demographics and labour availability. Fiji’s sugar industry must move away from small-scale farming and adopt larger commercial farming models if it is to remain viable, Sugar Industry Tribunal Registrar Timothy Brown says. Speaking at a parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on the sugar industry at the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) Training Centre in L
FSC chief calls for return of Sugar Cane Growers Council… (opens the original)
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Mr Dutt also called for reforms to the Sugar Industry Tribunal, saying delays in resolving disputes during the current crushing season were frustrating and disrupting operations. Fiji Sugar Corporation chief executive Vimal Dutt says that the return of democratic elections for the Sugar Cane Growers Council is key to restoring farmer representation and strengthening Fiji’s sugar industry. Speaking at a meeting for sugar industry institutions and stakeholders at the FSC Training Centre in Lautoka
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