Posts By The Fiji Times
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57Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Sugar Minister to report FLP and NFU over false cane payment claims
Fiji’s Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh, will report the Fiji Labour Party and National Farmers Union to...
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61Sugar News in EnglishFiji PM: Sugar sector facing hard truths
In Fiji, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka highlighted the sugar industry’s strain due to declining yields, aging infrastructure, climate risks, and a mill...
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101Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Minister responds to urgent opposition question on sugar mill crisis on Viti Levu
Fiji’s Sugar Minister Charan Jeath Singh assured Parliament that the Lautoka mill, the only operational mill this season, will continue crushing, even...
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162UncategorizedFiji : Government focuses on reviving sugar industry
Construction has begun on a new sugar mill in Rakiraki as part of government efforts to revive the sugar industry, Minister for...
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211Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Sugar industry held together with patches, not plans – MP
Opposition MP Viam Pillay criticized the government for lacking a concrete plan for Fiji’s sugar industry, saying it is being “held together...
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224Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Sweet start, sugar crush jumps 18% so far when compared to same period 2024
Fiji’s sugar mills have crushed 164,807 tonnes of cane as of July 7, an 18.5% increase from last year. Minister Charan Jeath...
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122Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Sugar Minister hits back at Chaudhry
Sugar Minister Charan Jeath Singh dismissed NFU leader Mahendra Chaudhry’s call for his removal, stating only the Prime Minister can do so....
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245Sugar News in EnglishFiji : New sugar parliament committee signals political shift in reviving industry
The Fijian government plans to table a motion in Parliament this August to form a special parliamentary committee on sugar, chaired by...
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293Sugar News in EnglishFiji Ministry forecasts 1.5m tonne cane yield
Fiji’s Sugar Ministry expects sugarcane production to rise by 200,000 tonnes annually, with this year’s forecast at 1.5 million tonnes, up from...
