8+ hour, 46+ min ago  (302+ words) The i Taukei Land Trust Board says current mineral royalty arrangements do not provide a fair return to landowners and has called for major legislative changes to restore greater ownership rights over natural resources. In a statement, TLTB said while…...

3+ day, 26+ min ago  (398+ words) THE Australian Government is not part of any talks surrounding the proposed Vuda Waste-to-Energy power plant at Naikorokoro Point in Saweni, Lautoka. In response to queries from this newspaper, Australia's Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (361+ words) The question of mineral ownership in Fiji has moved beyond policy and into constitutional territory, as Government signals major reforms to the country's mining laws. Minister for Mineral Resources Filimone Vosarogo told Parliament on Friday that nationwide consultations had revealed…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (240+ words) FINANCIAL transparency should be expected from mining companies who intend to set up their business on native land. Speaking at the public consultation on the review of the Mining Act 1965 and Quarries Act 1939 in Tavua, Vatukoula resident Ponipate Ravula said…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (178+ words) LANDOWNERS must be empowered to hold their own quarry licences to ensure they reap the full benefits of resources extracted from their soil. The call by Emosi Raurau, a participant at the recent public consultations on the Review of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (291+ words) AN overwhelming majority of landowners have called for the ownership of minerals found on native land to be returned to landowners, says mining advisor Dr Apete Soro. While speaking at the public consultations on the review of the Mining Act…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (316+ words) EXPLORATION is a high risk business for mining companies, says Vatukoula Gold Mine Pte Ltd vice chairman Ian He. Speaking at the public consultation on the review of the Mining Act 1965 and Quarries Act 1939 in Tavua, Mr He said people…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (206+ words) BA Provincial Council chairman Ratu Meli Tora says prospecting licences should have strict conditions and timeframes for mining companies. He said timeframes given for exploration works should be restricted. "I remember there was a prospecting licence given to a company…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (361+ words) MINING may be contributing less than one per cent of Fiji's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) currently but it has potentials to become a big earner for Fiji's economy, said Westpac Fiji senior economist Shamal Chand. In the latest Westpac Wave…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (385+ words) Customary landowners in Namosi have branded Namosi Joint Venture a squatter, demanding its immediate eviction from the Waisoi Base Camp after the expiry of Special Prospecting Licence (SPL) 1420. The Mataqali Nabukebuke Namosi Koro Trust, which represents landowners of Nabukebuke, said…...