Department of Cooperative and Small Business Training

The Department of Cooperative and Small Business is organising the following training courses/seminars over the period from April to June 2007 :

• Flower Arrangements, 3 to 4 April 2007, at Cooperative and Small Business Training Institute, Draunibota, Lami, Fee is F$45.00 for day scholars and F$60.00 for boarders;
• Start Your Business, 16 to 20 April 2007, at Cooperative and Small Business Training Institute, Draunibota, Lami, Fee is F$40.00;
• Bread Making, 18 and 19 April 2007, at Cooperative and Small Business Training Institute, Draunibota, Lami, Fee is F$45.00 for day scholars and F$60.00 for boarders;
• Bee keeping, 8 to 10 May 2007, at Cooperative and Small Business Training Institute, Draunibota, Lami, Fee is F$45.00 for day scholars and F$60.00 for boarders;
• Start Your Business, 14 to 18 May 2007, at Cooperative and Small Business Training Institute, Draunibota, Lami, Fee is F$40.00;
• Bee Hives Case Making, 14 to 18 May 2007, at Cooperative and Small Business Training Institute, Draunibota, Lami, Fee to be confirmed;
• Start Your Business, 11 to 13 June 2007, at Cooperative and Small Business Training Institute, Draunibota, Lami, Fee is F$40.00;
• Store Management, 18 to 20 June 2007, Fee is F$45.00 for day scholars and F$60.00 for boarders.

For more information or to reserve a place, pls contact Naibuka Seruvatu or Neil Druavesi on telephone numbers (679) 3361552 or (679) 3362479. You can also e-mail naibuka.seruvatu@govnet.gov.fj.

Note : For short stay accommodation in a two bedroom rental home with sea views in Suva that is cheaper and more spacious than our Suva hotels, pls check out the appropriate links at the right hand side of this blog. To contact us for a booking, you can e-mail gilbert@connect.com.fj or call telephones (679) 3396427 or (679) 9921427.

More construction planned for Suva foreshore

More reclamation and construction is planned for the Suva foreshore. Carpenters Group is planning a F$200 million project that will see to more development along Suva's foreshore. Read more on this story on our Promoting Suva blog.

Exporting to Canada Seminar

The Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau (FTIB) together with the visiting Fiji Consul Designate in Canada, Ashwant Dwivedi, will be conducting two seminars on the export opportunities for Fiji products and commodities to meet the growing demand of the Canadian market.

These seminars will cover the following issues relating to the Canadian market :

• general packaging and labelling requirements for fresh fruit and vegetables;
• fresh fruits and vegetables residue program and how Fiji exporters can participate in this program;
• Canadian export requirements for fresh fruit and vegetables;
• sharing of market information with respect to importers of fresh fruit and vegetables and other products;
• Canadian export requirement guideline and how to use this guideline;
• labelling requirement of fresh goods and processed goods;
• requirements for exporting fish and fish products to Canada.

Exporters, potential exporters and interested stakeholders are invited to attend these presentations which are scheduled as follows :

• Friday, 2 February 2007, 8.30am to 10am, FTIB Boardroom, Level 6, Civic Tower, Suva;
• Thursday, 8 February 2007, 2.30pm to 4pm, Waterfront Hotel, Lautoka.

Registration is required and is free of charge. Space is limited therefore attendance will be on a first come-first serve basis.

For registration, pls contact Ms Sonal Singh at FTIB on telephone +679 3315988 or e-mail sonal@ftib.org.fj.