Fiji Tourism Industry

Fiji Tourism Industry.

The breathtaking natural beauty that lies amidst the islands of Fiji has made the island among the most visited places for blissful escapes. The stunning azure waters that lap the islands, the awe-inspiring coral reefs that lay beneath its clear waters, the tropical gardens that color the island with beauty, and of course, the smiling friendly faces of the Fijian people that makes one feel instantly at home - all these remarkable qualities of the island have contributed to the rich Fiji tourism industry, which is one of its biggest income sources.

The Fiji tourism industry has positively grown over the last ten years and has become a very important source for the country”s jobs, as well as a main source for foreign exchange incomes since 1990, exceeding that of the export sugar industry at that time. Visitors of Fiji generate about twenty-five percent of the total foreign exchange receipts, plus the Fiji tourism industry is estimated to produce about seventeen percent of GDP.

In 2003, the country”s visitor arrivals summed-up to four-hundred-thirty-thousand-eight-hundred tourists, which was higher than its previous year of visitors (397,875 in 2002). The biggest market of Fiji tourism industry is Australia, providing about twenty-nine percent of tourists. New Zealand follows on the list, with about eighteen percent of visitors, along with other significant tourism market which includes US (fifteen percent), Britain (ten percent), Japan (nine percent), Continental Europe (seven percent), and Canada (three percent).

The success of Fiji tourism industry is reliant on the promotion of a friendly, clean, relaxing environment, along with various natural attractions. However, the recent coup that once again faced the country on December 5, 2006 has severely damaged Fiji tourism industry; the Visitors Bureau of Fiji has stated that it will require much time, hard work, and money to recover from the current coup.

The resorts of Fiji have reported cancellations on their guest”s reservations after the military takeover. Nevertheless, its Visitors Bureau has reassured tourists that the political conflicts in Suva is way far from famous tourist spots such as Nadi or Coral Coast, which is located on the major island of Viti Levu, or those on the northern islands tourist areas of Taveuni and Vanua Levu.

Despite the political instability of Fiji that has greatly affected its tourism industry and the country”s national income as well, Fiji”s tourism bureau is positive that its tourism industry will pull through and be back on track in no time.

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No Of Macao”s Gaming Industry Employees Surges 22

No Of Macao”s Gaming Industry Employees Surges 22.9% In Dec 2007.
A survey result released on Thursday showed that at the end of last year, there were 44,743 paid employees engaged in Macao”s gaming industry, an increase of 22.9 per cent year-on-year.

Among the employees, 30,486 were engaged in positions that are directly related to betting services, such as hard and soft count clerks, casino floor persons, dealers, while 5,341 were working as casino and slot machine attendants or hosts, security and surveillance workers, and etc., according to the result of the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages of the Gaming Industry, which was launched by Macao”s Statistics and Census Services (DSEC). .

Wheat industry “poised for growth”

Wheat industry “poised for growth”.
The Australian wheat industry will ride a ‘new wave of growth’ as a result of federal government moves to deregulate wheat exports, a Senate inquiry has been told.

The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Standing Committee is examining draft government legislation to abolish the single desk wheat marketing system.

The draft laws are designed to create more competition and transparency for the export of bulk wheat shipments after the AWB kickbacks scandal.

David Ginns, chief executive of the Grains Policy Institute, told the inquiry the removal of the single desk would force marketing costs down and put more power in the hands of growers.

‘The Australian wheat industry is poised to ride a new wave of growth as a result of removing the monopoly,’ Mr Ginns said.

Call for review of taxi industry

Call for review of taxi industry.
Overwhelming dissatisfaction with taxi services across the country has prompted calls for a federal government review of the industry.

The poor standard of taxi services is a major concern for the tourism industry, says a group representing the tourism, transport and infrastructure sectors.

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Nurses to meet over industrial action

Nurses to meet over industrial action.
TORRES Strait nurses who voted to walk off the job over safety concerns will meet again today to determine how they will carry out the industrial action.

The nurses yesterday followed through with threats to abandon the islands, despite the Queensland Government rushing through maintenance works and pleading with them to reconsider.

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) had given State Government until yesterday to address security concerns after a nurse was allegedly raped as she slept in her quarters on Mabuiag Island on February 5.

QNU secretary Gay Hawksworth said while the government had been working to fix problems such as faulty locks and a lack of lighting at clinics and accommodation houses, nurses were unsatisfied with the progress.

‘The nurses from the Torres Strait acknowledge that a significant amount of work has been done over the last 10 days,’ Ms Hawksworth said.

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Zimbabwe: Baking Industry Faces Collapse

Zimbabwe: Baking Industry Faces Collapse.
THE baking industry is heading for disaster, as sky-rocketing input costs and an unviable pricing system take their toll amid revelations that a crackdown on bakers is on its way.

Industry players told Standardbusiness flour and fuel were not readily available and the sector was buying flour at more than the regulated $1.2 billion a tonne set by the National Incomes and Pricing Commission (NIPC).

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Water industry to get new carbon calculator

Water industry to get new carbon calculator.
A carbon calculator will be developed to measure the amount of embodied carbon used by the UK water industry.

The framework, which will be developed by engineering firm MWH, will be part of UK Water Industry Research”s (UKWIR) project to draw up carbon guidance for the industry.

It will allow companies to calculate the amount of embodied carbon used in, for example, new construction projects such as water treatment plants.

Guidance will also be given on applying a price to carbon to assess the value of the investment over a period of time, which UKWIR hopes will help water companies with future investment decisions.

Consideration of carbon in investments will form part of the PR09 process - a five-yearly price review undertaken by water watchdog Ofwat that sets price limits for water and sewerage companies.

Industrial Development in Jamaica

Industrial Development in Jamaica.

The project for agricultural and industrial development in Jamaica has been proposed to be given an allocation of $9.8 million for 2006 to 2007 which is now in the House of Representatives for approval. This is to encourage the utilization of the country”s bio diversity as well as raw material resources in order to strengthen their economic development. It was reported that the International Monetary Fund found that it is possible for them to dramatically recover by 4% higher in their fiscal condition especially that they have settled their debts, thus making them stabilized.

Such work for the agriculture and industrial development in Jamaica has been spearheaded by the Scientific Research Council. They have been assisting domestic food processors in the pursuit of increasing their capacity to generate a vast selection of canned foods that are low in acid formula. This is that they may qualify with the international criterions as well as to formulate ration of fish with available feed components that are just made by its people. Others may not know this but this has been utilized by those who have been propagating ornamental marine life in order to have premium fish for export.

Originally slated to end from February of 2003 to December of 2005, the efforts for agriculture and industrial development in Jamaica was allowed to last longer. The schedule was moved until November of 2006, just only how many months short to mark its second year. Initially, the cost that they approximated amounted to $26. 80 million but they later changed it to $37. 20 million. Indeed, a huge amount but it was a good portion especially when talking about a sector that needs to be looked into by the officials in the government. There is that tendency where the pressing issues in the society are given much attention when in fact, they need less than those that are left behind in the ranks.

There were then physical targets for agriculture and industrial development in Jamaica that was imagined. It consisted of a domestic bacterial spore reserve that will be utilized by food processors as well as with the scientists for preservation. There is also the progress of technical know- how of organic products and closer watch on the four materials endemic to the island to be applied as elements in formulations for fish feed. With the help of the Ministry of the Land as well as with the active participation of ornamental fish farmers that used their equipments to conduct experiments.

The achievements reported as of November 2005 consisted of the acquisition of a high- pressure thin layer chromatograph unit and freeze dryer. There was also attendance at the Worldnutra Conference that they were able to gain knowledge in the program they have been wanting to implement.