The General Manager of Fiji’s Wananavu resort, Ben Plummer and his team have organized a fundraiser event to be held at the Wananavu resort on Saturday 30 April with the aim of raising $50,000 for victims of the recent Japan earthquake.

Tickets for the event are $100 per person, with $50 of the ticket price going directly to the Red Cross appeal to help Japan. The event will include fine food and entertainment throughout the evening as well as silent and live auctions on the night to raise money for Japan.

Local Fiji businesses have shown tremendous support of the Wananavu event by providing a range of items for the auction, including spending a day with the Digicel Fiji 7’s Rugby Team, two nights for two at Turtle Island, golf and Lunch for four at the Intercontinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa and a hot air balloon flight for two from Adrenalin.

For those who can’t attend the event, email bids are accepted on the auction items simply by sending an email with bids to stay@wananavu.com. For those people who would like to donate an auction item or make a financial contribution to the cause, they can send their phone number in an email and the Wananavu team will be in contact.

FIJI's international air carrier Air Pacific Limited has won the coveted annual award for as 'exporter of the year'. The DHL Prime Minister's Exporter of the Year Award presentation night was held at the Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa on Fiji's Coral Coast. A total of 18 awards were presented by acting Prime Minister, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, with the main award going to Air Pacific. Ratu Ganilau commended all applicants and winners, saying that their efforts "go a long way in contributing towards sustainable economic growth for Fiji."

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Wearing traditional Fijian costume, Fiji Islands' sprint athletics star Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala will proudly carry the flag and lead Team Fiji at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics tonight.

Organisers are pleased with the successful completion of the 3rd Annual Fiji Swim event held from 24th to 26th July 2008. Eleven teams and three solo competitors participated in the 18 kilometre relay between Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa on Denarau Island. and the Beachcomber Island in the Mamanuca group. Two of the solo competitors were from Fiji. Seven Olympic swimmers took part, including Fiji's Sharon Pickering Smith and Carl Probert, plus Dan Vollmer and Allison Wagner of USA and Murray Rose, Shane Gould and Neil Rogers of Australia.

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Every year at Easter, the fantastic staff at the Kids Club Village of Outrigger on the Lagoon Resort in Fiji ensure all of the kiddies on holidays don't lose out on any Easter Bunny treats! There will be lots of little surprises hiding in the grass and given out as our little guests arrive at Restaurants throughout the Easter break. Special Easter desserts on the buffets and special Easter turn-down treats for our little bunny guests at night ... lots of special little touches to ensure our home feels like theirs this Easter.

The Fiji Hotel Association (FIHTA) is lending its support to Earth Hour 2008 by requesting its Fiji hotel and resort members to switch off its lighting for one hour on Saturday 29th March. Earth Hour is an international movement about making a statement concerning climate change. The FIHTA members can choose between switching of the lights in their office, village, hotel, to increase the awareness of the effects of climate change in Fiji and to show the world where Fiji is!

Anyone wishing to join the Earth Hour movement can do so by registering on the website www.earthhour.org.

The Nadi FIHTA (Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association) is organising a 2nd Annual Charity Golf Championship in aid of the Nadi Hospital. It will be held on Saturday, 24 November 2007. Sponsor a hole on the course for FJ$500.00 or by entering a team of four players for HJ$500.00. If you would like to participate in this worthy cause please contact the FIHTA at www.fihta.com.fj

If you have any queries on the charity event please contact either Sada Siwan on (679) 672 2444 or Greg Cornwall on (679) 675 055

On Friday 9th November 2007 most offices and businesses close in Fiji to commemorate the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali (also known as Deepawali). Fiji's population is comprised of approximately 48% of Indians or Indo-Fijians, so the Hindu culture is very strong. It is rightly recognised and Diwali is the most important cultural/religious date in the Hindu calendar, such as Christmas is to the Christians. Indo-Fijian homes and business premises will be brightly illuminated with flashing lights and firecrackers are usually set off to celebrate this happy festival.

Wai Tui International is organising a three-day Outrigger Fiji International competition in Nadi Bay in April. The event includes sprint and marathon races for the U-14, U-16, U-19, Open and Masters categories for men and women.

The 3rd Annual Savusavu South Pacific Music Festival, carrying the theme 'A musical safari through the islands', draws to a close this Saturday night, as a dramatic ending to the four day feast of musical entertainment.

After three nights at different resort venues in Savusavu Fiji, such as the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort and the Koro Sun Resort and Rainforest Spa, the final night is to be held on board a cruise vessel in Savusavu Bay. The other major participating resort has been the Savusavu Hot Springs Hotel.

Following the success of the previous two festivals, many local businesses in the area have been pleased to also help sponsor the event.