March 2010
FIHTA Typhoid Update 3
Posted: Monday 8 March, 2010
Tuesday, 9 March. Please find attached a comprehensive update received last from the Ministry of Health on the status of the current typhoid outbreak.
The total number is now 112 cases with 60 patients recovered and no deaths. This release has valuable advise and should be made available to staff members. Chapter Chairs are asked to relay these to their members. Vinaka.
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Hoteliers hail move
Posted: Monday 8 March, 2010
Tuesday, 9 March. The Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association has welcomed the Commerce Commission moving to regulate the domestic airline industry. For more details on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Sun. Vinaka.
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Arrivals surprise
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. A record 45,362 visitor arrivals was recorded in January this year, 37.6 per cent more than the same month last year. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Sun. Vinaka.
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Yachts vital to Tourism
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. THE yacht industry is an important part of Fiji's tourism industry, says the Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association president Dixon Seeto. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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Illegal operators pose a threat
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. YACHTS conducting business operations illegally would be a threat to the country. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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Yacht briefs
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. Please find attached the Yacht Briefs from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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Fiji lures yachties
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. THE reduction of import duty on yachts to 5 per cent would make it more sensible for yacht owners to pay up rather than risk seizure of their vessels by local authorities. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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H1N1 vaccine
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. ELEVEN Pacific countries including Fiji will benefit from the Pandemic H1N1 vaccine provided by the World Health Organisation. It will be used to immunise people. Pandemic H1N1 has spread around the world since it was detected in April last year. To date it has been attributed with at least 16,226 deaths globally. Pregnant women and people with underlying medical conditions are at highest risk of developing severe illness and even dying after contracting Pandemic H1N1. (Source: The Fiji Times). Vinaka.
Daylight saving ends
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. DAYLIGHT saving will end on March 28, a month earlier than planned. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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