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Fuel surge threatens Fiji’s Rewa Delta lifeline boat services as fares stay frozen
Fuel costs surge while fares stay frozen, pushing Nasali Landing’s small boat operators to the edge. With earnings squeezed and no immediate relief in sight, the Delta’s crucial water transport could be at risk.
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Fiji Opposition MP Usamate warns welfare must balance aid with work incentives amid rising use of foreign labour
Opposition MP Jone Usamate warns welfare must help the vulnerable without dampening work incentives as unemployment policy tightens. He flags growing use of foreign labour and cautions that higher minimum wages could push up prices in a tight fiscal climate—a snapshot of the balancing act between protections and jobs.