There was a glitch in the system that was doing the ballot counting for Fiji’s national election counting process this week, here’s my take. I’ll stay clear of comments on the election results and its credibility. It’s bad enough that this nation is divided to the core on who it feels should lead and will…
The GFCE Pacific Hub team presented at the PacSON Annual General Meeting which was held for the first time in person at Grand Pacific Hotel Suva, 26th-30th September, 2022. The Pacific Hub team briefly, presented on what the GFCE is, the history of the Pacific hub and its objectives of strengthening Pacific relationships and cyber…
Press Release April 2022 April 22, 2022(For Immediate Release) Suva, Fiji (22 April 2022) – The Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) in association with Pacific Island Association of NGOs (PIANGO), the European Union Funded UNDP Public Finance Management Project with supporting partners CERT NZ, Samoa Information Technology Association (SITA), Tonga Women in…
Capacity Magazine, a London based media publication focused on the latest in telecommunications has recognised our very own Shally Jannif. The Digicel Group – Regional Chief Executive Officer – Pacific Group was featured in the magazine’s February/March edition in its 20 Women to Watch segment. Capacity Magazine, a London based media publication focused on the…
Digicel has implemented BSP’s Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) solution allowing customers to top up their MyCash mobile wallet directly from their BSP bank accounts using the Digicel Selfcare portal. This enhancement enables MyCash customers to fund their mobile wallet instantaneously by transferring funds from their BSP bank account using their BSP EasyCard or any VISA Debit…
Registered Magistrate, Judicial Department, Republic of Fiji Islands Seini Puamau and her experience as a Fullbright Scholar alumni 2016-2017
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the tourism industry in the Pacific, resulting in the termination or reduced hours for a large portion of tourism workers. In Fiji, over 70,000 tourism workers have been affected – individuals such as Joseph Snodgrass, a former bartender of an award-winning resort in Savusavu and Salote Matanibuka, a former…
Naomi Jackson Druma originally from Lawaki in Kadavu, was born and raised in Lautoka in a family of three, being the youngest of the family Naomi has always wanted to be a mentor and a leader. “My family was the greatest influence in my career choice. My father encouraged me to venture into the ICT…
Fiji will become a cashless society in the not too distant future, this after the national payment system bill was passed in parliament today. Minister for Local Governments Premila Kumar said the national payment system bill was an important bill designed to ensure Fiji’s banking, payments and securities systems effectively respond to the ongoing evolution…
The Cybercrime Bill 2020 has been passed by parliament. The Bill is a step towards ensuring that cyber technology is utilized as it should and at the same time it does not impede Fiji’s efforts towards social, economic, and political development. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the Bill seeks to give effect to the Budapest Convention…