People

She’s her own boss

Former hotel waitress Amrita Nand enjoys being an entrepreneur and her own boss. The 35-year-old was working with the food and beverage department at the Capricorn International Hotel in Nadi. She was also an employee...

25th March

Never give up

Growing up in Sigatoka in the ’70s and ’80s, Tevita Navuda dreamt of becoming a medical officer. His desire to pursue medicine stemmed from his vision of giving back to the community he was born and raised in. So becoming a doctor came as no surprise to him. Today, Dr Tevita Navuda is one of...

24th March

Inspired by a school motto; Nadre aims higher

Some things linger forever. For Jone Navalolo Nadre, one of them is his high school motto – “Arise, Awake and Stop Not till the Goal is Reached”. In fact, that adage was something he held close to his heart during his university journey. Nadre graduated from the Fiji National University earlier this month with a...

22nd March

Independence ‘key’ to success

DARSHITA Naidu believes that independence is an important trait that every woman must possess. The director of sales at the Outrigger Beach Resort, who is originally from Kavanagasau Village, Sigatoka, said she understood the importance of being independent after facing so many challenges in her journey through life. Her story is one that entails challenges,...

Single mum shares story behind success

Despite being a single mother, Tepola Vatunicoko believes she has achieved so much in life. Currently a nanny with the Meimei department at the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort, she shared how being a mother at a young age motivated her towards success. In 2008, at the age of 21, she began law studies at the...

Success has no age limit

AGE shouldn’t be a limiting factor if you have a goal to achieve. This is something that law graduate Hemant Rao believes in. The 52-year-old was one of 36 law graduates who were recently admitted to the Bar of the High Court of Fiji on March 17, 2023. Originally from Labasa, Mr Rao has an...

21st March

No place like home

You can take a man out of Fiji but you can’t remove Fiji out of him. This popular local adage rings true for Fijian multidisciplinary creative professional Jack Eastgate. After living in Oakland, California in the US for 20 years, Jack moved his family back to Fiji in December 2022. He returns with six years...