THE recently released Household and Income Expenditure Survey 2008-2009 revealed that the number of women who were self employed had increased. It suggested that initiatives to assist women in establishing small businesses is reaping results. Today a regional workshop involving representatives from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu will start where discussions will centre on improving growth opportunities for women business owners.

- INTELLIGENT RESISTANCE - Free. Fair. Fearless. Intelligentsiya is made up of Fiji Islanders who are libertarians in their own way and who cherish the free flow of news, ideas and information and will peacefully resist any attempts by the country's military rulers to stifle free speech. intelligentsiya will also bear witness, report and discuss human rights abuses by the authorities. July 30, 2012 New Zealand Methodists details hardship imposed by regime on Fiji church The President of the Methodi...

  The result of the match i.e. win, lose or draw The margin of victory (or defeat) The relative strength of opposition faced The date of the match – more recent matches are weighted more heavily The importance of the match e.g. a World Cup match is given greater weighting than a standalone international. The points are then used to create the Official World Rankings by ordering the teams by virtue of the points gained over the five season period. Only matches played at senior level between two appr...