Fiji Times

The Fiji Times is a daily newspaper published in Fiji. Established in Levuka on 4 September 1869, it is Fiji's oldest newspaper still operating. The Fiji Times is owned by the Fiji Times Limited, which subsequently is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The Fiji Times Limited board is chaired by Ross McDonald (as of 1996), and includes Mahendra Motibhai Patel (appointed 1974). A third position on the board is held by Adi Davila Toganivalu, a bus... more

The Fiji Times is a daily newspaper published in Fiji. Established in Levuka on 4 September 1869, it is Fiji's oldest newspaper still operating. The Fiji Times is owned by the Fiji Times Limited, which subsequently is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The Fiji Times Limited board is chaired by Ross McDonald (as of 1996), and includes Mahendra Motibhai Patel (appointed 1974). A third position on the board is held by Adi Davila Toganivalu, a businesswoman named on 7 January 2006 to replace Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, a former High Court judge who resigned from the board upon becoming (in 2005) the Vice-President of Fiji. The Company Secretary is Umesh Prasad (since 2004). The former publisher Evan Hannah was forcibly removed from Fiji in 2008 as he was accused by the interim government of meddling in Fijian politics. An online edition is published, featuring local news, sport and weather. The Rabuka administration censored the Fiji Times for a while following the first military coup of 14... less