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Fiji Water bottles water from Fiji and ships it overseas. The water is sourced from Yaqara, on the north shore of Viti Levu, the largest island of Fiji.. In 2007–2008, disputes with the Fiji government over export duties led to legal cases, impounded shipments and a self-imposed industry-wide shutdown of Fijian water bottlers.
Gilmour later bought Wakaya Island in Fiji. [1] [2] It was sold to future (April 2019) convicted felon Clare Bronfman in 2016. [10] In 1996, he co-founded Fiji Water with Peter Munk, after he found an aquifer in Yaqara Valley on Viti Levu. [1] [2] [4] [11] It became the No. 1 brand of imported water, even before Evian. [1]
Nearly 1.9 million Fiji water bottles have been recalled due to testing positive for high levels of manganese, a mineral the body needs to stay healthy but that can be toxic in high levels.
Fiji has no area codes [4] and no leading trunk "0". The first digit of the number indicates usage or location. All telephone numbers are seven digits long. [5] Mobile telephones are also seven digits long and begin with a 7, 9, 8, or 2.
The economy of Fiji is one of the most developed among the Pacific islands. Nevertheless, Fiji is a developing country endowed with forest , mineral and fish resources. The country has a large agriculture sector heavily based on subsistence agriculture .
Nowhere in Fiji Water's glossy marketing materials will you find reference to the typhoid outbreaks that plague Fijians because of the island's faulty water supplies; the corporate entities that Fiji Water has—despite the owners' talk of financial transparency—set up in tax havens like the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg; or the fact that its ...
The rainforest, wilderness area and high scenic valley contribute to its national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. [ 4 ] A 40,700 hectares (101,000 acres) area covering the basin is the Sovi Basin Important Bird Area .
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