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People turned out in numbers to be part of the Ratu Sukuna Day celebrations today which began with a march from the Flea Market to Albert Park. Students from Queen Victoria School, Ratu Kadavulevu School, Marist Br
Cabinet has endorsed the guidance note for the National Early Childhood Care Services Policy and Regulatory Framework. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the guidance note is an outcome of the Co-operation Agree
A 40-year-old man was arrested along Waimanu Road yesterday after he was allegedly found with white substances believed to be methamphetamine. Chief Operations Officer and Assistant Commissioner of Police Livai Dri
Christian Leali'ifano missed a conversion on the stroke of full time that gave the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua a 47-46 victory over the Moana Pasifika in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific. The victory also keeps t
The pressure will be on the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua to get a crucial win this afternoon if they are to have any chances of making it to the quarter finals of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific. The Drua are no
Legal action has been taken against 84 traders while 290 have been warned by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission for non-compliance during the current financial year. Many people have been raising seriou
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says visitor arrivals are expected to reach 2019 levels by the end of 2023, faster than earlier anticipated following the better-than-expected arrivals in the year to April. They say in Apr
The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major General Jone Kalouniwai has reminded new RFMF recruits today that the foundation of the democracy that they stand for now is built on the principles of equali
The Great Council of Chiefs has decided that the new system of the distribution of the iTaukei land lease should be based on the Mataqali head getting 7 percent of the lease money, the Yavusa head getting 5 percent, the
The Great Council of Chiefs has endorsed the strategic review of the iTaukei Land Trust Board, iTaukei Land and Administration and iTaukei Fisheries Commission comprising iTaukei Affairs Board, Provincial Councils, Tiki
The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major General Jone Kalouniwai states that the RFMF will not be pressing any charges against former senior military officer, Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara for desertio
Rewa Province representative, Ratu Ilisoni Vuidreketi says the Great Council of Chiefs should look at ways in developing the lives of everyone, especially the iTaukei people. He says when we look back at how the GC
Raiwaqa Police have charged one of the men involved in the early morning robbery in Shalimar Street earlier this month while another man was arrested last night. Police say 20-year-old Nemani Naqicanivalu who resid
The Great Council of Chiefs will discuss the review of more than five i-Taukei Acts today during their meeting on Bau Island. GCC Chair and Minister for i-Taukei Affairs Ifereimi Vasu confirmed this to media durin
Prime Minister and former Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs, Sitiveni Rabuka says he hopes the GCC will assist in the strengthening of iTaukei leadership and also support in getting the large number of iTaukei liv
President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has urged the Great Council of Chiefs members to ensure that the issues and concerns of the iTaukei are their top priority as they have been selected by the Vanua to represent their pe
The latest Fiji Bureau of Statistics report which highlighted that 75 percent of the iTaukei live in poverty is expected to feature prominently in the Great Council of Chiefs meeting starting today Turaga Roko Tui
A coastal inundation alert remains in force for the coastal areas of southwestern Viti Levu (Natadola to the Coral Coast), southern coastal areas of Vatulele, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Lau and Lomaiviti groups
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is currently in the process of deciding on whether Lau chief and former military officer, Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara should be recharged with uttering seditious comment
Minister for Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya says she is deeply saddened by the recent incidents of domestic violence that have shaken our nation over the weekend. Tabuya says her condolence
