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Nasese residents are once again raising concerns about the importance of keeping the foreshore clean and the mangroves intact as they took part in cleaning the foreshore and collected signatures for a petition to stop t
Public consultation on the Media Industry Development Draft Bill will begin from next week. The Fiji Government says a review of the Act that came into effect in June, 2010 is currently underway to update and refor
No time frame has been given by the Water Authority of Fiji when water will be fully restored in areas that were affected by the planned Waila Water Treatment Plant shut down last night. WAF Chief Operating Officer
We want to test Napolioni Bolaca if he can still manage to display his skills and he did show some of his skills in the Fiji Bitter Marist 7s while playing for the Fiji 1 team at the HFC Bank Stadium. Fiji Airways
Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua says he blocked a fake twitter account for blatantly spouting homophobia, peddling lies and conspiracy theories. He also says FijiFirst MP, Ketan Lal’s statement is highl
The Director of Legal Aid Commission, Shahin Ali has resigned from his position. Attorney General, Siromi Turaga says Ali resigned when the Solicitor General showed him numerous written complaints against him.
Alarming statistics have been released about crimes against women last month as it increased by 12 percent, and the Fiji Police Force received 200 reports compared to 178 for the same period last year. Acting Polic
The Water Authority of Fiji operations teams are carrying out flushing works to progressively restore water supply to Fijians experiencing disruptions in the Suva-Nausori corridor. WAF Chief Operating Officer, Seru
If you are living in the Greater Suva Nausori Area, please store water, as the Water Authority of Fiji will be shutting down the Waila Water Treatment Plant from 5pm to 8pm today. WAF says this is a planned water s
Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua says the allegations of carrying arms in domestic flights by the bodyguards of former Attorney General and Minister for Civil Aviation, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, was not authorised b
People are paying more for goods as there has been an escalation of prices for non-price control items but hopes are high that prices will start to drop as the freight rates are dropping. When questioned by fijivi
The New Zealand Government will be providing $10 million in general budget support and an additional $20 million for flexible climate action initiatives. This has been confirmed by New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs M
The Australian Government will be providing $81.5 million in budget support for this financial year. While speaking after meeting Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese at the Blackrock Camp in Nadi yesterday,
A report has been filed with Police regarding the allegations of the former Attorney General and Minister for Civil Aviation, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s bodyguards carrying guns on domestic flights without the Civil Aviati
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua says former Drua squad member, Napolioni Bolaca had a pre-existing knee condition of many years standing when he was contracted to the Fiji Rugby Union and then subsequently seconded to th
The Chief Executive Officer of iTaukei Land Trust Board, Tevita Kuruvakadua has been put on suspension effective immediately pending an investigation into certain allegations received by the TLTB Board. The TLTB Bo
Opposition MP Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has resigned from Parliament with effect from the 10th of this month. Dr Waqainabete’s resignation has been gazetted. This sees the exit of five FijiFirst elected MPs in
The Transport Assistance to students will remain at a combined household income of $16,000, and this threshold will be reviewed. This was stated by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka after a decision was taken by Cabi
Cabinet has approved the subsidiary arrangement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for the project on the establishment of the Fiji National Rehabilitation Centre. While speaking during the Pos
The Fijian government states that the three RFMF and one Police investigation conducted into the 2000 coup found no evidence of wrongdoing by Lt Colonel Filipo Tarakinikini. The government says this means the Fiji
