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Some primary and secondary students continue to be seen in school uniform or sports gear after school hours, roaming around in the Suva Bus Stand and the foreshore areas as late as 8pm. There have also been inciden
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says the newly-announced $0.88 numismatic banknote is among the hundreds of non-circulation numismatic currency that the RBF has produced since 1974. It says considering recent misinformati
The Criminal Investigation Department is conducting an investigation into a video of the sexual assault of a boy by some men. The video has gone viral on social media however it is not known when it was taken.
A man and his wife who sexually exploited two young girls in Nakasi two years ago, will spend 16 years and 10 months behind bars. The man and his wife were found guilty of a count each of rape and defilement.
The National Federation Party has been referred to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption for breach of Section 144A of the Electoral Act 2014. On 26th July 2022, the Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed S
More than 5 tonnes of marijuana kept as exhibits from 2018 - 2021 have been destroyed at the Kadavu Police Station this morning. 76 affidavits for the application for the disposal of drugs seized during the four-ye
The Suva High Court has found Congo national Kiala Henri Lusaka guilty of killing his wife in July 2019 in Service Street, Suva. High Court Judge, Justice Kulatunga Mudiyanselage Gihan Himanshu Kulatunga says Lusak
600 plants believed to be marijuana have been discovered on a farm in Beqa. Police Chief of Operations, ACP Abdul Khan says the existence of the farm was confirmed after a drone was deployed, and a team trekked to
A driver and a passenger are still admitted at the Labasa Hospital after an accident at Nabouwalu Road, Matasawalevu in Dreketi earlier yesterday. Due to their current medical condition, police have yet to intervie
A group of Fijians living in the United States of America are generously offering their "helping hands" to help Government to extend dialysis treatment to smaller towns. The group, which is made up of Fijians with
The exodus of medical staff is a global issue and not specific to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand or the United States of America. This was stated by Permanent Secretary of Health Doctor James Fong while responding
Marama na Roko Tui Dreketi, Ro Teimumu Kepa is one of the six named in the third batch of provisional candidates for SODELPA. Ro Teimumu had stated early this year that she will not run for elections and retire fr
Serious concerns are being raised regarding the safety of people out clubbing or going around in Suva City at night after a video emerged of a brawl along Victoria Parade last month. The video being circulated show
The Fijian Media Association has expressed concern about the amendments to media laws that were passed in Parliament last week, and calls on Government to have dialogue with the Fijian media about the concerns they have
Get ready to pay more for minibus fares as they are going up for certain routes from Monday. The minibus fare for Suva-Nausori via Kings Road will go up to $2.40 from $1.50 while the fare for Nadi-Lautoka, Ba-Lauto
The United Nations says they hope that Fiji will see broad participation and very active dialogue in the Transforming Education Summit (TES) National Pre-Summit Consultation in Fiji, and they encourage your active parti
In one month prior to a survey, four in five children (81 percent) surveyed aged 1-14 years experienced any type of violent discipline. This is based on the Fiji Bureau of Statistics Fiji Multiple Indicator Cluster
Fiji has achieved the Sustainable Development Goal 2030 target of reaching below 12 deaths per 1,000 live births for neonatal mortality rate and 25 deaths per 1,000 live births for under-five mortality rate. This i
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama met with the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris where they discussed the U.S, Fiji and Pacific engagements at the White House in Washington DC. On behal
Cash and assorted items ranging from $70 to $11,018.40 were stolen during alleged aggravated robberies, aggravated burglaries and theft offences which consisted of home invasions, shop and canteen burglaries, carjacking
