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A video has gone viral on social media where a police officer is seen assaulting and manhandling a bus driver in Labasa Town this afternoon. Police Spokesperson Ana Naisoro has confirmed that the matter will be inv
A 2 year old girl has drowned at a Sigatoka Resort. Police say she was allegedly left unattended in the compound of the resort when the incident took place. She was found motionless in a swimming pool. Po
There are a lot of things that we do not talk about with regards to what the Girmityas went through, so it is our responsibility to remember their hardship and if a country is unable to deal with its history, it will no
The ruling in the case of dismissed Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma which was to be delivered today by High Court Judge Justice Deepthi Amaratunga has been deferred to next Monday. Sharma filed legal action in re
48,906 international visitors arrived into the country in the first quarter of the year compared to 4,223 in the same quarter last year. This has been confirmed by Minister for Tourism, Faiyaz Koya who says Fiji ha
Religious leaders in Kadavu have been urged to work with the Fiji Police Force and Government stakeholders in the fight against illegal activities on the island. The plea was made by the Fiji Police Force Chaplain,
Villagers of Naivilaca in Noco, Rewa and the descendants of the Girmityas yesterday commemorated the rescue mission of Bure Noco when the ship Syria, carrying indentured labourers, was wrecked on Nasilai Reef on the 11t
Gaining a sense of belonging in Fiji had been a long, slow and often painful process for the Girmityas and right up until the recent past, those who had lived in Fiji for several generations were still called Indians or
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the colonial government never accepted the Girmityas as equal human beings, much less as full Fijians. While speaking at the 143rd Girmit Day and the 120th Anniversary of the
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says everyone should know the Girmit history and it should have been taught in our schools the day we gained independence as it is a part of our history so we must know our history and
We must try to find the facts to give a true account of what really happened during the Girmit Era. This was stated by Vodafone’s Head of eCommerce & Digital Financial Service, Shailendra Prasad while speaking du
1,518 child abuse cases were recorded by the the Child Welfare Act National Database last year. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Jennifer Poole while spea
There is no threat of a tsunami after a 3.94 magnitude earthquake was recorded 3 kilometers South West of Viria Village in Naitasiri. This has been confirmed by the Director of Mineral Resources, Raymond Mohammed w
It is 35 years since the first coup was staged in 1987 by Sitiveni Rabuka but the People’s Alliance Leader says he can do no more than once again express his regret and shame for what he did. Many still say it br
Former SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula who has been convicted of giving false information to the former Parliament Secretary General and obtaining a financial advantage of more than $20,000 from 2019, has sought forgiveness
Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport, Faiyaz Koya says National Federation Party Leader Biman Prasad is misleading the people of Fiji. He says Prasad speaks about visiting locations such as Navua, vi
Bus fare, flour, FMF breakfast crackers and bread prices increase from today after the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission completed its review of prices of these items. CEO Joel Abraham had earlier said aft
The amendment to the State Lands Act 1945 will assist many Fijians who have for years faced uncertainties in securing proper lease titles. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while supporting
A full Court of Appeal will hear the matter next week where Russian superyacht, Amadea's lawyer has appealed against the High Court's decision to register a warrant that was filed by the DPP for the US to seize the supe
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has said that the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and FRIEND Fiji are not NGO’s. He says they are members of the National Federation Party and PAPI. Bainimarama made these comm
