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Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar has advised students and teachers in flood affected areas to exercise safety measures and not to go to school today. Akbar says parents should use their discretion and not send th
A question has been raised by a first year medical student for the government to bring back the funding for the new MBBS students in the 2021/2022 National Budget and the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says th
A 76-year-old man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly abducted a 9-year-old girl off the street in Lautoka and raped her. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the man has been charged wi
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are borrowing more this year to pay for operating expenditure because the government has less revenue and the economy has contracted. Operating expenditure include
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Fiji has the capacity to buy the COVID-19 vaccines and they are not just relying on aid or grant. While speaking during the Virtual Public Budget Consultation from Sin
 Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says he is in Singapore at the moment for some medical procedures where he already had a procedure a few days ago. Sayed-Khaiyum says he is expected
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the Police White 7s team has been suspended until further notice and he has directed an internal investigation to be conducted after two Police White players threw punches
Good news for students of Lekutu Secondary School, Yadua Primary School, Bua District School and Dama Primary School in the North as rebuilding works for these schools will begin on Friday. Minister for Education,
Seven SODELPA members have been banned from attending Management Board and Committee meetings after allegations that these members are working to form another political party. It is alleged that some of these memb
The South Pacific Stock Exchange has placed a suspension in trading of Fiji Television Limited and Fijian Holdings Limited shares with immediate effect. This decision was made in light of the request made by Fiji T
The company that was awarded the contract by the Lautoka City Council to construct 3 pools as part of the Lautoka Swimming Pool Project, Luxury Pools has completed the pools as per contract while construction of the bui
A man in his 20s passed away during a road accident on Princes Road near the Waila Treatment Plant last night. Police say the man who is from Sawani allegedly lost control of his vehicle which veered off the road a
The Ministry of Education has condemned the shockingly bigoted outburst by Ben Padarath against a Fijian student on the basis of their religious practice and preference after Padarath posted a photo of the Head Boy of a
Fijians voting in the 2022 general elections could expect to also identify their candidates by their party’s name or symbol as the Electoral Commission has made submissions to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on J
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who is currently overseas held a virtual meeting with the team of the Ministry of Economy to discuss preparations for the 2021-2022 National Budget. The Fijian Government h
The Director of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj says they have consciously refrained from making comments on the ongoing governance issues at the University of the South Pacific as the Commis
Expect the COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the country as early as next month. This has been highlighted by the Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete while receiving two new 9 tonne cooler trucks worth $374,31
Departing ANZ Country Head, Saud Minam has expressed an intention in going into politics later and he has also said watch the space on whether he has applied for the Fiji National Provident Fund CEO’s post. It was an
A man in his 40s has died after the tree he was tying to be pulled by a machine fell on him. Police say the incident happened yesterday at Wacawaca Settlement, Nayarabale in Labasa. He was rushed to the Coqelo
Over 10,000 Fijians in the provinces of Nadroga, Navosa and the highlands of Ba will benefit from the new Navosa Sub-Divisional Hospital in Keiyasi which will be opened by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today. The
