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Parts of the Western and Northern divisions are currently facing a meteorological drought where low rainfall has been recorded in the last three months. This has been confirmed by the Principal Scientific Officer f
FICAC and the Ministry of Housing and Community have today revealed to the public that there is a land scam where land plots are being sold in the River Road Informal Settlement in Narere and the Millennium Informal Set
A prominent 7s player, a female massage therapist, a carpenter, an administration officer and an unemployed man will appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court later this afternoon for breaking rules in quarantine. The A
The National Federation Party says they are strongly disputing a number of matters raised by the Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem regarding the 2018 financial accounts. NFP says they will prepare a f
Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem says the National Federation Party has been found in breach of the Political Parties Act, and the NFP has now been given time to submit the audited financial accounts.
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights is concerned about recent comments made in parliament on amendments to the Companies Act 2015 and its effects on civil society and non-profit organisations. The Companies (Amendmen
The June quarter earnings for tourism for Fiji was $300 million or 98.6% lower than the amount recorded for the March quarter of 2020. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says Fiji’s earnings from tourism indicate the
Illegal forestry activities and its subsequent contribution to the black economy in Fiji is in the spotlight as concerns continue to to be raised regarding some people logging in certain areas with no records of these a
Fiji has a new border quarantine case of COVID-19. With this new case, Fiji has six active border quarantine cases, all of whom are being treated in isolation at either the Nadi or Lautoka hospitals. Acting Pe
The Ministry of Health has reviewed and is now implementing a process around the Free Medicine Program after analysing the execution of the program and the anomalies and recommendations highlighted in the Auditor Genera
The bodies of two brothers aged 9 and 11 years who drowned while swimming in Nasilai yesterday have been recovered by villagers. Police say the two residing at the Nakelo District Primary School compound went sw
A 5-year-old girl has lost her life following a motor vehicle accident that occurred near Sorokoba after 10am today. Police say the girl was walking in front of her mother when she allegedly ran across the road and
Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says to date more than 1.5 tonnes of marijuana has been uprooted and destroyed in Kadavu. He says a lot of speculation and allegations are made against Police when dru
More than 1,000 marijuana plants were seized in five different raids on the island of Kadavu this week. Police say the first raid was conducted in Nuku, Nakasaleka, resulting in the seizure of more than 180 mariju
Nine students of Navesau Adventist High School are part of a group that has been recognised for assisting Police with the arrest of a 22- year-old man charged with aggravated robbery, assault, damaging property and com
The 2018/2019 Auditor General's Report on Municipal Councils which has been tabled in parliament has revealed that the audits for 11 municipal councils are in backlog. The three municipal councils whose audits are
The Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit which is the country's lead agency for preventing and detecting money laundering disseminated 84 intelligence reports totalling suspected tainted proceeds of $10million to various la
The University of the South Pacific’s Council has resolved yesterday that it is terminating the proceedings initiated against the Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Pal Ahluwalia. The USP Council says this
SODELPA MP, Anare Jale has said in parliament that whenever he sits with the iTaukei, they blame the Attorney General for the problems the iTaukei are facing while Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is Jale’s duty as a memb
The bill to amend the Television Act has been passed by parliament today and this means that people who livestream sporting events online for commercial gain need to get a licence. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Kha
