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A 23-year-old man who raped a 4-year-old girl has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by High Court Judge, Justice Salesi Temo. The incident happened on the 24th of May last year in Bua when the accused and the
Six supermarkets who kept meat that was unsafe for human consumption in their freezers will be named by the Consumer Council of Fiji if they continue to do so. The Consumer Council found the meat in the freezers of
11 Police officers and eight juveniles were charged for serious crimes last month. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, four male police officers and three female police offic
Dominion Transport Company’s Director, Satya Nadan says his company had to stop operation after 56 years because they ran out of money and could no longer pay the staff wages or afford fuel to run the buses.
The Criminal Investigations Department has sent its investigation files into claims of sexual harassment against the former CEO of a major company to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for sanctioning.
Fijian Holdings Limited has announced the resignation of its Chairman and two Directors. Adrian Sofield has resigned as Chairman of FHL while Sanjit Patel and Aisea Waka Vosailagi have also resigned as Directors of
The Minister for Environment and Waterways Doctor Mahendra Reddy says they do not want to interfere in the market in terms of pricing for eco-friendly bags with a ban on single-use plastic bags now in place. Some e
The Department of Environment has corrected remarks its officials made at a public consultation yesterday with members of the business community at the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission Office in Suva. The
It has been made clear the plastic bags ban does not apply to a carry bag that is an integral part of packaging such as prepacked off the shelf items like rice and sugar or plastic bags for carrying bread. The ban
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced the extension of the rent freeze policy which will now run till the 31st of December this year. This extension is based on an assessment undertaken by th
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says they will be monitoring the sale of alcohol and keep a lookout for the sale of alcohol on the black market. He says the Divisional Police Commanders have had discussi
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says right now, his total focus is on the Fijians who through no fault of their own are recovering from yet another bout of severe weather. In his New Year’s message, Bainima
The National Disaster Management Office will deploy its response team to Kadavu and Southern Lau group once Tropical Cyclone Sarai exits the group. NDMO Director, Vasiti Soko says the planning team is working
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged the relevant stakeholders the need to continuously update the general public on the current works done in various areas after TC Sarai. Director NDMO Vasiti Soko with the
The National Federation Party says the management of Energy Fiji Limited has some serious questions to answer about the failure of power supplies in Viti Levu and Vanua Levu during Tropical Cyclone Sarai. NFP Leade
Many people across parts of the Central, Western and Northern Divisions have been without power supply since Friday night. They are concerned that there are still power supply disruptions in their area although Tro
Energy Fiji Limited says in order to energise the entire EFL network in Viti Levu, they need to inspect the over 10,500 kilometres of power network and over 102,000 concrete and wooden poles which includes steel towers
Tropical Cyclone Sarai is continuing to move closer to the Lau group while people in Kadavu are still experiencing some strong winds. People in Kadavu as well as Matuku, Moala and Totoya in Lau are being urged to c
Tropical Cyclone Sarai has slowed down over the last few hours and is intensifying. Director of Meteorology, Misaeli Funaki says TC Sarai now has average winds of 85km per hour with momentary gusts of 110km per hou
A gale warning is now in force for Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Yasawa and Mamanuca Group, Kadavu, Lomaiviti Group and nearby smaller islands. A strong wind warning is in force for the
