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Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the growing severity of the climate threat has driven us into a complex and challenging landscape. Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted this at the 73rd Plen
The Education Ministry has seen significant increases being made to annual enrolment rates as the Fijian Government continues to invest in the education sector. Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says from 2014, th
Minister for Defence, Inia Seruiratu says he is gravely concerned about crimes against women and children as 10 women have lost their lives at the hands of their partners and any loss is not only felt by the victim&rsqu
We admit that more manpower is needed in our police stations and that is why we are doing new recruitments. This has been highlighted by the Acting Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu as 205 new police officers
Minister for Defence, Inia Seruiratu has urged the 205 new police officers that their work as a police officer does not cease at the end of the day when they take off their uniform, but they are a police officer at all
24% of the candidates in the 2018 general elections were women and 10 won seats in parliament. Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa highlighted this during the opening of the Nat
Fiji Roads Authority Chief Executive, Jonathan Moore says the honest and undeniable truth of the situation is that we will not see wholesale road improvements for 4 to 5 years. Moore says the availability of fundin
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde has decided that no charges will be laid against Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama in relation to allegations that he assaulted a Member of Parliament, Pio Tikodua
The Consumer Council of Fiji has found through their market surveillance that some retailers are selling fireworks at misleading prices where the in-house advertised prices did not match the Point-of-Sale price. Co
Fiji Rugby Union Chairman Francis Kean says Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Coach John McKee's contract expires in early December and the Board will follow due process similar for all employment contracts at F
Fiji Airways Flying Fijians coach, John McKee will be out of contract at the end of this Rugby World Cup cycle according to worldrugbynews however McKee is already planning for the 2023 tournament in France. McKee
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar stresses that parents still do not have to pay school fees next year as the free education grant will continue. Akbar says the fees structure has been removed by the ministry
The girlfriend of Josua Lalauvaki, who was allegedly murdered by two former police officers, admitted in court that Lalauvaki was escorted out of Downunder Nightclub twice that night by waiters and bouncers. It is
The total tax collection for the 2018/2019 financial year by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service was $2.813 billion. This has been highlighted by FRCS Chief Executive Officer, Visvanath Das to the Parliamentary St
A 36-year-old man will front the Nausori Magistrates Court this afternoon for alleged involvement in the bus accident last Wednesday in Lakena which claimed the lives of two students. The man is the driver of t
A man believed to be in his 40s who was a passenger in a truck has passed away following a motor vehicle accident along the Queens Highway near Naboutini in Serua. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene and polic
The driver alleged to have been involved in a hit and run accident in Namaka Nadi that resulted in the death of a Police officer on Wednesday night has been charged. The 21-year-old man from Malawai, Nadi is facing
Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says her Ministry has found that more students from the foundation level have secured toppers scholarship in the previous years. While speaking at the prize-giving ceremony at Yat
The bus driver involved in the tragic road accident at Lakena Number Two Hill in Nausori on Wednesday afternoon will appear in the Nausori Magistrates Court today. He has been charged with two counts of dangerous d
A 7-year-old boy has passed away after a tragic dare gone wrong at sea along Queen Elizabeth Drive in Nasese. Police spokesperson, Ana Naisoro says they are also trying to verify the information that another boy wh
