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The government has banned the use of paraquat and insecticide, imidacloprid from January 1st, 2020. While speaking at the Lakena Agricultural Station, Minister for Agriculture, Doctor Mahendra Reddy says the concer
The bus driver involved in the tragic road accident at Lakena Number Two Hill in Nausori on Wednesday afternoon has been questioned by Police and remains in custody. There have been no charges laid in the case.
Minister for Women Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says rising above divisive rhetoric and political stunts, Fiji Day is about our independence as a nation, and our togetherness as a people and
A strong start from the Fiji Airways Flying Fijians was not enough as they went down 29-17 to Wales in their last pool match of the Rugby World Cup. Fiji started off with two tries from Josua Tuisova and Kini Murim
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says domestic sectoral performance to-date remains largely mixed due to increases and decreases in different sectors in the economy. The RBF says that visitor arrivals rose by 4.4 percent i
The Water Authority of Fiji says it is working to get water supply normalised to areas in Suva which have been without water since yesterday. This includes Samabula, Fulaga Street, Lakeba Street, Bureta Street, Pri
Thousands of people in the greater Suva area are currently facing water disruptions due to low inflow from the Savura Water Pump to the Tamavua Water Treatment Plant. Areas affected are Samabula, Fulaga Street, Lak
The Consumer Council of Fiji says it has received numerous complaints of contrasting shelf and point of sale prices at some retail outlets, and the actions of these traders is nothing short of robbery as most of the tim
The Ministry of Education is advising parents and guardians to watch the weather forecast closely over the next few days due to the current inclement weather over parts of Fiji. It says parents, guardians, and head
A heavy rain warning remains in force for the Eastern half and interior of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Lomaiviti and Lau Group, and is also in force for Taveuni and nearby smaller islands.
Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says there is a red file on her table every day that a teacher has beaten somebody up, someone has pinched or smacked a child. Akbar stresses that teachers will lose their jobs if
One-year-old Josua Tuisova who was reported missing at the Lautoka Police Station was reunited with his mother last night. Police say late last night the police officer handling the case met both the mother and boy
A 1-year-old boy has been reported missing by his mother at the Lautoka Police Station. The name of the boy is Josua Tuisova and Police say he was left in the care of his mother's friend at Lovu Hart. Acco
The Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says the ministry is in the process of planning to introduce the electronic book policy to replace textbooks next year to ensure there is proper management of finance. Akbar s
Five men convicted in 2015 for the notorious robbery at the Bank of South Pacific Samabula Branch in 2012 have been acquitted by the Fiji Court of Appeal. Josaia Usumaki, Kunal Prasad and Deshwar Dutt represented t
The Education Ministry's school grant reduction will be between $8 to $18 per child. Director Finance of Education, Sukhendra Lal says school heads will soon receive a circular which will explain how the $2.7 m
Fiji Airways Flying Fijians winger Semi Radradra produced a man of the match performance as Fiji thrashed Georgia 45-10 to secure their first win of the Rugby World Cup. Radradra scored two tries, provided three tr
The Fiji Airways Flying Fijians have delivered a much needed 45-10 bonus point win to record their first 2019 Rugby World Cup win against Georgia at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka Prefecture in Higashiosaka City in Jap
The Employment Relations Court has ruled that inflicting any form of corporal punishment on a person is an assault and the Ministry of Education has the right to terminate the contract of a teacher. This was the fi
Former security officer, Manasa Ratuloaloa will face his punishment tomorrow after being found guilty of raping, sexually assaulting and abducting a 12-year-old girl in a settlement in Nausori last year. He was fou
