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The National Disaster Management Office in collaboration with seven agencies along the Nasese corridor will be having a tsunami drill today. The NDMO will be looking at their response time which is estimated at 20
The Fiji Trades Union Congress says the Fiji Police Force is still yet to give a permit for the planned Workers Rally and March in Suva this Saturday but it has received approvals from the Fiji Roads Authority and the S
The collective contribution of the Chinese community to Fiji’s overall national development has been remarkably significant although the Chinese community only consists of about 4.5 percent of Fiji’s total p
It has been a tough journey for 24-year-old Fulori Waibuta, having to juggle both an internship at the Ba Mission Hospital and the 2018 Miss Ba Riverside Crown which she has now won. Speaking to Fijivillage, Waibut
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says it is highly likely that this maybe the last weekend for people to update their voter details. Saneem says should the Writ for elections be issued on Monday or anyt
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says SODELPA has continued to disregard their calls to seek clarifications through formal means and the party has repeatedly made misconstrued and misinformed statements in t
It has been one year since 21-year-old Iosefo Qionitoga Magnus was found brutally murdered at the Vesida shortcut off Caubati, and a group of people gathered at the murder scene last night to remember the late Magnus.
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says that if it was up to the opposition, the economic boom that is being witnessed in Suva wouldn’t even be possible. While speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the
Prime Minister and FijiFirst Leader, Voreqe Bainimarama says that FijiFirst is ready for the general elections and the party’s manifesto will be out soon. While announcing the 51 proposed candidates for the p
As we mark exactly 4 years since the last general election today, Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says they are now getting ready for the final push for voter awareness around the country from tomorrow and to en
A Nausori businessman raised serious concerns in the Ministry of Employment Roadshow today as he says that the Ministry always favours employees during disputes, the 98 maternity leave days is too high and university gr
A man in his 30's who is charged with one count of attempted murder will be produced in the Nasinu Magistrates Court today. The man allegedly tried to murder his partner over the weekend. The accused is al
Three men are in police custody following separate drugs raids. Police say a raid was conducted on Thursday at Hanford Place in Narere at the home of a man in his 50s whereby clear plastic bags containing white cry
Police are trying to identify a man who died in a road accident last night. The man is alleged to have suddenly crossed the road when he was hit by a vehicle driven by a man in his 40s who was heading towards Ba.
Police are now awaiting the medical report of the Year 1 student who was allegedly sexually assaulted in a school in Cakaudrove. Two Year 8 students allegedly sexually assaulted the 6-year-old boy inside a classroo
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says SODELPA is unaware of any information regarding a brawl at one of the party’s fundraising events in the US. Rabuka says while he spoke via video link to the people present
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stresses that it is incorrect to say that there was no consultations with the unions about the reforms in the civil service. While speaking at the Fiji Headteachers
High Court Judge Justice Anjala Wati has struck out the case of the Fiji Teachers Union filed against the Ministry of Education. While delivering the strike out application ruling, Justice Wati said that in th
Rheumatic Heart Disease is a significant health problem in Fiji, and approximately one child in every classroom is living with Rheumatic Heart Disease in the country. There is also confirmation that at least 60 dea
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says that this year’s Fiji Day Celebrations will be held in Labasa. This year’s Constitution Day was also celebrated in Labasa. While speaking at the Suva-Savusavu
