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All three assessors have returned with a not guilty opinion on all charges against Fiji Times Limited, Publisher Hank Arts, contributor Josaia Waqabaca, Editor‑in‑Chief Fred Wesley and Nai Lalakai Editor Anare Ravul
High Court Judge, Justice Thushara Rajasinghe is currently summing up the Fiji Times sedition case before the three assessors retire behind closed doors to deliberate on their opinions. Justice Rajasinghe highlight
National Federation Party MP, Parmod Chand says the free medicine scheme is in a shambolic state and needs to be reviewed urgently to bring about efficiency and to ensure it is fully maximized by all eligible recipients
Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Fiji First government is the first government to have delivered a facility such as the Vatuwaqa Funeral Rites Facility although the idea was mooted back in the 1990s.
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Online Safety Commission is set up under the new Online Safety Act to ensure that the most vulnerable in the society like our children are protect
The Online Safety Bill that seeks to promote online safety through the establishment of the Online Safety Commission, has been passed in parliament. 27 MPs voted for the bill, 14 voted against it while 9 MPs did no
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Vodafone is currently looking at having vending machines at a number of places to allow people to get their e-ticketing top up or disposable e-ticketing cards from these s
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited made consecutive losses from 2010 to 2015 according to the company’s audited reports tabled in parliament. However Chief Executive Officer of FBC, Riyaz Sayed-Khaiy
The Director of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj says 1987 coup leader and SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka is still making the same argument about race which he was doing in 1987.
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says 1987 coup leader, Sitiveni Rabuka’s regret for this nation is not enough as his regret has not fixed Fiji. While speaking in parliament on the 139th anniversary
Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stresses that the minimum wage rates for the 10 sectorial wages councils are much higher than the National Minimum Wage Rate of unskilled workers. Sayed-Khaiyum has also co
Today marks 31 years since the first coup in Fiji and the leader of the 1987 military coup, Sitiveni Rabuka says he is moving forward and leaving the past behind. However the SODELPA Leader says he knows that Fiji
Booklets which will explain the untold truth of the lives of the forefathers of girimitiyas in Fiji are in the process of being written. Speaking at the 139th Girmit Remembrance Day celebration, Minister for Local
Being with 24 women at the Golden Age Home fills 32-year-old Orisi Gonewai’s life with joy. Gonewai who is a Caregiver at the Golden Age Home in Lautoka is originally from Tailevu and says working on Mother&r
In 2007, 49-year-old Nazra Nisha overcame the unthinkable and continued to raise her children. She was shot in America but recovered in 6 months and went back to work to provide for her children. This Mother&r
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has officially opened the Vatuwaqa Funeral Rites Facility which was built by the government at a cost $920,000. While speaking at the opening ceremony, Sayed-Khaiyum says that
Bus companies have been told by Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to strategise how to stay relevant with the changes being brought by technology. Speaking at the Fiji Bus Operators Association Annual Convention
I am fighting for the future of the Fijian people at the climate talks and the opposition knows why I am away. Those are the words of Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama following the accusations levelled against hi
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says some mischief makers had spread rumors that led to people gathering at Shirley Park yesterday morning due to rumors that SODELPA would distribute vouchers to those affected by cy
All lawyers in the Fiji Times sedition trial will be giving their closing submissions next Tuesday. The second witness of Fiji Times Limited, Richard Naidu from Munro Leys who provides training for the staff of the
