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High Court Judge, Justice Thushara Rajasinghe has told Fiji Times lawyer, Wylie Clarke to provide USP Professor Paul Geraghty’s translation of the letter written by Josaia Waqabaca, to the prosecution before a dec
The second defence witness in the Fiji Times sedition trial has told the Suva High Court that he got permission to access the computer of Nai Lalakai Editor, Anare Ravula but Ravula was not present when he accesse
Assistant DPP, Lee Burney today suggested to Fiji Times Editor-in-Chief, Fred Wesley that Wesley made a mistake regarding the Nai Lalakai article and he is now trying to cover it up. Wesley denied this as he was cr
The woman who allegedly tied herself up with her 4-year-old daughter and drove their car off the road into Rewa River on Sunday night, has been charged with murder. Fijivillage had earlier questioned Police whether
Fiji Times Editor-in-Chief, Fred Wesley says he would have referred the Nai Lalakai letter to their lawyers to get a decision on what to run and what not to run based on the Code of Ethics. Wesley made this comment
The Editor of The Fiji Times, Fred Wesley says he did not receive the letter written by Josaia Waqabaca that was published in the Nai Lalakai newspaper. While giving evidence in the sedition trial, Wesley also told
High Court Judge, Justice Thushara Rajasinghe has ruled that Fiji Times Limited, Publisher Hank Arts, Editor Fred Wesley, Nai Lalakai Editor Anare Ravula and Contributor Josaia Waqabaca have a case to answer. In hi
High Court Judge, Justice Salesi Temo has found Timoci Lolohea guilty of murder. Justice Temo concurred with all the three assessors in the trial who also found Lolohea guilty. Lolohea killed his 23-year-
Police are still questioning a 35-year-old woman from Vuci South after she allegedly tied herself up with her 4-year-old daughter and drove their car off the road into Rewa River last night. Fijivillage has questio
A 4-year-old girl has lost her life after her mother allegedly tied herself up with the young girl and drove their car off the road into the Rewa River last night. The 35-year-old woman allegedly drove the car into
The two Fijian workers in the middle of a dispute that had been investigated by several Samoan government authorities have arrived home. The Samoan Observer reports that the Assistant Chief Immigration Officer, Sia
Fiji places great importance on the issue of loss and damage for the sake of our people, our Pacific neighbors, and the billions of other climate vulnerable people throughout the world. This was highlighted by the
Assistant DPP Lee Burney has highlighted during his reply to the no case to answer application by the defence lawyers of the Fiji Times sedition case that the article published in the Nai Lalakai was clearly open
All the defence lawyers in the sedition trial of The Fiji Times and others will be replying to Assistant DPP, Lee Burney’s submission to the no case to answer application next Monday. This is after the defenc
All the defence lawyers in the sedition trial of The Fiji Times and others have asked the High Court Judge, Thushara Rajasinghe to end the case as they say that there is no evidence to prove that Josaia Waqabaca&rsqu
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka maintains that it is true that he has personal reservations on the use of “Fijian” as a common name. In a statement titled Response to Bainimarama’s allegations, Rab
High Court Judge, Justice Salesi Temo will sum up the case in the Timoci Lolohea murder trial at 11am Monday. In her closing submission, DPP lawyer Siteri Navia said that from all the evidence given, it is clear th
The mass immunisation program for meningococcal disease will start on the 14th of this month targeting 333,876 people who are 19 years and below. Minister for Health Rosy Akbar says 63,000 doses of the vaccine will
High Court Judge, Justice Salesi Temo has told the defence lawyer in the murder trial of Timoci Lolohea, not to waste the High Court's time by not coming prepared to the trial. This is after defence lawyer, Lis
The Investigating Officer in the sedition trial of The Fiji Times and others, Inspector Esili Nadolo has told the lawyer for Fiji Times Publisher, Hank Arts and Editor, Fred Wesley that they did not investigate to deter
