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The application period for subsidised student eTransport cards will be open until next Friday. Parents and guardians of students from households with a combined income of under $16,000 can apply to receive subsidis
An International Monetary Fund team led by Pablo Lopez Murphy that visited Fiji has stressed that Fiji should continue with it’s planned civil service reforms. The team says the stalling of structural reform
The process has started to recruit a new Water Authority of Fiji Chief Executive Officer with a strong engineering and technical background in water and wastewater management to oversee major projects scheduled to begin
The contract of the Chief Executive Officer of Water Authority of Fiji, Opetaia Ravai has been discontinued. This has been confirmed to Fijivillage by Water Authority Board Chairman P.L Munasinghe. When q
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says despite the commitments on climate finance that have been made, only a small proportion of this finance finds its way into supporting climate adaptation or resilience. Wh
The Ministry of Health has stated that it will not make any further comments regarding the death of 18-month-old Hao Yuan Peng in Ba last week. The Ministry states the death is currently the subject of a post-morte
A 22-year-old mute man has been sentenced to nine years and eleven months imprisonment for raping a 9-year-old boy. The incident took place on 12th March this year in Navua. The unemployed man had pleaded guil
Education Ministry staff have been directed to work more closely with school heads in arranging the delivery of free textbooks and e-Transport cards so that students could hit the ground running when they return to scho
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho has today clarified that National Federation Party parliamentarian Parmod Chand is under investigation for allegedly making seditious comments because it is about the security of the
Police are now investigating a complaint from a member of the public that National Federation Party parliamentarian, Parmod Chand had allegedly made some seditious comments to some people. Chief of Intelligence and
The trial of Fiji Times Limited and others will now be held from the 4th to the 8th of June next year. This is after accused persons, Fiji Times Editor Fred Wesley and Publisher Hank Arts said that they need time t
The New Zealand 7s team has won the Cape Town 7s after defeating Argentina 38-14 in the final. New Zealand was leading 14-7 at halftime. Players who have links to Fiji, Joe Ravouvou and Vilimoni Koroi were ins
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team has finished in fifth place in the Cape Town 7s after beating USA 26-12. Fiji had lost to South Africa 31-26 in the Cup quarterfinal. New Zealand will meet Argenti
The Fiji Airways Men’s 7s side has been bundled out of the Cape Town 7s after South Africa came back to beat Fiji 26-31 in the cup quarterfinals. Fiji received a penalty try in the fifth minute after a high t
With less than six hours to go for the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s to take on reigning series champions, South Africa who are targeting their second tournament win in as many weeks after taking glory in t
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice Aiyaz Sayed‑Khaiyum has stressed that in the last four to five years the quality of discussions that has been held at the Attorney General’s Conference has improved
The Fiji Airways men’s 7's team will face hosts South Africa in the Quarter final of the South Africa 7's. Fiji defeated Samoa 38‑7 in their last pool match, Canada had earlier caused a major upset
Canada has caused a major upset defeating our Fiji Airways Men’s 7s side 22-14 in the second pool match of the Cape Town 7s. Canada had maintained a 12-7 lead in the first half. Fiji tries were scored by
The Fiji Airways Men’s 7s team has defeated Wales 28-14 in their first pool match of the Cape Town 7s. Drua winger Eroni Sau was in good form as he scored two tries while Kalione Nasoko and Jasa Veremalua bot
The National Fire Authority worked hard to prevent a major fire in Suva City this morning following a fire that started in the J Santaram Supermarket Bulk store along Robertson Road. The Authority says that the Suv
