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President Jioji Konrote has called on Fijians to continue to stand together saying our unity has been the single greatest driver of our progress. In his Fiji Day message, President Konrote says our common identi
Forty children with the youngest at 6 months old at Dilkusha Home were treated to a special Fiji Day breakfast this morning by the Hospitality and Culinary students of USP, Pacific TAFE. The students of Hospitality
An independent committee has today been announced to review the bus fares in the country. Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the committee will be chaired by Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission C
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service now has a price monitoring and surveillance team to ensure that duty and tax reductions are passed to the consumers after the announcement in the National Budget. One of the
The Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit has revealed that it has detected some cases where market vendors bank accounts have been used to deposit the weekly sales of vegetables as well as cash from the sale of drugs.
Heart International Limited has been officially opened in Namaka, Nadi last night which is first of its kind to set‑up advanced heart treatment facility in Fiji. The state of the art and advanced services will pr
The Land Transport Authority has urged all bus operators and drivers to refrain from making any cash transactions other than whilst handling disposable cards. LTA’s CEO, Carmine Piantedosi says LTA has receiv
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today announced the names of the seven companies that will be the recipients of $3.2 million Tuna Support Fund. These companies are Felixstow L
The South Pacific's largest radio broadcast conglomerate Communications Fiji Limited which is the parent company of Legend FM, FM96, Viti FM, Navtarang and Radio Sargam took out the Listed Company of the Year Awa
Fifteen drivers from Central Transport Company Limited did not turn up to work today which resulted in fewer buses operating and even the manager had to drive the bus. The Operations Manager of Central Transport Co
Attorney General and Minister for Civil Service Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is the Acting Minister for Education. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama was the Acting Education Minister after Doctor Mahendra Reddy le
The man who took part in a heated Speaker’s Debate earlier this week was robbed last night. Kelvin Anthony has tweeted saying that people broke into his car parked at his Suva home and took off with his lapto
There is now a toll-free line for anyone with issues regarding E-ticketing. People can call 151 to lodge their complaints. Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum says that all Vodafone, Digicel an
Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says all issues regarding Tamavua-i-Wai Bridge have to be addressed as it is the main entry point into the capital city from the Queens Highway. Sayed-Khaiyum made the comm
Majority of the people Fijivillage has spoken to at the Suva Bus Stand say that the use of E‑ticketing is efficient and they are happy with the system. People say that they are adapting well to the e‑ticketing
All hospitals in Fiji have been instructed to take immediate measures to ensure that all nursing staff are transported safely to their homes at the end of their shifts. This has been confirmed by the Permanent Secr
The Speaker’s Debate on the theme “Is Fiji’s Transport System Working?” got ugly at GPH after a member of the public likened Minister for Transport, Parveen Bala’s behaviour to a thug wh
The President of the Fiji Nursing Association Alisi Vudiniabola is today reassuring the people of Fiji that the FNA takes their responsibility to the nation and to its members seriously and would not act or encourage th
There are revelations today that some bus companies left it too late to install e-ticketing machines in their buses which resulted in no training for the drivers, and there are reports of about 40 machines allegedly sab
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has today revealed that a 26-year-old man has been charged with raping a 31-year-old woman during a home invasion in Labasa last month. In another incident, a 37 ye
