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With just hours to go before the Fight of the Century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas the bets are flooding in as the experts give their predictions on who will win at the MGM Arena. Maywea
It is not the responsibility of the Union to go and inspect the work of the teachers and grade them or assess them. This is according to the Fiji Teachers Union, General Secretary Agni Deo Singh while responding to
1,430 individual entries for the proposed new Fiji flag have been received by the National Flag committee. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama announced earlier this afternoon that submissions have c
“There is no excuse whatsoever for men to beat women and women to beat men.” These were the comments of the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar while speaking to the residen
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said he is very disappointed that they have been accused as a Government of disadvantaging ordinary people and in particular the i-Taukei. While speaking during the official handov
Police Commissioner, Ben Groenewald said he will look into a complaint by a father in Labasa who raised concern that his son was allegedly beaten up by some police officers. During the talanoa session at the Labasa
The Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar says we need a holistic approach to resolve issues in the sugar industry as Fiji will lose the current access to the European Union in 2017. Voreqe Bainimarama made these c
Opposition Whip, Ratu Isoa Tikoca appeared in court earlier this afternoon after he was charged by FICAC. Tikoca is charged with failure to declare his liabilities contrary to section 24 of the Political Parties Re
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has highlighted to more than fifty women parliamentarians in the Pacific that the crisis of domestic violence must be addressed as a matter of urgency. Speaking at the opening of t
The six files regarding the complaints made against Police Officers in the Northern Division are being finalized and will be forwarded to Chief of Intelligence and Investigations, ACP Henry Brown. All these cases a
About 44 families of Calia settlement in Navua are facing eviction by the new owners of the land and are defending their case in the Suva High Court. The new owners Kelton Investment Limited has filed a case&n
The contracts for Fiji Revenue Customs Authority’s General Manager Taxation, Moala Nata, National Manager Revenue Collection, Makereta Ledua and National Manager Information Technology, Umesh Chandra have not been
Two people remain in police custody in relation to the death of 21-year-old Saula Sucu outside a nightclub in Suva yesterday morning which has been classified as alleged murder. Sucu was found dead outside the Suva
The Fiji Rugby Union has a new set of board of directors after holding their Annual General Meeting which was chaired by the recently appointed FRU President, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. The new board of dir
It was sweet victory for the two winning schools from the Sugar City in this year’s Coca Cola Games. Natabua High School has created history yesterday as they will take the boy’s division title for the
Jasper Williams High School and Natabua High have both extended their lead in the girl’s and boy’s divisions of the 2015 Coca Cola Games. Laisani Likuceva has just won gold for Jasper in the Junior Girl
The Lautoka schools, Natabua High and Jasper lead the Coca Cola Games medal tally as we start off with the final day of competition of the 2015 Coca Cola Games.. Looking at the Legend FM and FM96 Medal Tally, Natab
As we enter the last few hours of competition for Day 1 of the 2015 Coca Cola Games, the two schools from Lautoka, Natabua High and Jasper Williams High School still lead the 2015 Coca Cola Games medal tally. Looki
The West and the North have come to Suva, and are winning gold medals in style in the 2015 Coca Cola Games at the ANZ Stadium. Natabua High School from Lautoka has taken an early lead in the boy’s division.
Police from the Australian Capital Territory are seeking to extradite a Fiji man from NSW after he was arrested over the alleged murder of Canberra woman, Daniela D’Addario. Channel 9 reports that detectives
