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Team is mentally focused – Ben Ryan

History counts for nothing when the Vodafone Fiji 7s team plays in the Hong Kong 7s tournament. Those are the words of Fiji coach Ben Ryan as we get ready to take on Samoa in our first match at So Kon Po Stadium ea

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Fiji 7s team focused on delivering their best performance

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team is focused on delivering their best performance in the 40th Hong Kong 7s tournament which kicks off this afternoon. Fiji Captain, Osea Kolinisau is confident that the new players will prov

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Govt, employers and FTUC sign agreement in Geneva

The International Labour Organization has welcomed an agreement signed by the Fijian government, the employers and the unions today to use the Employment Relations Promulgation as the primary basis for labour management

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PM opens 44 new units at Lagilagi housing in Raiwaqa

44 families from Jittu Estate in Raiwaqa now have their new homes after receiving their house keys from the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today. While opening the 44 units at Lagilagi Housing and a Wellness Cen

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Tabalala died of Rheumatic Heart Disease

The Fiji Rugby Union is now looking at having systems in place to ensure that all rugby players vying for spots in the national teams are tested for conditions like Rheumatic Heart Disease. This follows the confirm

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Free milk initiative to be launched today

The government’s free milk initiative for Year 1 students will be launched today by the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama at Nakelo District School in Tailevu. The free milk program which received an allocati

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Fiji Warriors prop dies in camp

Telecom Fiji Warriors tight head prop Iosefo Bele Tabalala passed away yesterday at the Southern Cross hotel in Suva. The Fiji Rugby Union has released a statement saying 32-year-old Iosefo failed to wake up y

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49 out of 87 textbooks have been distributed to schools

The Minister for Education, Dr Mahendra Reddy said out of the 87 textbooks required for years 1-13 they have distributed 49 books to schools around the country.  While answering a question asked by Opposition

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Opposition motion regarding land defeated in parliament

A motion moved by the Opposition to direct a Parliamentary Standing Committee to review the manner in which i-Taukei land has been acquired by the state before and after the effective date of the 2013 constitution, was

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Vodafone Fiji 7s team to HK7s named

Four changes have been made to the Vodafone Fiji 7s team that is going to the Hong Kong and Japan 7s. 23-year-old Westfield Babas player Josaia Wini will make his debut in the HSBC Sevens Series while lanky forward

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Speaker stands up to stop Tikoca in parliament

Speaker of Parliament, Doctor Jiko Luveni had to stand up in parliament today to stop Opposition Whip, Ratu Isoa Tikoca from going ahead with a personal explanation. Luveni had earlier given time to Tikoca to make

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Parliament session turns ugly

The parliament session turned ugly earlier yesterday as a serious personal attack was made against Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama by Opposition Whip, Ratu Isoa Tikoca. The situation unfolded as Bainimarama was

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Great Council of Chiefs will not be reinstated by govt - PM

The Great Council of Chiefs will not be reinstated as the government believes in common and equal citizenry as stated in the constitution. That’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s statement in pa

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Opposition raises questions on the name Fijian in parliament

All Fiji citizens are Fijians as stated in our constitution. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama stressed this to the opposition in parliament today after Opposition Whip Ratu Isoa Tikoca raised the question on wheth

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