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RBF cautions on investing in Ecovexco Investment Group

People have been advised not to invest in Ecovexco Investment Group as there are strong indications that it is an investment fraud. Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Barry Whiteside said this company has been a

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Man sentenced to 8 years for raping 63-year-old man

A man who raped a 63-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by Lautoka High Court Judge, Justice Thushara Rajasinghe. While sentencing Sione Sadrugu, Justice Rajasinghe said it was proved at th

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Police clarify charges relating to pornography

Concerns continue to be raised regarding a report where Fiji has been ranked in the top 10 countries in the world in terms of searches for the word “porn” according to figures compiled by Google Trends and t

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About 40 people involved in large brawl on Waimanu Road

About 40 people were involved in a free for all brawl in the last hour along the Waimanu Road area. Police officers at the scene had great difficulty in controlling the large number of people involved in the brawl.

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PNG businessman denies any knowledge of physical abuse

A Papua New Guinea businessman has told Post Courier that officials in Fiji never consulted him regarding the two females from Fiji who claim that they were abused in PNG. The businessman has denied knowledge of an

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Public Accounts Committee summons two Ministries

Officials of the Education Ministry and Health Ministry will be summoned by the Public Accounts Committee to appear before the committee next Wednesday to explain some anomalies which have been continuing over the last

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I took control of Fiji to remove ethno-nationalist govt - PM

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said he assumed control of Fiji in 2006 to remove an ethno‑nationalist government that had embarked on a campaign to marginalise the country’s minorities and underprivileged.

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fijivillage.com wins Sports Photograph of the Year

fijivillage.com has won the Sports Photograph of the Year in the 2014 Fiji Sports Awards. fijivillage.com Web Assistant, Nitesh Raniga won the award for taking the winning shot during the Fiji vs Italy rugby match

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$10 fine under review

Assistant Minister for Health, Veena Bhatnagar said they are still looking at increasing the fine for those found guilty of allowing mosquitoes to breed in their compound. She said they are seriously looking into t

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Mechanism in place for prisoners to lodge complaints

The Fiji Corrections Service says any prisoner can lodge their  grievances and complaint with the Commissioner. While appearing at the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence meeting, A

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Welding accident cause of navy officer’s death

A post mortem has been conducted in relation to the 24-year-old naval officer who died three days ago and the cause of the death was due to injuries sustained as a result of the welding accident. Police confirmed t

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PM instructs govt agencies to look into water problems

4,000 Fijians will benefit from the water projects once completed in Nawaicoba, Nakavika and Balevuto, Nadroumai and Ulusila. The Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has instructed government agencies to look into wa

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Flag competition to start from Monday

The national competition to design the new Fiji flag will begin on Monday. While making the official announcement, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said the competition which is open to all Fijians will end on May

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Rauqeuqe chosen to be the official match ball carrier

  That is 13-year-old Manueli Rauqeuqe from Drasa Avenue Primary School who has been chosen to be the official match ball carrier for the opening 2015 Rugby World Cup game between Fiji and England.

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