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The Methodist Church of Fiji has distanced itself from the statement made by former President of the Church, Reverend Tomasi Kanailagi where he said in a sermon during the Methodist Church Conference that people should
The Fijian Elections Office has published the names of Independent Candidates and Party Candidates that they find have complied with the requirements of the Constitution and the Electoral Decree. The FijiFirst Part
Nomination time is now over for the proposed elections candidates and the Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem will now assess the nominations before deciding on the eligibility of the candidates. As 29 days rem
Nominations for all elections candidates close at 12pm today. As 29 days remain for the elections, the proposed candidates and parties will have to meet the deadline of midday today to be considered for the polls.
The FijiFirst Party has now announced all their proposed candidates for the 2014 general election. 30 more proposed candidates were announced last night as the party’s General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum s
Former Native Land Trust Board member, Keni Dakuidreketi and former General Manager of NLTB, Kalivati Bakani have been handed custodial sentences by the Suva High Court. High Court Judge Justice Janaka Bandara sent
Swami Vivekananda College is the first school from the Western Division to win the Tadra Kahani with Connect since the inception of Tadra Kahani. The Nadi based school had won the inaugural compet
Former Prime Minister and Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry will not contest next month’s general elections. The three judges of the Fiji Court of Appeal have said that Chaudhry’s eleven ground
Excitement is in the air as about 1,000 students from ten secondary schools take the stage tonight in this year’s Tadra Kahani with Connect. Defending Champion, Cathedral Secondary School student representati
I’m excited to play in Fiji and will try my best to win the Fiji International Golf Tournament. Those are the words of champion Fiji born international golfer and former world number one Vijay Singh as he get
Sixty percent of the members of a land owing unit have to agree to deposit their itaukei land under the Land Bank system. Speaking to 30 people during the FijiFirst campaign meeting at the Nasinu Church hall, propo
The Leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party, Ro Teimumu Kepa stresses that the party disagrees with the common name to be Fijian for all Fiji citizens. Although it is clearly stated in the 2013 constitution t
FijiFirst Leader Voreqe Bainimarama said his main focus is to win all the 50 seats in next month’s general elections. While speaking to Radio Tarana in Auckland, Bainimarama said he knows that the Fiji Sun po
The Government has refuted the allegations and malicious misinformation which are being circulated through Social Media and other mediums by certain Political Parties and their supporters that the Registrar-General is n
The Ministry of Education has given its approval for the 5 students from Ratu Kadavulevu School to be part of the Fiji under 18 7s team to the Youth Olympics in China. Acting Permanent Secretary for Education, Basu
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has raised the question on why NGO’s and other human rights organizations are not saying anything when a political party has come out and said that we can never have equal ci
Fiji Labour Party President, Lavenia Padarath has been questioned on why the FLP wants to bring back the Great Council of Chiefs as it will be a waste of taxpayers’ money and will only benefit the elite i-Taukei.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said that some political parties are showing a lack of leadership in the country. Bainimarama who was the chief guest at the Natabua High School Cadet Pass out Parade earlier today
Fiji Television Limited said it may be able to bring back some of the popular Sky Pacific channels that have been replaced. CEO Tevita Gonelevu said this can only happen if negotiations with the distributors are su
This is not the time to reduce Value Added Tax and lose income. This is according to the FijiFirst Party’s proposed candidate Dr. Mahendra Reddy who said that close to $300 million will be lost if VAT is redu
