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Nominations for all elections candidates now closed

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

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Nominations for all elections candidates close at 12pm today

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.

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Dakuidreketi and Bakani get prison sentences

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

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Swami Vivekananda College wins Tadra Kahani with Connect

  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

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Chaudhry will not contest the 2014 general elections

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

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Stage set for Tadra Kahani showdown

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

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Government clears air on registration of i-Taukei Fijians

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

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RKS players given green light to play at Youth Olympics

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

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Padarath questioned on why FLP backs GCC's return

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.

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PM says some political parties show lack of leadership

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

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Fiji TV may bring back some replaced channels

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

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