5-year-old boy’s body found
The body of the 5 year old boy who went missing at Nasigatoka village, Rewa yesterday has been recovered. The last time the boy was seen alive was near the village sea wall with other children. The boy is
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Christians to reflect on God’s sacrifice - PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said for Christians, there is no day filled with more hope and joy than Easter Sunday, when Jesus rises from the grave and fulfills God's promise of eternal life. In his Easter
Tragedy for mother as son loses life while swimming intoxicated
Good Friday turned into a tragedy for a mother of six of Vatuwaqa as she received the sad news that her eldest son, 22-year-old Tevita Waqa had lost his life in Vanua Levu. When Fijivillage contacted Savaira Waqa to
Court remands 4 charged with alleged murder
Four people charged with the alleged murder of a carpenter of Nadi earlier this week have been remanded in custody by the Nadi Magistrates Court. Rakesh Kumar, Mataiasi Ului, Maikeli Loko and Vinod Segran appeared be
Surprise visit for children of St Christopher’s Home
Easter has brought smiles on the faces of the children at St Christopher’s Home in Naulu, Nausori, after 35 students from Christchurch Boy’s School and St Hilda’s Girls School from Australia paid a surp
Christians celebrate Easter
As we celebrate Easter, we have to look beyond races, religion and ethnicity and should use Easter as a foundation for a way forward for the people of Fiji. This is the message from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
What will continuous criticisms achieve - McCully
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully said NGOs and opposition parties that continue to criticize NZ for assisting the Fijian government to move forward and have elections should ask themselves whether the
Dr Tupeni Baba compliments Voreqe Bainimarama
A senior official of the Social Democratic and Liberal Party, Doctor Tupeni Baba said Voreqe Bainimarama’s style of gathering signatures for the proposed Fiji First Party is good. Bainimarama has taken leave a
Fiji Airways to purchase new aircrafts
Fiji Airways intends to spend part of its after tax profit of $14.5 million over the last 9 months on the purchase of a new ATR72 aircraft. Managing Director and CEO of Fiji Airways Stefan Pichler said the new aircraft
Stop the personal attacks and improper language - Tabaiwalu
Do not use swear words in the social media and get away from personal attacks as you are now an official of a political party. That is the message from the General Secretary of the Social Democratic and Liberal Part
$256M in VAT revenue will be lost if NFP forms govt
The government will lose more than $256 million in revenue in a year if Value Added Tax is reduced from 15 percent to 10 percent. National Federation Party Leader Doctor Biman Prasad recently publicly stated in its
Allocation of polling stations and registered voters underway
The Elections Office is now working on ways to secure more rooms at proposed polling venues to ensure that there are more streams of voters at a particular location during the one day of polling. Supervisor of Elect
FLP awaits Chaudhry’s sentencing before deciding on next step
The Fiji Labour Party is now awaiting party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry's sentencing before deciding on the FLP's next step. Chaudhry cannot contest the September 17th election this year after his conviction.
Change in fuel prices
Fuel prices change from tomorrow. It is good news for those who use kerosene, diesel and LPG-Auto Gas while people who use unleaded fuel and premix will have to dig deeper into their pockets. The price of kerosene wil
Students discuss TELS issues with PM
A number of issues were discussed during the forum held at Suvavou House today in relation to Tertiary Education Loans Scheme. More than 100 students and parents met with Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, members of th
34 teenage pregnancies recorded so far this year
34 cases of teenage pregnancies have been recorded for the first quarter of this year alone. According to Social Welfare Minister Dr Jiko Luveni two of them are in the age group of less than 15 years while most of t
Scholarship Forum organized for today
A forum has been organized for today where students living in Suva or within the greater Suva area can raise their issues and concerns regarding the Tertiary Education Scholarship and Loan scheme. The Government sai
Pacific to make regional approach for EPA
The Pacific will make a regional approach to the European Union in relation to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Attorney General and Minister for Trade Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the Pacific officials will meet w
Elections office to reveal polling venues next month
The Elections Office has today revealed that it is looking at having about 2,000 polling stations in the September general elections. Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem confirmed that about 500 voters will be
One team, One nation - PM
"We should start thinking as a team, as one nation, then we can achieve our true potential" These were the comments of Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama during the opening of the new classrooms in Yasawa H