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Nurses pay rise submission unlikely to happen soon

The Ministry of Health said the submissions from the Fiji Nursing Association for a 110% pay increase will not happen anytime soon. Health Permanent Secretary Dr Eloni Tora said he has not received any submission fo

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Fiorente wins Melbourne Cup

Fiorente has won the 153rd running of the AUS$6 million Melbourne Cup race in Flemington, Melbourne. The 24 horse field was one of the strongest in recent memory. The Gai Waterhouse trained Fiorente was the pre

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Positive reviews from RBF

Positive reviews have been given for a number of sectors up to October this year by the Reserve Bank of Fiji. The RBF said sugar production rose by an annual 26.4 percent up to October while mahogany production by the F

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Stage set for Melbourne Cup

Its Melbourne Cup day.  The race that stops a nation, one of the greatest horse races in the world gets underway at 5pm. Gai Waterhouse is favoured to win her first Melbourne Cup with Fiorente, the 6.

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FSC expecting to produce 175,000 tonnes of sugar by year end

The Fiji Sugar Corporation is expecting to produce 175 thousand tonnes of sugar by crushing 1.65 million tonnes of sugarcane by the end of this year. FSC Executive Chairman Abdul Khan said with the crushing season a

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Naval officer given suspended sentence

A naval officer who is charged with assault has been sentence to 9 month imprisonment suspended for two years. Nacanieli Bola appeared before Magistrate Ro Alipate Mataitini in a special court sitting today. Bol

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Cloud 9 owner voluntarily closes operation

The owner of the recreational floating platform Cloud 9 has volunteered to close down the operation. This confirms Acting Police Commissioner Ravi Narayan. The closure of the business was done yesterday he said

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Kangaroos thrash Bati

The Australian Kangaroos have defeated the Vodafone Fiji Bati by 34 - 2 in a silky and wet condition at Langtree park on the week two of the Rugby League World Cup. The Kangaroos scored three tries in the first half an

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Diwali being celebrated by all

Diwali 2013 is here with people of all ages and races across the country anticipating the celebration. The religious festival began on Friday and will culminate this evening with a spectacular display of lights, fir

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Father sentenced to over 15yrs for indecent assault and rape

A father of two of Ba was sentenced to 15 years and two months after he was convicted of 5 counts of indecent assault and rape involving two young girls under the age of 7. Lautoka High Court Judge Sudharshana De Si

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Common Kings rock Suva

That was the atmosphere last night when US based band Common Kings rocked the Vodafone Arena in front of their fans. The band showcased a world class performance with fans jiving and singing along to the songs

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Fiji wins first ever Dubai title

The Digicel Fiji 7s team has created history after winning their first Dubai 7s title, beating South Africa 29-17 this morning. This is after Fiji won the Dubai title after 14 years since the inception of the tournamen

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PM to form multiracial party

The issue of land being taken away from the land owners has been used by politicians and has led to the events of 1987 and 2000. Those were the words of Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama while speaking to the

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FTUC confirms it formed the People’s Democratic Party

The Fiji Trades Union Congress has today confirmed that it formed the People’s Democratic Party and will continue to appear in the party’s public forums going into the general elections next year. Fijivillag

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Common Kings arrive in Fiji

Common Kings is in the country and they are ready to rock the Vodafone Arena tonight. The band arrived in Suva around 9 last night and was welcomed at the home of Legend FM. Lead singer Junyer King said the grou

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Main suspect in alleged beating expected to be charged soon

The main suspect in relation to the alleged Colo-i-Suva beating two and a half weeks ago is expected to be charged by the police soon. Police Chief of Operations ACP Rusiate Tudravu confirmed to Fijivillage that the ma

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