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The mata ni tikina of Nailaga, Ba, Jeremaia Tuwai who looks after seven villages and four settlements said it is time to move away from the race based system and playing the race card in the country.
The Mataqali Nabaramai of Waiqanake Village, Rewa has approved the sale of a piece of their land for the Water Authority of Fiji to build a dam on, which will benefit thousands of people. Water Authority of Fiji CEO Ope
A man claiming to be a witch doctor of Nasinu charged with one count of rape has been found guilty by the Suva High Court. All three assessors found him guilty and the High Court Judge Justice Paul Madigan agreed with t
The Northern Division coordinator of the former SDL party and the proposed Social Democratic Liberal Party Timoci Bulitavu is now saying that he did not lend support to the draft constitution in the consultation sess
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stressed that the Qarase led cabinet did not follow the Native Land Trust Act when it approved the transfer exchange of 68.7 hectares of itaukei land to freehold land for the Momi Ba
Former Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase is calling on the government to take an independent legal opinion on his cabinet's decision to transfer 68.7 hectares of itaukei land to freehold land in July 2006 for the M
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the decrees that have been put in place from December 2006 cannot be legally challenged however the next parliament can make changes to them or remove them altogether. The Uni
There is no confirmed date as yet on when Fiji’s new constitution will come into effect. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the submission time will end on the 26th of this month and they will then wor
A teacher who claimed that he was attacked and injected by a group of men on Wednesday night in Valelevu has refused to give another blood sample. According to Police Chief of Operations ACP Rusiate Tudravu, they have a
A man’s body was found floating at the Narain Jetty in Walu Bay yesterday afternoon. Police Spokesperson Inspector, Atunaisa Sokomuri confirms the man’s son, identified the body to be his 58-year-old father
Defending Digicel Cup Champions Nadroga lost their first game by default to Naitasiri this afternoon. The win was awarded to Naitasiri after Nadroga failed to turn up at the Navuso District School ground as they were wa
A team of police officers raided a farm in Nasomo, Vatukoula and uprooted 14 plants ranging between two to seven feet believed to be marijuana. The owner of the farm is yet to be identified and investigations continue.
The Attorney General stressed that the immunity provision in the draft constitution will remain as it is a non-negotiable set out by Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the immunity
There are revelations that the previous cabinet in June 2006 had converted 68.7 hectares of i-taukei land to a Crown grant which is freehold land for the Momi Bay Resort project. While speaking in a draft constitutio
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stresses that the current government has brought about more laws which protect women than any previous governments. While many women’s NGOs and other groups have questioned wh
A group known as the United Front for a Democratic Fiji is calling on the government not to restrict any legal challenge against any decree that has been implemented from December 2006 to the first sitting of the next pa
At least 10 Police Officers playing rugby for the Namosi Rugby team assisted in the capture of 2 robbers who ran away with around $30,000 cash in Pacific Harbour yesterday. Speaking to Fijivillage, Director Operation
The Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions is questioning why the right to life is limited in the draft constitution. FICTU which is part of a group called the United Front for a Democratic Fiji said this needs to be amen
Former Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase is expected to be released from prison as early as today. Fiji Corrections Services spokesperson, Ana Tudrau earlier told Fijivillage that the earliest possible release date from
Today marks another special day as Air Pacific’s first brand new A330 will be making its first commercial flight to New Zealand. Air Pacific spokesman Shane Hussein said the A330 is flying to Auckland today
