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A new amendment has been announced to the Political Parties Decree which states that any proposed political parties will have to come up with new names and acronyms when they apply for registration. Registrar of Pol
Amendments have been made to the political parties decree of 2013. Registrar of political parties Mere Vuniwaqa made the announcement this afternoon. Vuniwaqa said one of the notable amendments in the decree rel
Three proposed political parties have applied for re-registration prior to last weeks deadline. Registrar of political parties Mere Vuniwaqa said she will publish the applications this week. She will then wait f
Schools are not allowed to send any student home if they do not want to participate in religious activities organized by the respective school. This is according to Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Educatio
The protection of I taukei land has now been strengthened after amendments made to the State Lands Act. Making the announcement this afternoon, Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum said under the state Lands decree any
Police are awaiting confirmation from the authorities at Sigatoka hospital in relation to an alleged abduction of an 18-year-old woman. Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Rusiate Tudravu confirmed that Sigatoka Police
Authorities have today referred certain allegations levelled against a proposed political party to FICAC. This has come to light as the deadline for all previous registered parties came to an end last night.
There is no word as yet on when the High Court will decide on the legal action papers filed against the Political Parties Decree by the proposed Fiji Labour Party. Although the proposed FLP applied for re-registrati
Only the proposed National Federation Party and proposed Fiji Labour Party have handed in their applications for re-registration as a party. However FLP Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry said they have also filed legal acti
Yet another shocking case has come to light where a 4-year-6-month-old girl was allegedly raped by an 18-year-old in Tavua. The alleged incident occurred between 3am to 5am yesterday. The 18-year-old farmer allegedly e
Existing political parties have until midnight tonight to apply for re-registration under the Political Parties Decree. However, none of the current political parties will be re-registered by tomorrow as the process
11 suicide cases have been recorded so far this year with 28 attempted cases. According to police statistics for the same period last year 13 suicide cases and 17 attempted cases were reported. Police say this i
Outgoing Air Pacific CEO and Managing Director, Dave Pflieger will become the President and CEO of Silver Airways from May this year. Silver Airways’ Board of Directors have announced that Pflieger, who until
Outgoing Air Pacific CEO and Managing Director, Dave Pflieger will become the President and CEO of Silver Airways from May this year. Silver Airways’ Board of Directors have announced that Pflieger, who until
The Methodist Church of Fiji has today said that it can look at how it can assist parents who may be attending church activities while their children are left alone. There have been observations that on many occasio
Seven years after a road accident which left her partially disabled, 24-year-old Anju Artika is now planning to finish off her studies in beauty therapy. Artika was involved in an accident at the Suva Bus Stand on t
None of the current political parties will be re-registered by the February 14th deadline as the process requires more time for an assessment of the application. Registrar of Political Parties under the new decree Mere
A human rights activist and lawyer, Laisa Bale Tuinamoala said there is nothing wrong in a woman using the masi design for the new Fiji Airways logo and it is also acceptable for the airline to lodge an application to t
New Zealand has beaten the Digicel Fiji 7s team by 19-14 in the first Cup semi final of the USA 7s. The game went into extra-time after the two teams were locked at 14-all after full time. NZ scored first in the
South Africa has just thrashed the All Blacks 7s 40-21 in the cup final of the USA 7s. The Spingboks 7s team outclassed the Kiwis in a one sided final after running in six tries to three. Meanwhile, Fiji has fin
