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All emergency passport demands being met

All current emergency passport applications are being processed by the Department of Immigration. Director of Immigration, Nemani Vuniwaqa said that an order for 1,100 emergency passports to be printed has been given t

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Parents urge ministry to review school tasks handed out

Many parents of primary school students are urging the Education Ministry to assess and review the manner in which tasks or assignments are now being handed out by some teachers. Parents have told Fijivillage that in th

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$34M owed to authority in overdue bills

$34 million is being owed to the Water Authority of Fiji in overdue bills. Corporate Communications Officer Joe Cava told Fijivillage that those also in arrears are Government Ministries. According to Cava the authorit

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Charges dropped

Charges in relation to the distribution of information about a false prophecy by a Nadi pastor have been dropped against former Fiji Visitors Bureau Chief Executive, Viliame Gavoka. Gavoka was charged with Reverend Laio

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Rehabilitation the focus, use of firearms not new

A new Commissioner’s Local Orders for the Fiji Prisons and Corrections Services is now in place and according to authorities it is aimed at rehabilitating prison inmates. Spokesperson Josefa Matau said they are fo

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Schools should observe PER

Schools should observe the Public Emergency Regulation currently in place. That is the warning from the Education Ministry following allegations that students of a school in the Western Division illegally gathered to pr

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Mapa and Sabanaivalu to reappear in court today

Two villagers of Lakeba in Lau charged in relation to a letter sent to the Prime Minister are expected to reappear in court again this morning. The two - Peni Mapa and Malakai Sabanaivalu, are alleged to have sent a let

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Lakeba villagers remanded in custody

Two villagers of Lakeba in Lau charged in relation to a letter sent to the Prime Minister have been remanded in custody by Suva Magistrate Makereta Mua. Peni Mapa is charged with three counts of forgery and Malakai Saba

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Mothers encouraged to breast feed

The Ministry of Health stated that it prefers mothers who can produce breast milk to breast feed their babies rather than relying on infant milk formula. Ministry spokesperson Peni Namotu said their policy at the hospit

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Lakeba villagers to appear in court today

The two men who are alleged to have forged the signatures of village elders, chiefs and representatives in a letter to the Prime Minister asking him not to come to Lakeba will appear in court today. According to police,

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20 in Labasa hospital after truck plunges into river

More than 20 people are admitted in Labasa hospital after receiving injuries in a horrific road accident in Seaqaqa, Vanua Levu last night. According to police about 32 passengers mainly, students were in a truck return

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Two Tubou villagers charged for allegedly breaching PER

Charges have been laid against two men from Tubou village in Lakeba for allegedly breaching the Public Emergency Regulations. One man has been charged with one count of malicious act and three counts of forgery. Polic

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FRU to name best 50 member Flying Fijians squad today

The Fiji Rugby Union will name its best 50 member Flying Fijians training squad today despite New Zealand being adamant that they will not allow players who have links to the Military. FRU CEO, Keni Dakuidreketi sai

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Over 70,000 flock to Fiji Showcase so far

More than seventy thousand people have flocked to the Fiji Showcase 2011 in the last eight days. Organizers, Total Event Company Manager Loretta Jackson said this has exceeded their expectations and since today is the f

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Man who defrauded company of $1M given 6 years

A 39 year old financial controller who defrauded his company of more than $1 million will spend the next six years behind bars. The court heard that Chirk King Yam who was employed as the financial controller at Warwick

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Health ministry adamant that infant formula milk is unhealthy

The Health Ministry stressed that it stands by its decision that babies using infant formula milk are unhealthy. Ministry spokesperson, Peni Namotu said this is the main reason why the ministry wants all pictures of hea

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Healthy baby photos on infant milk cans to be removed

Distributers of all infant milk formula and food products in the country will have to put temporary labels on the formula cans before they are put back on the supermarket shelves. Health Minister Doctor Neil Sharma sai

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IRB in talks with NZ over Fiji

The Chief Executive of the International Rugby Board, Mike Miller said talks are continuing with the NZ government over its stance on Fiji's participation in the Rugby World Cup. However New Zealand's Foreig

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