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Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka confirms he did not follow the right channel when he was trying to get former Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho to be released from prison
Suva Magistrate Yogesh Prasad says Saint Giles Hospital does not have enough space to accommodate the increasing number of individuals addicted to marijuana and other drugs. This statement was made in relation to t
$1.2 million is the cost of taking the Fijian delegation for the COP 29 meeting in Baku, out of which $960,065.00 is funded externally which is 91.70 percent of the total costs. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister f
The Constitutional Offices Commission has endorsed the appointment of an independent selection panel to assess and shortlist applicants for the position of the Commissioner of Police on behalf of the Commission. Th
Former Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem says his human rights were breached while he was being charged and in remand from the 8th to the 11th of March this year, and he is seeking that the charges against him be
A 24-year old man is in police custody at the Totogo Police Station following the death of a 25-year-old man. It is alleged the suspect stabbed the victim at around 6pm Saturday outside Suva Harbour Centre during a
A 24-year old man is in police custody at the Totogo Police Station following the death of a 25-year-old man. It is alleged the suspect stabbed the victim on Saturday night during a dispute. It is alleged the
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has condemned the calls made by the Fijian Teachers Association for public consultation on the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools. While speaking to fijivillage News,
A couple’s heated dispute in public raised alarm among community members and had people involved in trying to separate a violent man from his wife who was later seen carrying their child and running after a moving bus
The Fijian Teachers Association is calling for public consultation on the reintroduction of corporal punishment in schools, as Fiji ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child without any consultat
There has been almost a three-fold increase in the number of drug-related offences in Fiji from 2016 to 2020, and in July of this year, there was a 42 percent increase compared to last year. This was highlighted by
The Fiji Water Flying Fijians were made to pay for their poor discipline and poor game structure as Scotland ran riot at home with a 57-17 win in Murrayfield this morning. Fiji were reduced to 13 men in the first 1
Counter Revolutionary Warfare leader Shane Stevens, who was pardoned by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere in September this year, took part in the RFMF Reconciliation and Restoration service at Queen Elizabeth Barracks
Chief Executive Officer of Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Joel Abraham has resigned from his position. Abraham joined FCCC (formerly known as the Commerce Commission) in 2013 and has served as CEO sinc
With thousands of Hindus celebrating Diwali tomorrow, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has urged communities to celebrate this auspicious day by showing the spirit of Diwali and showing kindness to those people going thro
A senior Australian jurist and current Judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji, Justice David E. Ashton-Lewis has been appointed as the sole Commissioner to inquire into the recent appointment of the Commissioner of FICAC, B
The prices of unleaded fuel, diesel, premix, and kerosene will drop, while the price of gas will go up starting tomorrow. Unleaded fuel will drop from $2.73 to $2.62 per litre, diesel will drop from $2.33 to $2.18
The Turaga Na Tui Cakau, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu is the new President of Fiji after getting 37 votes in parliament. Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka nominated Ratu Naiqama in parliament and his nomination was backed
As Parliament sits at 11am today to elect the country’s new President, the National Federation Party, SODELPA and the Opposition Group of 9 confirm they stand firm in supporting the nomination of current Speaker of Pa
As Parliament sits at 11am tomorrow to elect the country’s new President, the National Federation Party and Opposition Group of 9 confirm they stand firm in supporting the nomination of current Speaker of Parliament R
