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Should international rules be implemented

With the 2010 Coca Cola Games set to kick off this Friday at the TFL Stadium, the biggest question that now needs to be addressed is whether the games should be used to develop our athletes using international standards

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Four way battle for blue ribbon

The much talked about event in this year’s Coca Cola Games is the blue ribbon event in the 100 meters senior grade final, where it will be a four way battle. Marist Brothers High School's Banuve Tabakaucoro wi

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School zoning to start next year

School zoning in urban primary and secondary schools in Fiji will begin next year. This is after Cabinet approved the submission made by Education Minister Filipe Bole. Bole said school zoning will begin in Class 1 in

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FSC records loss of $8.3M for third quarter

Financial woes for the Fiji Sugar Cooperation continue to take its toll as the FSC has recorded a net loss of $8.3 million for the third quarter ended 28th February 2010. For the same period last year, the FSC recorded

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Govt laying the platform for elections-PM

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has stressed that the Government is laying the platform for elections for 2014 and nothing or no one can stop that. Commodore Bainimarama told the people of Sawaieke that the

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Education minister applauds honesty of brothers

Honesty is a gesture that is becoming rare these days, and these two brothers have shown how they intact their values are. These are the sentiments of Lelean Memorial School Principal Aisea Rarokoliwa expressing his gra

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Rewa high Chief appears in court

Rewa high Chief Ro Teimumu Kepa appeared in the Suva Magistrates court this morning facing charges of allegedly breaching the public emergency regulations. Kepa was initially charged with violating the PER but the Direc

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Air Pac expects substantial loss

Outgoing Managing Director and CEO of Air Pacific John Campbell has today confirmed that Fiji's international carrier, Air Pacific is expected to record a substantial loss for the financial year 2009 to 2010. Campbe

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AIDS commission praises Fiji Govt

In 2008 Fiji had a cumulative total of 290 people suffering from HIV and AIDS with 34 people dying from the disease, however this figure only reflects those cases that are reported. That is the revelation from the Commi

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Over 1,000 marijuana plants uprooted

The Police Drug Unit along with the Ready Action Force has uprooted more than 1,000 marijuana plants and has conducted numerous raids around the country in a special operation which started on the 15th of this month. Th

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Fijian communities debts a concern

Store credit, hire purchase and personal loans are the most common forms of credit used by rural Fijian communities and 50 percent of income is being used to pay off such debts. In their financial capability, financial

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Boy falls from first floor of MHCC building

A young boy was rushed to the CWM hospital after he fell off from the first floor of the MHCC Building at around 1pm yesterday. Assistant Police Spokesperson Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri has confirmed the incident sayin

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Lolohea ordered to stop recruiting Immediately

The Employment Relations Tribunal has ordered this afternoon that Meridian Services Agency's Timoci Lolohea stop his recruitment drive with immediate effect. The tribunal sat this afternoon and Lolohea appeared in p

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Tropic Wood CEO sent on leave

The Chief Executive Officer of Tropik Wood Limited Daniel Mani has been sent on leave pending investigations following a special audit into the organisation. In a statement issued this afternoon, Chairman of Tropik

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Alleged rapist faces additional charges

21 year old Petero Bai who is alleged to have raped a Class three student appeared in the Suva High Court this morning, and is now facing an additional charge of attempted murder. Bai who was represented by a lawyer

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Police officers terminated for adultery allegations

The Fiji Police Force has terminated a number of police officers over the last six months on allegations of adultery. Police Spokesperson Ema Mua confirmed to Fijivillage news that the zero tolerance policy on adultery

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Govt asked for forgiveness

The Chairman of the Nadroga/Navosa Provincial Council Ratu Sakiusa Makutu today asked for forgiveness from the Government and also requested for their acceptance. The Kalevu made the traditional apology on behalf of the

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Sustainable growth policies should be set-IMF

The International Monetary Fund has agreed that policies should be set so as to put Fiji on the path to sustainable and broad-based growth. This is a result of a series of meetings between the IMF, the Prime Minister Co

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PAC takes steps to ensure disciplinary action

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has taken the initiative to hold government ministries and departments accountable for not taking stringent disciplinary action against civil servants who are found to have breached th

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1,200 public servants to be compensated

An estimated 1,200 public servants, who were injured during working hours can breathe a sigh of relief as all outstanding compensation cases or claims backdated to 2001 are expected to be settled come end of next month.

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