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Coca Cola Games 2021

The Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association says considering the unfolding events due to COVID-19 and in support of the Prime Minister’s announcements, the Coca-Cola Games will be reviewed to a later date which w

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Joshua Rahman's $31 million drug trial

The case where an application has been made for Joshua Aziz Rahman to be extradited has been adjourned to the 30th of this month. Rahman who is a Canadian national has been found guilty of possession of illicit d

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USP Vice Chancellor deportation

The President of the University of the South Pacific Staff Association, Elizabeth Fong says they have received confirmation that USP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife were taken in by Immigration an

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Drug and substance abuse in Fiji

Substance abuse including marijuana cases are on the rise amongst students in schools during the COVID-19 period, and urgent action is required.

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Tropical Cyclone Yasa

The impacts felt from Yasa were large and wide. Many affected people had their access to essential things, like food and water, cut off. /+ARTICLE-265461+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-265460+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-265459+ARTICLE

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FNU technical college staff contracts

The contracts of 247 Technical College of Fiji staff will expire at the end of this year as they are on temporary contracts. No guarantee that staff whose contracts would expire beyond 2020 would be taken back.

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Freesoul Real Estate trial

The Director of Environment, Sandeep Singh who is the third prosecution witness in the trial of Freesoul Real Estate(Fiji) PTE Limited told the court that despite being instructed in a letter from the Permanent Secreta

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Water supply situation in Suva

Water Authority of Fiji CEO Barry Omundson says increasing demand on ageing infrastructure and increasing population are causing constant water disruptions in the greater Suva area. /+ARTICLE-264602+ARTICLE/

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Eviction

The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj has confirmed that he was referred a complaint of arbitrary eviction from the Director of Legal Aid Commission on Friday which had been init

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