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The Suva Magistrates Court will deliver a ruling on the no case to answer application in former Police Director Internal Affairs, Acting SSP Mohammed Talib Khan's case. Khan is charged with one count of abuse of o
The Suva High Court will deliver its judgement in Joshua Aziz Rahman's $31 million drug trial on the 12th of April. Rahman was allegedly found in possession of 39.5kg of cocaine in Caubati in February 2019. A
Ben Padarath has been remanded in custody by the Suva Magistrates Court and the case has been transferred to the Lautoka Magistrates Court. Padarath pleaded not guilty to one count each of sedition, one count of at
The President of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, Sarju Prasad says whatever helps cure certain ailments is not evil and the COVID-19 vaccine must be welcomed. Speaking to fijivillage, Prasad says
The Methodist Church of Fiji is standing with the government in trying to get more people vaccinated when their time comes for vaccination. General Secretary of the Methodist Church Reverend Iliesa Naivalu says the
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says Fiji remains at risk of breaches at the border at any point in time and the danger of COVID-19 community cases is real. Only 25,000 people have been registered
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says he thinks we should correct those who are calling the COVID-19 vaccine evil and satanic. In an interview with fijivillage, Archbishop Chong s
Like many musicians, J Mascis, leader of the stalwart alt-rock band Dinosaur Jr., has struggled through a year without touring. “I’ve never been home this long since, like, high school,†Mascis said in a phon
Two men in their 20's are currently in police custody for their alleged involvement in a robbery case in Vunicuicui, Labasa yesterday. Police say it is alleged that the two suspects forcefully entered a businessman
24 breast cancer patients have registered with the Fiji Cancer Society so far this year while 733 patients have registered from 2018 till date. This has been highlighted by the Society's President Makarava Wilson d
New Zealand's adult minimum wage has risen to $20 an hour, a move which the Government says will see the incomes of 175,500 Kiwis lifted. This is an increase of $1.10 from $18.90. The training and starting-out mini
65 FNU students in Labasa affected by Tropical Cyclones Yasa and Ana will be receiving assistance packages from the FNU Students Association next week. FNU Students Association President Ketan Lal says students app
Villagers of Namata Road in Tailevu will no longer have to cross flooded creeks and walk in swampy areas after the commissioning of their $3 million road network by the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today. Whi
Energy Fiji Limited’s discount for COVID-19 relief assistance provided to customers for the first 100 units every month since April last year has come to an end. The EFL says the government has been providing 48%
Drug accused, Joshua Aziz Rahman has maintained in the Suva High Court that he had no knowledge that there were drugs in the house in Caubati. Rahman was allegedly found in possession of 39.5kg cocaine in Caubati i
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has released a statement and condemned the arrest and detention of FLP’s assistant secretary-general Taina Rokotabua and her partner Ben Padarath. Chaudhry has questione
Ben Padarath has been charged by FICAC with one count of sedition, attempting to defeat the course of justice, destroying evidence and disobedience of lawful orders. Padarath was taken in earlier this week. Fo
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has lodged the complaint with FICAC against the person claiming to be Biu Solia, who also claims to have been an election official in the 2018 General Election and made various al
Education Minister Rosy Akbar says she has been receiving a lot of complaints about the delays in lectures at the Fiji National University. While speaking at the opening of the FNU Students Association Council mee
The person who made an unauthorised entry into a quarantine facility in Nadi last week did not have any contact with people outside the facility. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the unauthor
