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Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says the opposition should not think that they are the only voices that carry the dreams, voices and aspirations of the iTaukei. Vuniwaqa says
Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate says the challenge for Water Authority of Fiji is that it is producing way over their built capacity that they were designed for but old pipes are being replaced and new project
Renowned local and international Fijian visual artist Irami Buli has joined the Fiji Corrections Service to help produce the upcoming New Life Art Exhibition from the 8th of April which will be held at the Grand Pacific
The Fiji Corrections Service has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Assemblies of God Church Fiji for their rehabilitation efforts. The agreement will aim to recognise and channel the efforts of the chur
The lawyer of drug accused Joshua Aziz Rahman has alleged in court today that Rahman was never released from custody and was kept in for more than 48 hours while two prosecution witnesses maintain that Rahman was releas
A former All Black who has admitted he punched a woman in the face while drunk has been told by a judge for a second time that his name must be made public. Stuff.co.nz reports the man’s name still can't be publi
Sacked computer teacher, Kishore Kumar has pleaded not guilty to six counts of indecently insulting or annoying a person and one count of criminal intimidation. It is alleged that Kumar falsely claimed on his face
A man in his 20s will appear in the Tavua Magistrates Court today charged with theft of livestock while two others were also taken into custody for their alleged involvement in similar cases. Police say between Feb
Two men are in police custody for their alleged involvement in separate robberies in Nausori over the last two days. A man in his 20s was arrested after joint efforts by members of the public and police at the Naus
The Minister for Housing, Premila Kumar says the funding allocated to First Home Assistance Program for the current financial year has been fully utilized however, they have received further 152 applications and this wi
An urgent oral question on the shortage of metformin tablets which is used for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes has been disallowed by the Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau. This urgent oral question was
Anyone organising or participating in pyramid schemes or gifting circles can be charged. This has been stressed by the Acting Attorney General and Minister for Commerce and Trade Faiyaz Koya after reports of Fijian
Acting Minister for Economy and Minister for Commerce and Trade Faiyaz Koya says they would not have achieved the near-decade of consecutive economic growth with unqualified people. While speaking on the Examinatio
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says in 2015, the FijiFirst changed the formula for how political parties are funded in parliament and as a result millions of dollars of taxpayers money went into
Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate says they implemented the Open Merit Recruitment System to improve the quality of human resources in the country because there was an issue of cronyism before. While speakin
The grace period on paying water bills as part of Water Authority of Fiji’s assistance to COVID-19 affected Fijians, ends on the 31st of this month. The Authority has thanked everyone who have been clearing their
Some Bangladeshi nationals working for a local company are claiming that the company is not releasing their passports to them, they are allegedly being underpaid and the company is allegedly not giving them time to pray
Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has told National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad to come to parliament with evidence and not to talk out of thin air after Prasad claimed that he has ana
The Ministry of Waterways and Environment has issued Prohibition Notices to two Lami based cement manufacturing companies as they suspect that the dust emitted from the operations may not be of national air quality stan
There are currently 170 children placed 11 residential homes for children in Fiji. This has been confirmed by the Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Veena Bhatnagar who says two of thes
