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Minister for Defence Inia Seruiratu says National Federation Party President Pio Tikoduadua does not even know what is in the Police Act 1965. He made these comments while responding to Tikoduadua’s comments that
High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar has dismissed an appeal by Apete Kaisau who admitted to killing Fiji Red Cross boss John Scott and his partner Gregory Scrivener in July 2001 but was not convicted of the murders
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa says violence against women and children is illegal, immoral, it can never be justified and it needs to be punished and if we do not make this mes
If you are a member of the Fiji National Provident Fund, you can now deposit any amount in your accounts as and when you wish, without restrictions. The Fund has approved the removal of the limit placed on payments
Former radio announcer Pio Ratuwaqa will serve 10 months in prison. He was found guilty of one count each of manslaughter and driving while having alcohol in excess of the prescribed limit. Justice Thushara Ra
Police are searching for 40-year-old Loata Senibua who has been reported missing at the Ba Police Station. Senibua resides at Nailaga Village and was last seen on the 5th of this month heading towards Ba Town.
The body of a 32-year-old man was found floating in waters near Vatudamu Settlement in Savusavu this morning. The man has been identified as a fisherman from Vatudamu. Police say the man went diving last night
A review by the European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is "safe and effective". The European Medicines Agency investigated after 13 EU states suspended use of t
Education Minister Rosy Akbar has raised concerns whereby children have been seen jaywalking across our roads with earphones on and barely paying attention to oncoming traffic and their surroundings. While speaking
Ratu Kadavulevu School and Tailevu North College are leading the medal tally at the Coca-Cola Tailevu Zone. In the boy’s division, RKS is leading with 6 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze while Queen Victoria School is
Two Fiji Corrections Service officers are very thankful to the government for allowing them to get the shot of the COVID-19 vaccine before their deployment to Sudan. Solomone Turaga and Selesitino Naeqe were part o
Dozens of people in Taiwan have changed their names to "salmon" to take advantage of a restaurant's sushi promotion deal. Officials have issued a plea asking people to stop visiting government offices to request th
More vendors are expected to benefit from the two new standardized roadside stalls that will be constructed this year with funding by the Indian government. Minister for Commerce and Trade Faiyaz Koya says they ar
Police are still gathering statements in the case where they exhumed the body of a 7-year-old girl in Tavua last week after she was buried without a death certificate issued by the Health Ministry. Police Spokespe
Good news for Fijians with any form of kidney diseases or relatives of those suffering from this disease as the National Kidney Centre in Nadera was opened today. While opening the new dialysis centre, Prime Minist
The company operating and managing the Naboro Landfill says there are resources at the landfill such as gold, gas tanks and organic matter that could used to earn money. While speaking at the Global Recycling Day
If you are attending events at any facility managed by Fiji Sports Council such as FMF Gymnasium or ANZ Stadium then please take your own water bottles that you can refill. This comes as the partnership between the
Good news as the second shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX Facility could arrive as early as April or May this year. Head of Fiji's COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce, Dr Rachel Devi says they are anticipatin
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama must hold himself accountable following the government’s decision to retract all consultations being carried out with respect to the Draft Police B
Australia will provide 8,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea as the island nation struggles with an outbreak of COVID-19. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the doses would be sent imm
