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USP Chancellor and Nauru President Lionel Aingimea says the sub-committee looking into the issues surrounding the contract of USP Vice Chancellor Pro Pal Ahluwalia will make its recommendations shortly. Aingimea sa
Motorists and ratepayers of Nadi have raised serious concerns as they say there was no attempt for over four hours to remove a bus which was stuck on Nadi Bridge on Tuesday afternoon. The Nadi Chamber of Commerce a
The Electoral Commission says the Electoral Amendment Bill 2021 will require general election candidates to file a second phase of disclosures after the elections which will allow all stakeholders to verify the pre and
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative. A delivery of 600,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Ghana yesterday. BBC Ne
You should expect rain until Sunday as there is a trough of low pressure affecting the Fiji group. The Nadi Weather Office says if you live in Vanua Levu and Taveuni you should expect heavy rain from today into tom
It was all smiles for Makereta Biau of Volivoli Village and 21 other vendors from Sigatoka and Nadi when they received 2-year leases for market roadside stalls. The 42-year-old says she is grateful for the initiati
USP Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia has confirmed that he is now in Nauru with his wife at the invitation of the President of Nauru Lionel Aingimea. President Aingimea says he invited Professor Ahluwalia to
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has questioned why the government has not announced a cyclone relief package for victims in the North however Minister for National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says the
Five people are now homeless after a fire at Lakena Number One Hill in Nausori destroyed their home this afternoon. No one was in the house at the time of the incident. The fire also spread to a nearby home wh
A 30-year-old man is Fiji’s new border quarantine case of COVID-19. He travelled from Manila, Philippines, transiting through Hong Kong, arriving in Nadi on flight FJ1394 on February 18. He returned a weak p
Sealing works will commence on Ratu Mara Road from 5pm today. Fiji Roads Authority has confirmed that Suva bound-two lanes and traffic will be diverted via Grantham Road. Motorists are advised to expect delays
Guidelines that will help put in place basic minimum standards for childcare services in Fiji are expected to be completed in about 6 months. The International Finance Corporation and the Ministry of Women, Childr
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad has filed a defamation suit against the Fiji Sun, it’s Publisher Peter Lomas and Editor Jyoti Pratibha regarding an article titled “Pants on fire? Biman caught
Child sex trafficking remains a serious problem in Fiji according to the United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2020 which has also been quoted in Fiji’s first-ever Migration Profile Report pu
Fiji TV says they have terminated three employees due to serious breaches of their employment contracts and company policies. They say further internal investigations are continuing in some cases. Fiji TV also
US authorities say there's no immediate evidence that Tiger Woods was impaired in a car crash in Los Angeles that seriously injured both of the golfer's legs. At a news conference, the police chief and fire chief o
People affected by TC Yasa and Ana can expect more assistance as the Fiji Corrections Service has donated $10,000 towards the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. Corrections Commissioner Francis Kean says the donation
Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia. The tech giant has blocked news to Australians on its platform since last Thursday amid a dispute over a proposed law which would force
A former employee of Fiji TV who stole more than $11,000 from the company will be sentenced on Friday. Jone Silaira has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of obtaining a financial advantage and one count of causing a loss
700 villagers in the District of Bemana in Navosa are excited and relieved over the opening of the new Navosa Sub-Divisional Hospital in Keyasi by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama yesterday. Bemana District Rep, R
