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Reshmi Kumari has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Fiji Sugarcane Growers Council. She has replaced Sanjay Kumar. The appointment was made by the Prime Minister and Minister of the Sugar Industry V
Daylight saving will finish tomorrow. People will have to wind their clocks back one hour at 3am tomorrow.
Fiji born Australian Defence Force Lieutenant Commander Roneel Chandra says it is extra special for him to help in the rehabilitation work on Galoa Island. Lieutenant Commander Chandra says he is the senior health
More than 40,000 packs of emergency food rations have been dispatched to the Northern, Western and Eastern Divisions so far. Other items such as clothes, shelter toolkits, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, dignity and hygi
US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a US $1.9 trillion stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes office next week. If passed by Congress, it would include $1 trillion for households,
The UN Human Rights Council has elected Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan to serve as its President for 2021. Khan was elected through a secret ballot
More than two million people have now died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. According to figures from Johns Hopkins University, the US has recorded more fatalities than any other country, with almost 390,000
The US Ambassador to Fiji, Joseph Cella will return to the US at the end of next week and he has labelled his stay in Fiji as the best job he has ever had. Cella says he has so many beautiful memories from Fiji and
A former Typist at the Suva Family Court Registry has denied allegations of corrupt practice in the Suva Magistrates Court today. Seini Rokosamu was charged by FICAC with one count of Embezzlement by Servant and th
The Fijian Elections Office 2018 Voters Survey Report has revealed that people moving and not changing their polling venue was the most popular reason for not voting in the last General Election. According to the r
53 children diagnosed with congenital heart disease in Fiji require surgery today. This has been revealed by the Director of Sai Prema Foundation, Sumeet Tappoo who says they are desperate to open the South Pacific
Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Satyendra Prasad today received a further contribution of $21,000 from the representatives of Fiji American National Association for TC Yasa rehabilit
More women voted in the 2018 General Election than men. According to the Fijian Elections Office 2018 General Election Voter Survey Report, 223,439 women and 220,016 men had voted. 304,571 women and 307,079 men
Fiji Link has introduced mobile boarding pass options for customers checking in online for domestic flights for Nadi, Suva and Labasa. Customers flying domestically from the three airports will be able to use mobil
A 43-year-old fisherman of Sigatoka was arrested yesterday afternoon in Nadi following the discovery of white crystals believed to be methamphetamine. He was driving a vehicle when officers saw him acting in a susp
The CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Graham Clark says the $50 million government grant was a contributing factor to the FSC’s profit of $21.9 million in the last financial year. Clark says operational gains an
The US Embassy today donated a further US$200,000 to the Fiji Red Cross Society for their TC Yasa relief efforts. While speaking during the handing over ceremony, US Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella says he was in t
A fresh and exciting song “Iko Tu Ga†has been released by new local artist – Wedger. The song was produced by Tropic Thunda. It is Wedger’s debut single. This is not the only Tropic Thunda produ
The United Nations will soon roll out a food security program worth more than a million dollars for the most vulnerable people affected by TC Yasa. UN Resident Coordinator in Fiji Sanaka Samarasinha says they will
The Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board Chairman Rakesh Ram says funding for MBBS, Oral Health and Dental Surgery have only been suspended and not completely terminated. Ram says government will be reviewing this
