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The Fiji Australia Business Council handed over a cheque of $20,000 to the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation today. The Council says this support was initiated after their observation of difficult
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service Board has announced that FRCS Director Border Jonetani Vuto has been appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer. Vuto has been with FRCS for past 31 years and brings with
More than 80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will not take place. The polls were con
A team consisting of Western Division Community Policing and Crime Prevention Committee are in the North distributing stationery to students who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The team during their Cy
Energy Fiji Limited says undergrounding which is the replacement of overhead power cables with underground cables is very expensive and in some cases can be impractical. When asked if EFL has a long term plan to do
The US Embassy in Fiji will soon make an announcement on further aid for Fijians affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Last month, they had donated $204,550 in assistance for urgent shelter, water, hygiene and other c
Lieutenant Colonel Avinesh Kumar is the first RFMF Officer to hold an instructing position at the Australian Command and Staff College. He is part of the six RFMF personnel who have left for Australia to begin thei
Members of the Pakistani community in Fiji have donated $5,000 and more than 500 kilograms of clothes to assist relief efforts after Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The cash donation will go towards the Prime Minister’s T
After a brief stint as the wealthiest person on the planet, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk is again the second-richest person in the world after his fortune fell by nearly US $14 billion in one day. Shares of his elec
More than 190 plants believed to be marijuana were uprooted from a farm in Vacalea Village, Kadavu over the weekend. The raid was conducted by the Drug Operations Team following information received from the public
Worldwide coronavirus cases have surpassed 90 million as nations around the globe scramble to procure vaccines and continue to extend or reinstate lockdowns to fight new coronavirus variants. The new COVID-19 varia
A landowner who is charged for demanding payments of $3,600 in July last year has pleaded not guilty in the Nausori Magistrates Court. Mosese Ranavue is charged with two counts of General Dishonesty -Obtaining a Ga
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says some municipal councils have not priced garbage collection rates accurately and there is a need to change the price for this service. She says there is a lot of cost
A 70-year-old man who raped his 8-year-old niece has been sentenced to 14 years and 9 months imprisonment. The man had pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and the incidents happened between 2017 and 2018 in Nadi.
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says they are on track to provide assistance to 6000 students in Tropical Cyclone Yasa affected areas. The Ministry is working with the Fiji Teachers Union, Fiji Muslim League, Sat
The Indonesian Navy has released footage of divers searching through the wreckage of a passenger plane which crashed into the sea over the weekend as the hunt for its black boxes resumes. Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 l
A Sex and the City revival is heading to the small screen, more than 20 years after the hit series made its debut. The original HBO show followed the lives of four New York women negotiating work and relationships
Democrats in the US House of Representatives have introduced a resolution to the House asking Vice-President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove US President Donald Trump. BBC News reports the chamber
A 23-year-old man will front court today after being charged for the death of a 7-year-old girl on Saturday night. The student was walking along Vuda Back Road when a vehicle returning from Nadi veered off the road
Two people who were arrested for breaching curfew in Raiwai have also been charged for threatening Police officers at the time of arrest. They have been charged with one count each of criminal intimidation and resi
