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The 47-year-old woman who sustained 70 percent burns while cooking at her home in Buabua, Lautoka has passed away at the Lautoka Hospital. It is alleged the incident occurred on Thursday when the kerosene stove ex
A 47-year-old woman who sustained 70% burns while cooking at her home in Buabua, Lautoka is still admitted in the Lautoka Hospital. It is alleged the incident occurred on Thursday when the kerosene stove exploded.
Good news for residents of Bila settlement in Korolevu as they have received grant from Digicel Fiji for the construction of a water catchment system. Reshmin Nisha says they are in need of a new water catchment sy
The iTaukei Land Trust Board is continuing its tree planting exercise at various locations around the country. CEO Tevita Kuruvakadua says they approached Mataqali Navunuma and Mataqali Nadukece of Koroua in Nadi,
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has received complaints and concerns from Fijians who have been subjected to vile debasement on TikTok with bloggers resorting to attacks on the basis of gender, race,
Retired Professor of Surgery Dr Eddie McCaig says availability of medication in this country is a disaster as almost 60 percent of what is on the essential drug list is not available but Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi
The Fiji National Provident Fund continues to see growth in sectors like telecommunications due to increased demand for data and technology, driven by COVID-19 induced social distancing solutions. According to FNP
The Nadi Weather Office says weather is expected to deteriorate from this Wednesday with a lot of rain, especially in the western half of the country. Acting Director, Terry Atalifo says a Tropical Depression that
The wife of one of the fishermen who is missing in the Bua Waters for about two weeks now says she and her two sons are still waiting for him to come home. Shareen Jyoti of Naduna, Labasa says her husband Rajendra
The Director of Fiji Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj says human trafficking is a huge problem that they deal with and is something which is largely undocumented and people don't want to talk
Time magazine has named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020's Person of the Year. The two made history on November 7th this year when they beat Donald Trump in a bitter election that put him in a small club of Preside
The “Mana Voyage in Darkness†concert held at the Civic Auditorium in Suva last night has received great response and funds raised though the event will be directed to inspire visually impaired children to enhance t
The four fishermen from Lautoka who went missing during a fishing trip earlier this week have been found. Police say they were diving in open sea when their boat drifted due to strong currents. Three of them
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says once the Climate Change Bill becomes an Act, Fiji will be able to trade in carbon and there will be a national register which will give property rights to resource owners.
Oscar winner, Christian Bale is officially making his foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is set to play Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love And Thunder, the fourth installment of the Thor franchise that is bein
A strong wind warning remains in force for areas between Coral Coast and Pacific Harbour, Rakiraki, Tavua and Ba, Vanua Levu, Yasawa Group, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Taveuni, Lau and Lomaiviti Group. A Tro
The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald Trump. The lawsuit, filed this week by the state of Texas, so
More than 17,000 members of the Fiji National Provident Fund are now left with zero balances in their General Account. According to the FNPF’s 2020 Annual Report, this has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 withdra
The US gave the final go-ahead today to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Shots for health workers and nu
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has received the 2020 Champion of the Earth Award which is the United Nations highest environmental honour. While speaking at the UN 75th Anniversary Community Day at Prince Charle
