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Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has bluntly rejected suggestions that his time as Wallabies captain is coming to an end as the gutsy flanker prepares to lead the Australian side for the final time in 2020 tonight.
Knox Brotherhood led by Knox Kalounisiga is set to rock the stage with their reggae hits and some new songs at the 2020 Woodstock Uprising Music Festival today. Kalounisiga says the band is back together as they to
The U.S. Embassy in Fiji in partnership with the Leadership Fiji Alumni acknowledged that the COVID-19 crisis has created the need to reconnect and utilize channels and platforms that are viable both consciously and wit
The Fiji Labour Party is mourning the passing away of its President and prominent Suva lawyer, Anand Kumar Singh. 71-year-old Singh passed away at the Middlemore Hospital in Auckland this morning. Singh was th
A heavy rain warning remains in force for Viti Levu, the eastern half of Vanua Levu which includes areas from Labasa, Savusavu, Seaqaqa, Taveuni, Kadavu, Yasawa, Mamanuca, Lau and the Lomaiviti Group. A trough of l
Anthony Joshua will defend his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev in front of 1,000 fans in Wembley. Promoter Eddie Hearn says he cannot tell how happy he is to see fans returning to live boxing events.
Na Momo Na Tui Ba, Ratu Filimoni Nale will inaugurate the Fiji Labour Party’s Delegates Conference in Lautoka tomorrow. FLP Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry and the CEO of the Ba Provincial Holdings Company Limited, Isi
Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma says despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects, the legal profession must continue to work together to ensure that access to justice is not compromised and that the rule of law and
The late former Prime Minister and Taukei Sawaieke, Ratu Tevita Momoedonu was accorded a state funeral at Viseisei Village in Vuda today. Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama had requested the state funeral as Ratu T
SODELPA President Ratu Epenisa Cakobau and Party Leader Viliame Gavoka have said that we must allow due process to be followed and the six SODELPA MPs charged by FICAC are innocent until proven guilty. However Ratu
It was a joyous occasion for 11 students of Pioneer Education Fiji as they graduated from the kindergarten today. 3 children were students with special needs. While speaking during the graduation, Managing Di
The six SODELPA parliamentarians and a FijiFirst MP allegedly claimed a combined total of $186,749.20 in parliamentary allowances that they were not entitled to, and FICAC also confirms that the second complaint agains
The National Disaster Management Office is advising people living in low lying areas to take necessary precautions now as a heavy rain warning is in force for Viti Levu, the eastern and interior parts of Vanua Levu whic
A 59-year-old man from River Road, Narere claims that the Director Housing Ronit Sen has informed them they will have to move out of the area next month however the Permanent Secretary for Housing Sanjeeva Perera says n
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar they first need to develop regulations before working on the enforcement on the new Town and Country Planning Act which ensures that the owners maintain their buildings in cit
18 new jobs have been created with the opening of the new $420,000 Peri Peri Chicken outlet in Karsanji Street Vatuwaqa. While opening the outlet, Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says once the borders ope
Record-high COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations have been reported in the US, with fears they will not slow in the run-up to Christmas. The number of people in hospital passed 100,000 for the first time, a fig
The 44-year-old driver of the vehicle who allegedly hit a 5-year-old boy in Labasa on Sunday has been questioned and released by Police. The boy is still admitted at the Labasa Hospital. Police say the boy was
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has highlighted that crisis such as wars, plagues and famines are not so similar to the enduring long-term effects that climate change presents. Speaking at the GIZ/SPC opening of
A heavy rain alert is now in force for Viti Levu, the eastern and interior parts of Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Kadavu and the Yasawa, Mamanuca and the Lomaiviti Group. The Weather Office says a trough of low pressure lie
