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A mother who was jailed for raping and sexually assaulting her 14-year-old daughter in 2016 has lost her appeal case. She was jailed for 13 years in November 2017. The woman had appealed to seek leave against
Over 1.6 million tonnes of sugar cane has been crushed so far while sugar production stands at 145,875 tonnes compared to 149,571 tonnes for the same period in 2019. FSC says sugar recoveries continue to be adverse
The Director of Public Prosecutions has today filed an application in the Suva High Court to end the prosecution case against Ashween Lal accused of swinging a cane knife towards Shayal Prasad and threatening to kill he
The defective works in portions of Ratu Sukuna Road in Suva that was recently done up will be rectified by the contractor at their own cost. This road was done in August as part of FRA’s road rehabilitation work
The Criminal Investigations Department is compiling findings of the investigation into the alleged assault of a man by police officers during a confrontation in Nausori Town on 8th August this year. Spokesperson An
The General Secretary of the National Farmers Union, Mahendra Chaudhry is questioning the delay in holding the Fiji Sugar Corporation’s AGM for 2020 while FSC CEO Graham Clark says the AGM will be convened in accordan
Good news for people residing along Naivorovoro Road in Nakasi as the much-needed road works are expected to start next week. The Acting CEO of the Fiji Roads Authority, Kamal Prasad confirms they have received par
The Boy Scouts of America will be facing at least 92,700 claims of abuse as former scouts have submitted filings against the organization. CNN reports the initial estimate of 82,000 claims was released yesterday.
Police have confirmed that no arrests were made in relation to the four-drug raids in Kadavu last week where 5,000 marijuana plants were uprooted. The raids were conducted in Levuka, Yale, Naioti and Nacomoto Villa
The police officer who was driving the police vehicle that allegedly hit a boy along Dunstan Street in Nausori Town on Saturday afternoon will be questioned again today. Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says the officer wi
Police have arrested three men in their 20s and two juveniles who were allegedly found sniffing glue in a parked bus along Nasinu Road in Valelevu during curfew hours. Thirteen arrests for breach of curfew restrict
Early data from US company Moderna shows a new vaccine that protects against COVID-19 is nearly 95% effective. The results come hot on the heels of similar results from Pfizer, and add to growing confidence that va
Minister for Housing Premila Kumar says they want to help people who genuinely need their help and not people who want to make money from government subsidized land. She highlighted this during a Community Visit to
Police are expected to question the mother of the 23-year-old tertiary school student who died in a road accident near Namau along the Nabouwalu Highway on Sunday night. The student was a passenger in the vehicle d
A man who was arrested on Saturday for allegedly trying to rob and rape a foreign national at a private villa in Rakiraki remains in police custody this morning. Police say the suspect had allegedly stolen a vehicl
Discussions about the development of low-cost housing have been held between the Minister for Housing and Local government Premila Kumar and China's Ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo. At that meeting, Bo was joined with a
Four astronauts - three from the US and one from Japan - have launched from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). BBC News reports the crew rode to orbit in a rocket and capsule provided by the
Primary, high school and university students from Fiji, Japan and the United States were hosted today at the U.S. Embassy to watch the launch of the NASA and SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the International Space Station (ISS
Allen Lockington who is one of the founders of the community group - Kava Parliament says they are grateful to Fijians both local and overseas who continue to give so that families struggling during these hard times are
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says a visit by the US President-Elect Joe Biden to Fiji next year would highlight the issues faced by Fiji and the rest of the world because of climate change. While speaking t
