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The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes says the world has a lot to learn from Fiji’s response to COVID-19. While speaking at the Post-COVID-19 Roadshow in Ba, Feakes says the Fijian government took
Police are yet to arrest or question anyone in relation to the alleged gang rape of a 17 year old girl in Kadavu by a group of nine youths. Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says they are still in the process of getting inf
19 people have been given their new leases for their roadside stalls in Labasa. Minister for Transport and Tourism Faiyaz Koya and the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum are touring the Northern Division thi
Chinese Ambassador to Fiji, Xian Bo says currently the China-Fiji relationship is at its best in history and has become the model for relations between China and the rest of the Pacific. Bo highlighted this at the
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has encouraged business houses in Labasa to be part of the Stronger Together Job Support Scheme. While speaking to the Labasa Chamber of Commerce, Saye
Manufacturing of the first coronavirus vaccine for Australians will start in Melbourne next week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the significant step by AstraZeneca and CSL as he announced two more vaccine
A second day of sometimes duelling demonstrations over the integrity of the U.S. presidential election started in Philadelphia and other cities as ballot counting dragged on in a handful of states that would decide the
A farmer in his 30s will be produced in the Rakiraki Magistrates Court charged with one count of unlawful cultivation of marijuana following a raid conducted at Nabalabala Village, Saivou, Ra. The raid was conducte
Democrat Joe Biden has predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states, while the Republican incumbent alleged fraud, filed lawsuits and demanded recounts in a race yet to be decided
The Fiji Roads Authority will begin roadworks on the badly affected sections of roads in Nausori Town from 8pm tomorrow. FRA says works will begin on Gulab Nabi Road, subject to weather. They say majority of t
Tamavua landlord, Urvendra Sharma claims that he had brought Pramil Prasad as a caretaker for his property last year while Pramil Prasad says he signed the caretaker agreement because he was told that renting in an i
Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Director, Ashwin Raj says they have seen a number of conversations around Fiji where people think that if somebody has committed a heinous crime then they do not deserve the kind of
Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Jone Usamate says it is important to invest in the Early Warning System, resilient infrastructure and education of our citizens to save lives and to know what to do when there
The plea of rice farmers in Dreketi to have a storage facility for their products have been answered after the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum opened a new warehouse facility for Fiji Rice in Dreketi. Speaking
The owner of CK’s Ezy Buy, Jitesh Patel has been elected as the President of the Suva Retailers Association. Vinay Kumar who was President had stepped down after a term of 3 years. Patel has been on the Retaile
More than 900 students of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School will benefit from their new complex which was opened by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today. The cost of the complex is in excess of $5 million.
Live tests on tsunami sirens are currently being conducted in Suva and the foreshore area. The NDMO says evacuation is not required. They say communities and businesses can use the tsunami siren test to identi
US President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped behind Democrat Joe Biden in the hunt for the 270 Elect
Police will question a farmer in his 50s again after the death of a four-month-old baby following a motor vehicle accident last Sunday. Police say the baby was travelling with his family in a vehicle which was invo
A law student who was allegedly posing as a Director Legal at the Attorney General's Office and obtaining money by false pretences has been further remanded in custody by the Suva Magistrates Court. Josefa Saronito
