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2,500 successful surgeries for the treatment of cataracts and eye pterygium diseases have been carried out in the past 10 years by the Fiji Blind Society in partnership with the Taveuni Rotary and Hawaii eye surgeons.
Fiji Meteorological Services Director Misaele Funaki says we are now in the transition month from the dry to the rainy season. This is good news for those in the Western Division that have been experiencing minima
The legal representative for National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad, AK Lawyers have confirmed that they will issue legal proceedings against the Registrar of Political Parties as he has not made an unc
Registrar of Political Mohammed Saneem has referred a few matters for clarification for the FijiFirst and the Fiji Labour Party after the verification of the list of donations for parties against receipt books and bank
Ten youths who will be representing their Pacific Island countries have been selected to be a part of the US Embassy Youth Council. They are from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu and are part of a larger ad
Officer In Charge at Lifeline Fiji, Jeremaia Merekula says they will continue to provide hope and help to people in their darkest moments. He says an average of 105 Fijians complete suicide every year. The youngest
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services through the Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services has launched their Supply Chain Reform Project in partnership with the Australian Government to address the shortage of
Westpac Banking Corporation is today advising people that there was a system error for Westpac electronic transactions yesterday. The bank says this has been rectified. The system error had caused duplicated d
Only about 30 of the 900 staff are meaningfully employed by Hilton Fiji Beach Resort and Spa and DoubleTree Resort as the others have lost their jobs but the owners of the group of hotels are hoping locals can come and
The matter of the twelve former Fiji Airways flight attendants will be called before the Employment Relations Tribunal on the 23rd of next month. Their contracts were terminated in May this year as part of the COVI
Japan is planning to build another new bridge in Tamavua-i-wai after demolishing the old bridge. This was highlighted by the Japanese Ambassador to Fiji Omura Masahiro at the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment o
Minister for Tourism, Faiyaz Koya is calling on stakeholders in the tourism industry to extend the duty of care to our children, especially those in the communities who are in one way or another involved in the industry
Two men who allegedly threatened and robbed a female student in Samabula on Tuesday have been charged. The two have been charged with one count each of aggravated robbery and will be produced in the Suva Magistrate
18 people have lost their lives due to leptospirosis, three have died from dengue fever while two people have died due to typhoid since January this year. While speaking at the National Disaster Awareness Week in B
Vodafone has given away $50,000 to 10 lucky winners through their Fiji Day Fiji50 promotion. Each winner received $5,000 as they had text Fiji50 to 818. Melania Bukamoto from Savusavu says this is the third ti
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali today shared her personal experience about domestic violence in her life as she spoke to Bank South Pacific Fiji executives about addressing gender-based violence and
The Methodist Church of Fiji Social Service Committee Suva Circuit is aiming to extend their assistance to housing and bill payments for families who are in need due to the COVID-19 crisis and Tropical Cyclone Harold.
A 32-year-old man who raped his landlord’s 3-year-old child has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar. While sentencing the man, Justice Goundar says children in our c
Bank South Pacific Fiji Group made a donation of $5,000 each to the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and Lifeline Fiji today. BSP Head of Branch Network Kamini Mani says they hope the money will be used to help as many
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission CEO Joel Abraham has commended the telecommunications industry for passing the benefits of recent data cost reductions facilitated by them to Fijian consumers. Abraham
