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Weightlifting Fiji President Della Shaw Elder has dedicated her commemorative medal for Fiji’s 50th Anniversary of Independence to her late parents who have always supported her in her sporting career. Shaw who w
K-9 Quake who assisted in tracking down suspects and had been instrumental in Police Operations in the West was laid to rest yesterday at the Vitogo Community Post. Police say 3-year-old K-9 Quake passed away earli
200 students will be housed in the two new dormitories that will be built at Queen Victoria School that is expected to be completed in May 2021. While speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony, Minister for Educa
Retired Lt. Col. Jackson Bernard Nato Evans says it is wonderful to see the nation honouring the people by giving commemorative medals. Evans says he hopes that young people can also be rewarded as many people are
75-year-old Manoa Mate recalls standing as a proud Fijian alongside thousands at Albert Park on 10th October 1970 with tears flowing down their faces as the Fiji flag was raised for the first time. Mate was one of
Fiji Sugar Corporation’s CEO, Graham Clark says he will comment on FSC’s latest figures when questioned on the Corporation’s performance and plans following the $80.1 million operating loss for the 2019 financial
Another 30 people who have contributed to Fiji’s development and progress in the past 50 years were today awarded with commemorative medals for Fiji’s 50th anniversary of independence by the President Jioji Konrote.
Agape Healing Church Ministry Pastor, Waisake Tulavu who is accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting another has told the Suva High Court that he never told any of the women that they need to have sex with hi
A man who allegedly murdered his wife in Ovalau last year will be sentenced tomorrow. It is alleged that Tevita Deve assaulted his wife and then made her drink paraquat. The wife passed away in the hospital.
Retired Colonel Sakiusa Raivoce says it was a proud moment for him to be one of the guards that was at Albert Park for the official independence ceremony for Fiji on 10th October 1970. Raivoce says he has not seen
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali says the Minister should back her broad public statements with evidence and data, and not just shame women for being involved in prostitution. Ali says it w
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor, Ariff Ali says he has no doubt that when the tide turns on the current COVID-19 crisis, the economy will emerge from the experience much stronger, and more rejuvenated to tackle the ch
The World Bank says extreme poverty is set to rise this year for the first time in more than two decades, with coronavirus expected to push up to 115 million people into that category. The Bank says the pandemic is
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama continues to lead a Wellness Program every Wednesday for the Office of the Prime Minister. Bainimarama was playing touch rugby with his staff and members of the RFMF Force Trainin
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete led the members of the 71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific on their visual mobility breaks. Doctor Waqainabete led the mobility break w
Agape Healing Church Ministry Pastor, Waisake Tulavu who is accused of raping two of his church members and sexually assaulting another member has told the court that he was only following what was stated in the bible.
Nausori market vendors and farmers are raising their concerns to the government that there is less space and no security in the Nausori Municipal Market, however, the Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says the
Some of the recipients of the social welfare allowances that still bank with Westpac have confirmed that they still have not received their allowance, however, the Director for Social Welfare Rupeni Fatiaki says the gov
The woman who claims that she was sexually assaulted by Agape Healing Church Ministry Pastor, Waisake Tulavu in 2018 has told the court that she was not pregnant when Tulavu called her to Cunningham to heal her as she
More that 550 people suffering from Diabetic Retinopathy have come to the Pacific Eye Institute this year, and there are serious concerns that many people are losing their sight due to Diabetes. Institute’s Pacif
