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HFC Bank CEO, Rakesh Ram says the bank has now extended repayment deferments to 25% of their customers from the initial 50% in March. He says 53% of these customers are businesses. Ram says they acknowledge th
A former employee of the Department of Heritage and Arts, Rosalia Muavesi has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for corruption-related offences. Of the 24-month sentence, 12 months would be served in custody
Fiji recorded 231 cases of child sexual abuse last year under the mandatory reporting provisions of the Child Welfare Act. Assistant Director Child Services Unit, Ela Tukutukulevu revealed this before the Parliame
A 16-year-old boy who raped his 6-year-old niece in Sigatoka last year has been sentenced to 1 year 4 months and 11 days imprisonment which has been suspended for three years by Lautoka High Court Judge, Justice Sunil S
A 16-year-old boy who raped his 6-year-old niece in Sigatoka last year has been sentenced to 1 year 4 months and 11 days imprisonment which has been suspended for three years by Lautoka High Court Judge, Justice Sunil S
The Fiji Roads Authority has confirmed that the traffic signal at Pratt, Central and Edward Street intersection in Suva is temporarily out of service. It says a traffic management plan is in place at the site and m
The Methodist Church in Fiji Social Service Committee Suva Circuit distributed 53 food packs and 63 school stationery packs to families who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Tropical Cyclone Harold around
The Samoan government has extended its Covid-19 State of Emergency until 26 October. The Samoa Observer reported the weekend announcement by Cabinet will take the country into the seventh month of restrictions desp
A 3-year-old boy died in a car accident along Sukanaivalu Road in Lautoka last night. The boy was crossing the road with his mother when he was allegedly hit by a van driven by a 45-year-old man. Police say th
A former Agricultural Technical Officer has admitted to committing an act of corruption in the Nausori Magistrates Court. Siliva Senivasa was charged by FICAC last December with one count of General Dishonesty –
WG International Real Estate Fiji Limited says it is cooperating with Police investigations and will work with the Occupational Health and Safety Department after a man died while working at its construction site on Sat
Opposition Leader Sitiveni Rabuka and NFP Leader Professor Biman Prasad will begin a week-long Listening Tour of the Western Division today. A statement by the Opposition Office says they will be starting from Navu
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji stands ready to serve its community of nations in every way it can, by way of peacekeeping and way of international climate and oceans diplomacy. In his virtual statement
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre has received 751 reports of violence against women and children for the first seven months of this year. It says this includes 421 domestic violence cases. According to the FWCC,
A 16-year-old girl is one of 18 people arrested from 11 o'clock last night to 4 o'clock this morning for allegedly breaching curfew restrictions. Police say the girl was arrested in Cunningham for moving around during
A total of 108 surviving pilot whales have been released back into the sea after a mass stranding in Australia. Marine Experts believe Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast is now clear of live whales. Bu
The 17-year-old girl from Tavakubu, Lautoka who was reported missing last Saturday has been found and reunited with her family. Police say they have spoken to the girl and her parents who are receiving counseling.
WOWS Kids Interim Team Leader, Mere Williams says they are taking care of 48 children and most of these children come from underprivileged families. She says they started with three initiatives last month to raise
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says SODELPA hopes to field more women candidates and help them to get into Parliament in 2022. He says while the target of 30% of women MPs has not yet been achieved, he believes mor
The SODELPA Management Board has approved the final selection process for Party Leader and Deputy Party Leader after a meeting at Studio Six today. General Secretary Emele Duituturaga says they have agreed that the
