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The Fiji Court of Appeal has dismissed the application of leave to appeal against conviction of a Ba man who was sentenced for raping his daughter-in-law. The man was convicted of four counts of rape and was given
No arrests have been made in relation to a case of alleged fraud whereby a group of men are posing as businessmen and traders and are issuing dishonoured cheques for the supply of goods. Police say a report was rec
Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to make a last-minute bid. US President Donald Trump gave a 15 Sept
The World Health Organisation has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported over 24 hours. The agency said that deaths rose by more than 5,500, bringing the glob
Last month, FICAC said the two people arrested for their alleged involvement in the scam were yet to be charged as the findings of the initial investigation warrant further investigations. FICAC is also calling on
More than 70 people have been arrested in Melbourne, Australia, for flouting the state's stay-at-home orders to attend an anti-lockdown protest. About 250 people went to the illegal protest - the second one this we
The National Fire Authority is yet to establish the cause of two house fires over the weekend. The first incident occurred on Saturday at Rice Mill Road, Votualevu, Nadi where a home belonging to a 51-year-old man
Two men and a juvenile are still in Police custody for their alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery case in Sabeto, Nadi last Friday. The three are alleged to have forcefully entered the home of a business di
Recipients of the Poverty Benefit Scheme, Care and Protection Allowance and Social Pension Scheme that had recertified with the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation received their payments for the month of August. This
Acting Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu says there is a possibility of convening a National Symposium bringing together all stakeholders in an effort to address crime. He highlighted this during a meeting wi
An investigation is underway with regards to a case of alleged fraud whereby a group of men are posing as businessmen and traders and are issuing dishonoured cheques for the supply of goods. Police say a report was
An Auckland couple who are former Fiji residents are again under investigation for allegedly breaching the Fair Trading Act in New Zealand. According to Newshub, Mira and Lalita Singh were fined $60,000 this year f
12 people are admitted in hospital after sustaining injuries in a road accident on Kings Road at Nasole, Nasinu. The incident occurred at around 8pm yesterday. Police say a vehicle driven by a 40-year-old Grap
A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were among the 40 people arrested for breach of curfew in the last 48 hours. In the first case, a 15-year-old was arrested drunk with two adults at Veikoba Settlement in Nasinu while
Two men and a juvenile are in Police custody for their alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery case in Sabeto, Nadi on Friday. The three are alleged to have forcefully entered the home of the business director
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has expressed his disappointment over Fiji Times reporting and confirms that a press release regarding the National Federation Party being referred to FICAC was sent to the Fiji T
The Fiji Roads Authority says it would like to clarify the misinformation by some media outlets that $72 million worth of funds is unaccounted for by the FRA, is incorrect. FRA Chief Executive Officer Johnathan Moo
A 34-year-old Sydney man who attempted to smuggle almost 40 kilograms of cocaine into Australia has been sentenced to 7 years and 6 months imprisonment following a Pacific Transnational and Serious Organised Crime Taskf
There is an accident involving two vehicles on Grantham Road near the Rups Big Bear. The accident has caused traffic on Grantham Road. Police officers are at the scene. Meanwhile, police attended to anoth
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says using technologies like solar systems and modern catchment systems, they are quickly reaching their goal of providing clean water and reliable electrical power to all Fijians by 20
