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Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu has stressed that wearing the police uniform does not give them absolute powers to do whatever they want. While speaking to the 259 officers during their passing out parad
High Court Judge, Justice Riyaz Hamza has found a man guilty of raping his grandniece in Nasinu. The man has been convicted of two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape. T
19-years on after the most dangerous terrorist attack in history that killed almost 3000 people, thousands of mourners have gathered in New York to remember the deceased. The mourners wore face masks with intimate
Agricultural Marketing Authority of Fiji have launched their soft dried pawpaws and pineapples. Minister for Agriculture, Dr Mahendra Reddy says growing locally produced products such as this will allow Fijian labo
BTR Fiji which is an organisation that provides business process outsourcing services will be employing close to 100 people in the Western Division in the next 12 months as they have partnered with Market Development Fa
The Fiji Cancer Society has registered 9 cases of cervical cancer this year compared to 17 cases diagnosed for the same period last year. Of the 583 cancer patients the Society looks after, 42 have been diagnosed w
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including drug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugsâ€, pose far greater risks to human health than COVID-19, threatening to put modern medicine “back into the dark ages
Australian High Commissioner John Feakes has announced that this year the officers from the Australian Defence Force will study in Fiji for the first time. Feakes highlighted this while officiating at the 30th anni
The Fijian Elections Office has today referred the National Federation Party to FICAC for allegedly breaching the Political Parties Act. It says irregularities have been identified in the Financial Disclosures of t
The iTaukei Land Trust Board says there have been a number of attempts by individuals to sell iTaukei land. It says a group of individuals have been allegedly facilitating the issuance of iTaukei land leases under
Fiji Television Limited CEO, Karen Lobendahn has today announced her resignation and the board has said that she has expressed her wish to move on to her next challenge. In a statement, Fiji TV says Lobendahn has b
Prominent 7s player, Vatemo Ravouvou, female massage therapist, Vateresia Kenona, carpenter, Mikaele Turaganisolevu, administration officer, Aminiasi Sikivou and an unemployed man, Seru Cavulati appeared in the Nadi Mag
Fiji Airways has today released a video highlighting its Travel Ready programme. The programme details the airline’s commitment to safeguarding the health and medical safety of its customers and staff once borde
A 60-year-old man who raped and sexually assaulted his 17-year-old stepdaughter in Rakiraki has been sentenced to 17 years and 9 months imprisonment by Lautoka High Court Judge, Justice Sunil Sharma. The incidents
Half of the suicide victims this year were between the age of 18 to 45 years while 5 deaths involved people under the age of 17 years with two deaths between the age of 6 to 12 years. This has been revealed by the
Permanent Secretary for Poverty Alleviation, Jennifer Poole says the Ministry is working to avail funds to help additional number of Fijians requiring social welfare assistance after the effects of COVID-19. Poole
Vodafone Fiji Acting CEO Ronald Prasad says disposable e-ticketing cards were meant to be a short term solution and they are looking to get rid of it. This is after fijivillage noticed some bus drivers taking cash
20 participants from various workplaces are taking part in a training that will enable them to become mental health champions at their workplaces. These champions are being trained to detect mental health issues in
The US says it has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers who are deemed to be a security risk. The move follows a proclamation by US President Donald Trump in May aimed at Chinese na
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar has called on market vendors to adhere to market rules after Ba Market Vendors Association representative Lusiana Bulu raised concerns that some vendors have been found sellin
