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People have a chance to win many prices such as smartphones, data and cash as Vodafone Fiji is celebrating their 30th birthday with the launch of the promotion at their Nakasi shop. They are giving out 30 Smart Dev
The Lomaiviti Provincial Council is in support of the Government's commitment to the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. Lomaiviti Provincial Council chairman Ratu E
The Fiji Corrections Service Rehabilitation team is currently conducting an evaluation of all its programs in the various Corrections Centres. Corrections Service says the team led by its Director Superintendent Wa
It is a special moment as 62 members of the First Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment, Batt 25 Alpha, serving under the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq have received their peacekeeping medals. While presen
More arrests and seizures of drugs, including marijuana and methamphetamine, were done by Police in recent days. Assistant Commissioner of Police – Operations (ACP) Livai Driu says around the Suva Bus Stand, sear
Concerns have been raised with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection on what it has been doing in relation to the elderly disabled street dwellers who are clearly struggling on the streets. During t
Police are continuing their investigations into the death of a 38-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman by carbon monoxide poisoning in a house in Nadi Town last month. They say neighbours and other people have been
The Lautoka Police are still gathering more evidence regarding the death of the 20-year-old woman whose body was found in Lovu, Lautoka on Saturday afternoon. Police says the team is still gathering more informatio
Residents living in parts of the Nadi area stretching all the way to parts of Sigatoka and the whole of Korolevu will be without electricity from 6am to 6pm on Sunday. Energy Fiji Limited CEO Hasmukh Patel says thi
More than 100 people turned up at Albert Park in Suva today to be a part of the International Yoga Day celebration. While officiating at the event, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Yoga is not just about exercis
Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again help to fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says wait till next Friday when asked on where the government will get the $8.1 million for the salary rise for the Members of Parliament, the President and the Speaker. When asked b
Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration Pio Tikoduadua says Fiji’s current laws are inadequate to deal with the drug issues and they are working on legal reforms to be able to write up the laws that allow the govern
84 new jobs have been created after the launching of Punjas’ new product the Punjas Cream Biscuits today. Punjas Group Managing Director, Rajesh Punja says they are committed to investing in the country's econom
Following concerns raised by residents in Samabula about bad road conditions and roads still in good condition dug up, the Fiji Roads Authority says all road works have been scheduled and will proceed as planned. O
Services are expected to improve at the Valelevu Health Centre as the Rotary Club of Suva Peninsula Sunset has successfully completed its $30,000 upgrade of the health centre. Club President Jason Chandra says this
The Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance, and Parliament have been consistently questioning the unacceptable bulging rate arrears of $79 million owed to Municipal Councils. Minister for Local Governmen
Beneath the freshwater creeks of the world's largest sand island, an elusive and ancient creature darts along the gritty riverbed. The Australian brook lamprey is a surprise discovery in Queensland's waterways with
In a bid to safeguard groundwater resources and ensure its sustainability, the Groundwater Resources Development and Management Policy has been launched. While launching the policy at the Department of Mineral Reso
Visible injuries were found on the 20-year-old woman whose body was discovered in Lovu, Lautoka as the police continue their investigation. The body was found on Saturday afternoon. Divisional Police Commande
