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A 23-member team of surgeons, doctors, nurses and specialists are here in the country from Australia to conduct about 20 free life-saving open-heart surgeries for the children of Fiji and the South Pacific at the Sai Sa
At least 24 people have died in a massive fire at a games arcade in India. Local officials say flames and a huge pall of smoke were seen rising into the sky at the building in Rajkot, in the western state of Gujar
Amidst public outrage to the increase in salary for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs, Dialogue Fiji Executive Director Nilesh Lal says there is a need to provide some relief to people as th
It was a grand closing to a truly spectacular Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for the Grammarians as they saved the best celebration for last at the Vodafone Arena where ex-scholars from all the chapters of the 60s,70s,80,
2,082 people were booked by Police for speeding from the 1st of this month to the 24th. Police say speeding increases the severity of injury and death. They say this is a known fact, but speeding continues to
Residents living along the lower Namosi Road are reminded that the road will be closed from 9am to 3pm today as the Fiji Roads Authority will conduct culvert replacement works in this area. FRA says during this pe
Emergency services are racing to reach villages hit by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea's isolated Enga province, where hundreds of people are feared to be dead. Humanitarian agency, Care Australia says a r
Marist Brothers High School celebrated their Fun Day today at the school grounds to end the first week of school on a high note, re-kindling family spirit among the Marist community and also rewarding the students for g
Great news for 34 dairy farms in Naitasiri, as carting milk cans on their backs and wheelbarrows to the roadside will soon become a thing of the past as road works have started in the Lutu dairy area. The Agricult
People of Wailevu and surrounding areas in Labasa now have easier access to a health facility after the opening of the Wailevu Medical Centre this morning. Owner and manager, Navin Chandra says they opened the hea
The members of the Malaysian community in Fiji and badminton lovers turned up in numbers to support the Badminton Breakfast Bash Tournament held at the Yat Sen Secondary School hall this morning. While opening the
Students of Ratu Latianara College were over the moon after the Minister for Education and his team visited the school and handed over school items, that will assist the students with their education. The studen
Around 200 people from various churches, Turaga ni Yavusa, Turaga ni Koro, Women’s and Youth Groups turned up in numbers to be part of the drugs awareness campaign in Nadi, organised by the Fiji Council of Churches in
Opposition MP and Parliamentary Emoluments Committee member Alvick Maharaj says it is discriminatory that the pension of Parliamentarians was not part of their report since members who have not reached the age of 55 yea
We are just fulfilling the process of Parliament and that's what we have done. This was highlighted by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Inia Seruiratu while speaking on the motion to debate and vote on th
Supervisor of Election, Ana Mataiciwa has referred two matters of probable commission of electoral breaches to FICAC, and these relate to the FijiFirst appointment of its Party Leader, Voreqe Bainimarama and the Peopleâ
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says he is glad that his salary is proposed to be reduced in the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee report. While speaking on the motion to debate and vote on the salary increases re
The Assistant Commissioner of Corrections Senior Superintendent Salote Panapasa has been sent on leave from today. The Fiji Corrections Service says this is in reference to an investigation by the Fiji Independent
Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration Pio Tikoduadua has given a stern warning to those people involved in the drug business that mercy will not be shown to them as they are killing our people and our children.
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says he is glad that his salary is proposed to be reduced in the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee report. While speaking on the motion to debate and vote on the salary increases r
