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Burst water main to cause disruptions to Walu bay area

Business houses along Walu bay Industrial area are expected to face water disruptions as a water main has burst along Reservoir Road. Water Authority Spokesperson, Maika Nagalu said as a result business houses along Wal

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PM will not attend MSG meeting

With confirmation now from Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama that Fiji will be handed the Chairmanship of the Melanesian Spearhead Group next week, we have established that the Prime Minister will not attend t

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New Korovou to Lodoni road to encourage more development

The Chairman of the Tailevu Provincial Council is optimistic that the new Korovou to Lodoni road will encourage more development within the area. Josefa Serulagilagi said the combination of bad weather and poor road con

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NGO to assist needy primary school students

A non-government organization Yaadein Vision is in the country to assist primary school students from poor back ground. This NGO has been supported financially by former residents of Fiji who now reside in Australia, Ne

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PM not bothered by naysayers

Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has today come out and said that the same group of people who continue to criticize everything the government does, can continue to harp on. He said there is nothing positive

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CFL confident of yet another strong year

Communications Fiji Limited, the parent company of FM96, Legend FM, Viti FM, Radio Navtarang and Sargam is confident of yet another strong performance this year. At a brokers briefing held this morning at the Reserve Ba

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Tuisolia always reimbursed AFL for personal expenses

An accountant with Airports Fiji Limited has today told the Suva High Court that former CEO Ratu Sakiusa Tuisolia made several reimbursements to the company for personal expenses incurred through the use of the AFL Credi

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UN Secretary General celebrates with Fiji

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and and President of the General Assembly Joseph Deiss, were amongst over a hundred guests who attended the luncheon on Wednesday, to celebrate Fiji's 40th Independence Anniversary in

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PM opens new $40M FNU campus

Education will cease to be the privilege of a few and will be accessible to all students. Those were the words of Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama who opened the multimillion dollar Fiji National University&#

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PM raises concern on overspill at sugar mills

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has raised serious concerns on the overspill of sugar juice at the Lautoka, Ba and Labasa sugar mills. While addressing the Board of the Fiji Sugar Corporation in Lautoka yest

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Prisons hold pass out parade for new recruits

29 year old Wainibuka woman, Diana Sausauwai stood tall amongst the 76 new recruits today during the pass-out parade at the Fiji Prisons and Correction Services in Naboro. Sausauwai was awarded the Commissioner's bo

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Auditions for Bollywood show scheduled for next month

Representatives from one of India's general entertainment channel will be in Fiji next month to conduct auditions to select a Fiji contestant for their upcoming reality television show "Are you the next Bollywoo

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PM confirms Fiji to be handed MSG Chairmanship

Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed that Fiji will be handed the Chairmanship of the Melanesian Spearhead Group next week. However it is expected to be handed from Vanuatu to the Solomon Islands a

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Fiji Employers Federation in talks with FEA on tariffs

The Fiji Employers Federation is in talks with the Fiji Electricity Authority about the increase in FEA Tariffs. The Chief Executive of FEF, Nesbitt Hazelman said they have not sent a submission to the Commerce Commissi

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Governor General accepts apology from Henry

New Zealand's Governor General has accepted an apology from TVNZ bosses but there has still been no personal apology from broadcaster Paul Henry. NZ Herald reports that TVNZ chairman Sir John Anderson and chief exec

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Atpack more domestically focused

The Atlantic and Pacific Packaging Company Limited or AtPack has grown to be the second largest corrugated box manufacturer in the country. The company's profit rose from $149,000 in 2006 to a million dollars last y

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New resort to create employment

Eighteen people have already been confirmed to work in the newly constructed resort called the Natavora Waters Villa which is located down the Coral Coast. The first phase of the new resort which comprises of three vill

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PM hopes sugar industry bounces back

The future of the Fiji Sugar Corporation which has been under-performing for some time with multimillion dollar loans and government guarantees is now being assessed before the final decision is made on the best way for

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