Water supply set to normalise
The maintenance work at the Waila Treatment plant has been completed by the water engineers this morning and residents in the Suva/Nausori corridor should start receiving normal water supply soon. Water Authority of Fij
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Australia election on knife edge
Australia is in political turmoil today after big swings against Labor destroyed the party's House of Representatives majority with inconclusive election results after polling ended last night. Tony Abbott said he &
Health centres open later due to water cuts
Due to the planned water shutdown which is currently being experienced in Nausori, Rewa, Nasinu, Tailevu and parts of Suva till 10am this morning, the opening times for health centres in the Central Division have been ch
FNU given historical offer
The Fiji National University has been offered what is a called historical offer by renowned Hindi film Producer, Director and Screenwriter, Prakash Jha who was on a visit to Fiji last week. Prakash Jha is most known in
Look into illegal logging-PM
Concerns about illegal logging in the province of Macuata have again surfaced, with Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama instructing his government officials to look into the matter immediately. The issue was rai
5 appear for alleged abduction, rape
Two men and three women charged with the alleged abduction and rape of a 23 year old girl appeared in a special court sitting in Suva this morning. The five who appeared before Magistrate Kaweendra Nayankkara are char
Mismanagement in Pine Trust-Audit Report
The Audit Report on Fiji Pine Trust has been completed, and revealed serious cases of misuse and mismanagement. Following complaints from the Pine Landowners, an independent audit on Fiji Pine Trust was called by the Ch
Water cuts from tonight
If you are living in Nausori, Rewa, Nasinu, Tailevu and parts of Suva please start storing water now as supply will be cut off from 8pm this evening. The Water Authority of Fiji said they have planned to shut down the W
No confirmations yet on registration extension
With the Telephone Registration time frame coming to an end today, there is still no confirmation whether the registration time will be extended. Fijivillage news contacted Vodafone Fiji and Digicel this morning and bot
Police search for truck driver
Police are now looking for the driver of the truck where a 17 year old secondary school student of Sigatoka jumped out of on Wednesday night and later died after sustaining serious injuries. Police Spokesperson Inspecto
Chaudhry sought more time from court
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry's Lawyer Rajendra Chaudhry has sought more time from the court to file supplementary affidavit in support of his application for recusal of the presiding Judge Justice Dani
Health Ministry, WHO meets with typhoid fever experts
In an effort to decide a strategy in controlling typhoid fever in Fiji, the Health Ministry and the World Health organization recently met with leading typhoid fever experts. This was done to review the experiences of t
Student dies in road accident
It is a tragic start to the second term school holidays as a 17 year old secondary school student of Nadroga died after she jumped from a moving truck. Assistant Spokesperson, Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said the deceas
Lawyers seek permission for surgery on infant
State lawyers received the permission of the courts earlier this week to allow doctors at the CWM Hospital to perform life saving surgery on a 6 month old baby after the parents had refused to give consent to the procedu
Govt considers extension on telephone registration period
The government is now considering request from telecom providers Vodafone Fiji and Digicel to extend the telephone registration period which comes to an end tomorrow. Attorney General, Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum said they met
PM assures major developments in Cakaudrove
Millions of dollars are expected to be pumped into infrastructure developed in the province of Cakaudrove over the next year. This was revealed by Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama when he addressed the Cakaud
PM stresses no corporal punishment allowed in schools
The Prime Minister has stressed to the village headmen in Bua that no corporal punishment is allowed in the urban and rural schools in the country. This is after the Tui Wainunu, Ratu Orisi Baleitavua asked Commodore V
FEA reveals Monasavu dam water level near critical
The Fiji Electricity Authority has revealed this morning that the water level at the Monasavu dam is only 15 metres above critical level. FEA Chief Executive, Hasmukh Patel said the continuous dry spell has forced them
$910 million expected from tourism sector
Earnings from the tourism sector is expected to rake in an estimated $910 million this year, reflecting an 11 percent increase from the previous year. Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Sada Reddy made the revelation while a
Future frowth of tourism depends on change of attitude towards visitors
It is time to change our attitude towards visitors to our country and to ensure the future growth of our tourism industry it is time to get critical. These were the words of Attorney General and Minister for Tourism Ai