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Children with disabilities should not be left out

Children with disabilities should not be left out. These are the sentiments of 15 year old student of Fiji Society for the Blind Mika, who is visually impaired. The Fiji Parent Support Group with the assistance of the

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Cathedral Secondary to portray teenage rejection

Any decision made in the spur of the moment will determine your tomorrow. That is the message the eighty students of Cathedral Secondary School are conveying at next week’s FM 96 Tadra Kahani with TFL and Fijivill

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Dorsami Naidu guilty of 7 charges

President of the Fiji Law Society Dorsami Naidu has been found guilty of seven charges of alleged unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. However, Commissioner of the Independent Legal Services

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Former Magistrate Sunil Kumar acquitted

Former Nausori Magistrate Sunil Kumar has been acquitted off the charges of allegedly trying to pervert the course of justice. Kumar was charged with seven counts of allegedly trying to prevent the course of justice aft

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We will do things differently – Australian Opposition

An Australian coalition government would open negotiations with Fiji's Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama for electoral reform as a way of breaking the current diplomatic standoff between Suva and Canberra.

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Mother guilty of infanticide

The three assessors in the trial against 21 year old Maria Tawake who was charged with the murder of her new born bay have found her guilty of infanticide. After deliberating behind closed doors the three assessors cam

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Ship building industry has so much potential

Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama is now hoping that the Fiji Ships and Heavy Industries Limited will become the top shipbuilding company in the Pacific. Commodore Bainimarama said there is so much potential

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Digicel tower at Flagstaff illegal – Appeals Court

The Fiji Court of Appeal this morning struck out an appeal by Digicel Fiji Limited and the Director of Town and Country Planning, upholding an earlier judgement by the High Court that a 25 metre high telephone tower stru

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No exceptions for companies under new decree

Companies and industries around the country will have to take on attachees from the National Employment Centre as it is compulsory under the Decree. This is the sentiment of the Director for NEC Viliame Baledrokadroka a

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Youths sentenced to life for murder

Two youths involved in the murder of a man in Makoi last year were this morning sentenced to life imprisonment by the Suva High Court. 19 year old Mesulame Waqabaca and 20 year old Tiko Uate were found guilty of the mur

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Police increase presence in Suva and Lautoka

Police presence has increased in Suva and Lautoka due to a number of activities from this weekend. Assistant spokesperson, Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said a lot of sporting activities will be held this weekend which in

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Police warn parents after 1 yr old boy drowns

Police have called on parents not to let their young children swim in the river after a one year old boy drowned in Wailoa River in Naitasiri yesterday. Assistant police spokesperson, Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said th

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Open Day to highlight importance of special education

A parent who has learned to survive with her daughter's disability has called on people to recognize children with disabilities as they too are human beings. Neini Nasalato whose five year old daughter is totally bl

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Fundraising walk for resource centre for children with cancer

A 15 year old girl's dream to set up a resource centre for the support of children with cancer and their families will get a boost with fundraising walk in Suva tomorrow.   The walk is to commemorate the death o

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President confident of new School of law

President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau is confident of Government's continued support towards the new School of Law at the University of Fiji by increasing funding. Speaking at the launch yesterday, Ratu Epeli said this i

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Exhibition to mark Indonesia Independence

As Indonesia marks it's 65th year of Independence, members of the public are being shown more about the country at a 3 day exhibition in Suva.   The Indonesian Exhibition Bula Fiji is currently held at the MHCC

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NEC reveals hidden training costs

As Government pushes for all unemployed people fifteen years and above to register with the National Employment Centre, there are revelations that there are costs that will need to be repaid. Director National Employme

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More gold deposits discovered in Vatukoula

More gold deposits discovered in Vatukoula are encouraging signs for the once derelict gold mine and the people of Vatukoula. Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Netani Sukanaivalu, who recently visited the mines t

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Technology is not everything-International Secondary

Our children in Fiji have been influenced with the latest technology and are in the habit of watching television while eating or chatting with another friend on Facebook. However the International Secondary school have

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