Road death toll increases
Another life was lost on our roads after a 32 year old man was bumped by a car in Makoi 8 miles yesterday morning. Police Spokesperson, Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri confirmed the 32 year old man was crossing the road tow
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PM leads delegation to China
A high powered delegation led by Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama arrived in Shanghai today with a number of meetings scheduled with prospecting investors in China. Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khiayum who wi
Fiji TV defends spelling competition
Fiji Television Limited has defended it's Spell Well Competition stating that the program is educational and it aspires to build vocabulary skills and develop word association. Minister for Education Filipe Bole ear
$30,000 for Suva Grammar Jubilee Trust Fund
The foundation for the Suva Grammar Jubilee Trust Fund has been laid with more than $30,000 dollars given within 2 hours last night at the 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration Soli night. The Trust Fund has been set up with
Agriculture PS briefs PM
Agriculture Permanent Secretary Colonel Mason Smith this week briefed Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama on the Brucellosis Eradication campaign. The campaign in on track and the presentation by the Animal Heal
60 volunteers register with National Volunteer Centre
About 60 unemployed volunteers registered under the National Volunteer Centre will undergo training today that is expected to assist them in securing jobs. Fiji Council of Social Services project Officer, Neil Maharaj s
Cane truck driver escapes serious injuries
A driver is today counting his lucky stars after he escaped injuries when the seven tonne truck that he was driving tumbled on its side in Lautoka this morning. Lautoka resident, Goundar who was on his way to work told
SGS ex scholars raise over $30,000 in soli
It was a night of paying back to the school that gave them so much as Ex-students of Suva Grammar School dug deep into their pockets to start of their Jubilee Trust Fund with more than $30,000 within 2 hours. Contributi
Permanent stay on all charges against Jalal while Tuisolia to face one charge
The Suva High Court has this afternoon ruled that out of the eight charges that were laid against Sakiusa Tuisolia and Imrana Jalal, the state can proceed with only one charge against Tuisolia while the other seven charg
Chaudhry charged with in High Court
Former Prime Minister and Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry appeared in the Suva High Court this afternoon charged with 12 counts of alleged money laundering, tax evasion and not declaring foreign currency. Hig
PM warns on possibility of another coup if next election is rushed
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said there can be another coup in Fiji if the next election is rushed through as proposed by some countries. Commodore Bainimarama has told The Australian that if the election
R.C. Manubhai denies Commerce Commission allegations
A hardware company, R.C. Manubhai has denied all allegations made in the report compiled by the Commerce Commission on the trade practices of hardware companies in the country. R.C. Manubhai group of companies Managing
New chairman for Media Industry Development Authority
The Media Industry Development Authority will have a new chairman as Professor Satendra Nandan, who was appointed to the post initially has stepped down due to medical reasons. Speaking at a press conference this aftern
Vodafone urges Flashnet users to register their Data SIM cards
Vodafone Fiji is urging users of its Pre-paid Flashnet to register their Data SIM cards when they are registering their mobile phone SIM cards. This follows questions from Flashnet users on whether SIM cards used in the
Money raised by SGS Ex scholars to be handed to Executive Committe
The culmination of the hard work put in by ex-students of Suva Grammar School for the week long Golden Jubilee Celebrations will be known this afternoon as the 60's to 2000 decades will be handing over money raised t
Chief Justice adamant new courts will help with backlog of cases
The Chief Justice is adamant that the opening of two new court rooms in Suva this morning will help deal with the backlog of cases. Judge Justice Anthony Gates said the new court rooms will also ensure that there is eno
AFL introduces new traffic control system
A $7 million investment by Airports Fiji Limited will ensure instant data communication between pilots and air traffic control at the Nadi International Airport. AFL has introduced its new state-of-the-art air traffic c
3 prisoners still on the run
Police are still hunting for three prisoners who escaped from the Natabua and the Nasinu prison. Two prisoners, Joshua Naisiga and Tomasi Cama escaped from Natabua while Avaitia Tabutoci escaped from Nasinu prison two
RBF makes $40M available to businesses
In it's efforts to increase exports and reduce imports, the Reserve Bank of Fiji has made $40 million available for businesses to utilize through a more streamlined Import Substitution and Export Finance facility. R
Rise in drowning cases a concern
Over five hundred people have drowned in the past eleven years with 35% of the drowning victims being school children. That is the revelation from the Education Minister Filipe Bole who has raised concern with the figu