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The Tourism Minister said all the stakeholders in the tourism sector should not have huge mark-ups for their goods and services because the Fiji dollar is weaker than the Australian, NZ or US dollars. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiy
Fiji's visitor arrivals have hit another record, with the month of May recording a 20.5% increase over the same period for 2009. Tourism Fiji Chairman Patrick Wong said a total of 45,087 visitors were recorded for
A special team has been assigned in the West to arrest the remand prisoners who escaped from the Natabua remand centre late yesterday afternoon. Five prisoners - Paula Namua, Dwyan Hicks, Sitiveni Uluinavunai, Tomasi C
The streets of Suva is expected to be flooded with the blue and yellow colors of past and present students of Suva Grammar School, as they kick off their Golden Jubilee celebrations this Saturday with a march. The schoo
Happiness can be found in the simplest things in life and in Fiji it is the smile of the people and the Bula spirit. That is the message the three "happiness ambassadors" for Coca Cola Amtail Limited: a 24 yea
Two men who pleaded guilty to assaulting their daughter and sister because of the lifestyle she is living in Australia have been acquitted and discharged by the Lautoka High Court. High court Judge Justice Paul Madigan
All land line telephone users are being asked to register their phones with Telecom Fiji Limited as soon as possible. TFL Public Relations Manager and Group Manager Marketing, Vanessa Kilner said customers have to prov
Alleged rapist Petero Bai was today further remanded in custody after the DPP's office managed to obtain a statement from the victim who is a class three student. High Court Judge Justice Daniel Gounder had last we
The Agriculture Ministry is hoping to have the first product of it's import substitution program by September. Permanent Secretary Colonel Mason Smith said their import substitution program is well underway with far
To take advantage of the presence of Pacific island leaders who will attend the "Engaging with the Pacific" meeting, the Fiji government has organised a mini trade fair which starts today at the Natadola Interc
The National Fire Authority confirms that the fire at Eds Bar in Martintar Nadi last night destroyed all the contents in the bar. NFA received a call at about 11pm and fire fighters were at the scene within 8 minutes.
The Agriculture Ministry is hoping to have the first product of its import substitution program ready by September. Permanent Secretary Colonel Mason Smith said their import substitution program is well underway with fa
The Solomon Island Prime Minister's Office said it is interested in finding out the problems Fiji is facing in it's road to the 2014 elections. Speaking to Fijivillage, Secretary to the Solomon Islands Prime Mi
Fiji is still a good place to invest and the support is great. Those are the sentiments of Naisoso Island Managing Director, Bob Lowres who has invested millions of dollars in Fiji. He said the negative reports in the
The lives of innocent people rests in your hands so please follow all road rules. Director Traffic for the Fiji Police Force, SSP Mahesh Mishra said this as over sixty bus drivers were booked in Suva alone for the last
Six hundred and seventy seven primary school teachers around the country have been promoted recently. Education Minister, Filipe Bole said over the years, these teachers have been acting on positions of responsibility t
The 2010 Tadra Kahani with TFL will see Lomary Secondary School battle it out with 12 secondary schools from around the country in defending their title as the champions in the senior divisions from last year. Lomary s
Fiji is still a good place to invest and the support is great. Those are the sentiments of Naisoso Island Managing Director, Bob Lowres who has invested millions of dollars in Fiji. He said the negative reports in the
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has received overwhelming support from Pacific Island States for the "Engaging with the Pacific" meeting scheduled to take place next week. Ten Pacific Island countr
The Sugar Ministry has revealed that Tate and Lyle who have signed an agreement to buy 300,000 tonnes of sugar from Fiji have also provided technical support to the Ministry. Permanent Secretary, Manasa Vaniqi said a te
