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Whole of Lautoka area will be without water after a 600mm water main burst in Lautoka late last night. Water Authority of Fiji Spokesperson, Maika Nagalu said the pipe supplied water to the main reservoir in Lautoka and
The Pacific Regional Eye Institute Director Dr John Szetu is concerned with eye health and what causes blindness affecting Pacific countries. Dr Szetu was speaking to 85 doctors and nurses from 12 Pacific countries who
"It is time to give back to Grammar" That is the main focus from the five decades of former Grammarians starting from the 1960's to 2000 in light of the weeklong 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration which is go
The rural areas is home to about 52 percent of Fiji's population, and has the greatest potential for future development and prosperity. Reserve Bank Governor Sada Reddy while speaking at the opening of the Fiji Indi
The Public Service Commission is now gathering information on the number of civil servants who did not turn up to work today before deciding what action to take against them. Permanent Secretary for Public Service Parme
The Australian governments humanitarian assistance to Fiji is helping improve the lives and living standards of the grassroots people. Two villages and a school in Cakaudrove province are the latest beneficiaries of con
Customs officers have seized a container of bottled substances at the Lautoka Port suspected to contain a controlled substance under the Illicit Drugs Act. Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority chief executive Jit
That was the reaction of Merrick Nand of Suva when has informed that he had won a trip of a lifetime to travel to South Africa to watch the FIFA World Cup finals thanks to Digicel and Communications Fiji Limited the p
Some areas in Suva are without water supply from this morning as one of the pumps at the Savura Pumping Station is facing mechanical problems. Spokesperson for the Water Authority of Fiji Maika Nagalu said this is the s
A 5-year-old boy of Naiqaqi Village in Savusavu drowned yesterday afternoon. Assistant police spokesperson Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said the 5-year-old boy's mother was busy doing her housework and left the victi
There is no short cut, most of the successful businesses you see today did not get any government help in the initial years. Reserve Bank Governor Sada Reddy made the comment while officially opening the Fiji Indigenous
A 23 year old man who stole over $170,000 from his former employer was sentenced to 2 and a half years imprisonment by the Suva High Court this afternoon. William Valentine pleaded guilty to 67 counts of forgery, utteri
Non communicable diseases such as diabetes are the cause of eye disease and blindness in the Pacific. These are the comments made by Permanent Secretary for Health Dr Sala Saketa at the Pacific Regional Eye Health confe
Police have reiterated their call for parents to ensure the safety of their children. This comes after a five-year-old boy was rushed to the Lautoka Hospital after he was bumped by a private car yesterday evening. Dire
A total of 175 school children have been assisted by the Fiji New Zealand Education Trust this year. New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Fiji Peter Lund said they received close to 600 applications for assistance and the
As the termite Bio Security task force is expected to receive technical assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community today, they continue to use limited resources to carry out their job. As of yesterday, a t
Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama is expected to deliver a revised budget address to the nation next Friday. Commodore Bainimarama is expected to deliver the address at the Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Au
New born babies and those up to nineteen years recorded the second highest number of confirmed cases of typhoid nationwide. According to statistics released by the Health Ministry, the average number of confirmed cases
The Social Welfare Ministry has made special arrangements for the recipients of the $30 Food Voucher program, as distribution for the months of July to December starts today. Permanent Secretary Govind Sami said the rec
The Land Transport Authority is ensuring that all buses have two emergency exits as their bus inspections continue. Following major bus accident in Malaqereqere Sigatoka which claimed twelve lives the LTA, is now ensuri
