3 year old drowns
A three year old boy lost his life yesterday after he fell into a well at his home. Police spokesperson, Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri confirmed the three year old boy drowned after falling in a well at his home in Tailev
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Residents face water cuts
Residents living along Ruve street, Kanace road, Beddoes road and in Jittu Estate will be experiencing water problems this morning and have been urged to fill their buckets if they still have water running in their taps.
Celebrate motherhood
Motherhood is a celebration!! These are the sentiments of Taufa Vakatale who said she has achieved a lot of things in her personal life and career, but at the end of the day she has always viewed being a mother as the
Katchafire rock Fiji crowd
That was the concert goers reaction when New Zealand Roots Reggae Band Katchafire took to the stage and sang Bob Marley songs last night. In their close to three hours Katchafire Redemption Tour with a Tribute to Bob
Students assist in installing water filters
Students of Vatu-kaloko Junior Secondary School along with more than 60 employees of Fiji Water assisted the communities of Natalecake, Vadravadra and Wavuwavu in Ba in getting clean water. A total of 130 filters were
Our concert is different from all others
Our Fiji concert is special because its different from all other concerts that we've had in other parts of the world. With just over an hour to go before the gates open at the Vodafone Arena for the Katchafire Rede
Singh launches book on underpaid workers
The General Secretary for the Public Service Association, Rajeshwar Singh today launched a book at the 43rd Fiji Trade Union Congress Biennial in Nadi which highlights the suffering of the low paid workers in Fiji. Our
PM meets with Indian Finance Minister
The Prime Minister met with India's Minister for Finance, Pranab Mukherjee, early in the week at the ADB Annual meeting in, Uzbekistan. The Prime Minister thanked the Government of India during the meeting for the
Last minute shopping for mothers day
Mothers day will be celebrated tomorrow, and shoppers are getting their last minute preparations for the person they regard as the most influential person in their life. Mothers Day which is celebrated every second Sund
Be positive and unite-Bell
I expect to see a sea of people uniting, and being positive tonight as we perform for Fiji. These are the words of Katchafire's lead vocalist Logan Bell as he gives an insight into what fans can expect tonight at
Police hunt for third murder suspect
A team of Police officers are hunting for the third suspect in Namosi who is wanted in relation to the alleged murder of a 28 year old man of Koronivia Nausori. The man is believed to be from Namosi and has been evadin
Tourism Fiji launches initiative with channel 7 tv
Millions of Australians have been waking to scenes of sun and sand and the world class resorts in Fiji on the most popular morning television news and current affairs programs on Channel Seven's " Sunrise".
Tight security expected at concert
Organisers of the Katchafire Redemption Tour with a Tribute to Bob Marley concert have stressed that they will step up security at tonight's event. Total Event company Manager Loretta Jackson said they will be worki
Rotary club donates relief supplies
The Rotary Suva club yesterday donated a container full of relief supplies to the government to help with the on going rehabilitation works following Cyclone Tomas. Handing over the donation Niranjans Managing Director
Katchafire ready to rock
We've put together a special set just for our performance this evening at the Vodafone Arena. This is the message from the group Katchafire who arrived into the country last night, giving a preview of what fans can
Murder suspects remanded in custody
The two men charged with the alleged murder of a 28 year old tertiary student of Koronivia in Nausori have been remanded in custody till later this month by the Suva Magistrates court this afternoon. The two accused, S
Naitasiri shows support to Govt
The Naitasiri Provincial Council has today shown its full support to the Government led by Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. There was a lengthy discussion held at the meeting venue today on whether the Counc
Bala to be appointed Special Administrator
A new Special Administrator for Lautoka will soon be appointed. Pravin Kumar Bala has been identified as the new Special Administrator for Lautoka. Bala hails from Ba and has municipal administration experience. Hi
FNPF members’ interest will not be affected
The Fiji National Provident Fund stressed that the write off or write down of $327M of the value of its assets is to adjust the books to ensure the fund's assets are showing their true and actual value. In a stateme
Chicken prices expected to rise
People can expect an increase in the prices of chicken dishes later this month as the government has removed the price control on chicken and chicken products. We spoke to well known eateries in Fiji today who say price