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School dropout awarded a gold medal

A secondary school dropout whose future was not looking that bright was today awarded with a Gold medal at the Fiji National University graduation ceremony. Josheph Rao of Taveuni who graduated with a Diploma in Hotel M

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LCC not entitled to compensation

The High Court has ruled that the Lautoka City Council is not entitled to compensation after failing to stop the use of a residential property for commercial purposes within Lautoka city boundary. The Council filed a St

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Consultations on draft media decree continues

Consultations on the draft Media Decree continues behind closed doors at the Holiday Inn, Suva this afternoon. The consultations started at around 8 this morning where the draft decree was presented to representatives f

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People pay tribute to soldier

More than 100 people gathered at the Kinoya Methodist Church today to farewell one of Fiji's first recruits to the British Army in the 1960's, Asesela Waqairoba. Waqairoba first joined the Royal Fiji Military Fo

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Navua residents to face water disruptions

The Water Authority of Fiji has urged residents of Navua to collect water as they will face disruptions whole of today. Authority spokesperson Maika Nagalu said a 6 inch main pipe in Deuba burst this morning causing dis

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Govt ministries to submit quarterly reports

Government ministries are expected to be submitting their quarterly reports regarding the implementation of their 2010 corporate plans today. Director for Strategic Framework for Change Filimoni Kau said today is the du

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Littering a major concern

Littering is a societal issue. These are the sentiments of Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma who launched the Healthy City Initiative which is part of the World Health Organisation=s efforts in getting 600 plus cities to k

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Residents asked to store water

Residents living in Wailailai, Votua, Mataniqara, Vadravadra, Natalacake, Sorokoba, Vatileka, Varavu and Itatoko are being advised if water is still in your taps please store some now, as you will experience water disrup

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Fijian translation of New Testament nears completion

The compilation of the original Fijian translation of the New Testament by missionary, Reverend John Hunt is nearing completion. Two years from the bi-centennial of the famous Methodist missionary's birth, the Meth

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Population growth to have damaging effect

Today is World Health Day and the World Health Organization said that continued population growth in cities in the Western Pacific will have damaging consequences for human health, particularly for the poor, unless urgen

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Draft Media Development Decree starts today

Consultation on the draft Media Development Decree starts later this morning and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said it is clear that many people want set rules for the media industry. Sayed-Khaiyum said the draf

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Burst in Waila plant leads to water disruptions

A burst main at the Waila Treatment plant early this morning has led to water disruption in the Navuso, Sawani, Waila flats, Dilkusha and upto Koronivia. Corporate Communication officer of the Water Authority, Joe Cava

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$76m cyclone damage-DISMAC

The cost of damage to various sectors following Cyclone Tomas continues to rise, with latest figures standing close to $76 million dollars. In the latest situation report, DISMAC the education sector recorded an increas

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LTA books over 4500 vehicles

The Land Transport Authority has booked and impounded more than 4,500 vehicles during its traffic operation with police. LTA Media Liaison Officer Doreen Narayan said that out of the 321 vehicles impounded, 199 vehicles

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Implementation of Counter Terrorism Strategy approved

The implementation of the National Counter Terrorism Strategy and the Counter Terrorism Legislation has been approved by Cabinet as this will see the protection of Fiji's interest from both internal and external thre

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No plans for people to pay on Facebook

With 400 million members and users worldwide, 70 percent of which is outside the United States and which includes Fiji, there is concern from local frequent users that they will have to start paying for Facebook. Addres

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Come with an open mind, media told

Come with an open mind and we can have consultations all day tomorrow. Those are the words of Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on the eve of the consultations on the draft Media Development Decree. Sayed-Khaiyum sa

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Closing submissions in Devo trial

The job of the prosecution in any case is to prove without reasonable doubt the guilt of an accused and we have done just that. That was the closing submission made by FICAC lawyers in the case of former Commissioner C

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Cabinet endorses Child Welfare Decree

A Child Welfare Decree 2010 has been endorsed by Cabinet to see the reporting of child abuse cases reported to the appropriate authorities by health officials. The Decree will come into effect on a date set by the Heal

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Man appears for impersonating officer

The hearing of 22 year old Ravneel Singh charged with impersonating a police officer and indecent assault commenced today in Suva before Magistrate Kaweendra Nayankkara. The court heard that on 1st Dec last year, at aro

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