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The Commerce Commission is calling for written submissions from people and airline stakeholders as it now begins examining the conduct of domestic airlines industry in the country. Commission Chairman Dr Mahendra Reddy
More children with heart conditions could get a chance of a full life if there were more donors to the cause. These are the sentiments of Fiji College of General Practitioners Children=s Heart Foundation Trustee Secret
The eight men convicted of conspiring to murder Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama have been handed down prison sentences by High Court Judge Justice Paul Madigan this afternoon. Justice Madigan started the
Fiji's sugar production fell by 19.4 percent and cane production dropped by 3.3 percent over the 2009 period compared to 2008. This has been revealed in the Reserve Bank of Fiji Economic Review for February which st
The Native Land Trust Board has now set a clear recruitment policy that the selection process for employees of NLTB should be based on merit. NLTB General Manager Alipate Qetaki said the Board of the NLTB has decided in
Another milestone achieved for Unwired Fiji as they launched high speed broadband internet services in the Jet Set town Nadi today. Unwired Fiji Executive Director and Communications Fiji Limited Managing Director Willi
The eight men convicted of the charge of conspiracy to murder Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will be sentenced by High Court Judge Justice Paul Madigan at the Suva High Court this hour. In their mitigation
Officials of the Foundation for the Education of Needy Children in Fiji is still verifying with schools around the country which students need immediate assistance. Coordinator Irshad Ali has raised concern that many sc
A new software system that has been installed at the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages will cut down waiting time for people and improve efficiency and service delivery. Acting Registrar-General Lolohea Baro said
Former NLTB board member and current Fiji Rugby Union CEO Keni Dakuidrekti has been granted permission by High Court Judge Justice Priyentha Fernando to travel for a meeting in Los Angeles. Dakuidreketi's lawyer Wyl
The World Health Organisation predicts another wave of the Influenza A H1N1 pandemic to strike around the world including Fiji. And to minimize the spread of the Influenza A H1N1 pandemic in Fiji, the
A grandmother and her five year old grandson managed to escape unharmed from their two storey home which caught fire in the last hour at Bitu Place, Caubati Housing. Firefighters, who are right now at the scene, manag
The former Fijian Holdings Group Managing Director Sitiveni Weleilakeba has been allowed to travel overseas for three months by the Suva High Court. Weleilakeba who has been charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Ag
A 27yr old boat builder was today sentenced to six years imprisonment for robbery with violence. The Suva High Court was told that John Harry with three friends, robbed a Tebara Busdriver on January 18th in 2008. Malug
The adverse weather conditions brought about by heavy rainfall, that led to landslides on the Sawani/Serea Highway near the road to Savu village, has forced the Works Ministry to re-divert the road leading to the Naqali
Extra buses will provide services in Cunningham stage 4 now to cater for more students travelling to school by bus. Bus Company, Citiline Transport has decided to provide extra buses from today after close to 30 school
The Newly appointed President of the South Pacific Engineers Association said necessary steps need to be taken to improve engineering standards in the Pacific. Tom Tinai of Samoa who was today chosen as the President of
The Committee on Better Utilisation of Land is holding talks with the landowners in the Western Division with the view to relinquish the remaining five years of leases and the issue of a new lease altogether. Commission
As part of it's Earth Hour campaign, a team is expected to start school visit from next week to create awareness. Earth Hour Co-ordinator, Losana McGowan said they had sought the Ministry of Education=s approval to
It's D-Day for the 8 men convicted of conspiracy to murder the Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama as High Court Judge Justice Paul Madigan will sentence them at 3:30pm today. After the mitigation yesterday,
