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They would fasten their eyes to see the rise and fall of their baby's chest, and sometimes desperately search for the pulse rate on their baby's wrists. This is the description given by Peter Fong, the grandfat
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has today made an application to consolidate the charges against former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase with those against former NLTB Executives Keni Dakuidreketi, Kaliv
School teachers of Nakasi High, Rewa Secondary and Pandit Shreedhar Maharaj College have been reminded to teach students and not the blackboard. Education Minister, Filipe Bole said many teachers are fond of writing lon
A special Police Constable based at the Sigatoka Police Station has been charged with one count of rape. The officer is alleged to have raped a woman in Sigatoka on Monday. It is alleged that the special constable pick
Sexual offences involving minors is one of the major area that the Fiji Police Force is trying to combat during its awareness programmes. Director Community Policing, SSP Unaisi Vuniwaqa said generally they have seen a
Three men today pleaded not guilty to charges relating to a forged cheque of $50 million Euros which they are alleged to have tried to cash at a bank in Suva. Rajnesh Singh, Fu Jinxu and Atunaisa Veitata are charged wit
Fijian Holdings Limited has recorded a pre-tax profit of $9.5 million for the first six months of its 2010 financial year, however this is 25 percent lower than the same period last year. FHL Managing Director Sereana Q
A good leader needs to listen to others, respect others ideas and not to make judgements on their looks. These are the sentiments of ten year old Jerry Tuimoana, a student of International School Suva who was today i
Special consideration has been made by the US Embassy to ensure that the new embassy in Tamavua has designated car parking spots for visa applicants. Embassy's Regional Public Affairs Officer, Jeffery Robertson said
Former Commissioner Central Inoke Devo's lawyer Rajendra Chaudhry has told the High Court that he will challenge the admissibility of his client's cautioned police statement alleging that he was threatened and in
Navua Police have arrested and charged a 62 year old villager of Serua for allegedly assaulting his 22 year old granddaughter with a spade. The alleged incident took place after an argument this week. The victim sustai
Speaking on the move by the Public Service Commission to rent out government quarters commercially, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said this is long overdue. Bainimarama adds that this practice will continu
Students who sat external examinations last year and are seeking a re-dress after not being happy with their results or have not received their marks due to incorrect registrations will not be allowed to seek further con
The Department of Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs will now start with programs to eradicate problems of false and misleading statements used by some traders in promoting their goods. The Department said it has caution
There will be no more witnesses giving evidence in the alleged assassination case against the Prime Minister Commodore, Voreqe Bainimarama as the Defense and Prosecution lawyers will start making closing submissions next
An estimated 34,000 people are hearing impaired in Fiji, 17,000 of which are children. This is according to Carabez Clinic founder Bronwyn Carabez who said this is based on World Health Organisation statistics adding th
The government is expected to rake in a total of two hundred thousand dollars this year from the renting out of twelve Government quarters. PSC Permanent Secretary, Parmesh Chand said they have decided to utilize the qu
Over one thousand students over the past nine years have benefitted from the Student Loan Scheme with more expected to get much needed assistance this year. Permanent Secretary at the Public Service Commission, Parmesh
Good news for the students of Rara District School near Naluwai in Naitasiri after the opening of the two new classrooms for classes five and six and classes seven and eight yesterday. Headteacher Keresi Ve Basalusalu s
The construction of the largest American Embassy among the Pacific Island countries, in Fiji, has resulted in an estimated economic impact exceeding 50 million dollars to our economy. While speaking at the new US Embas
