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Traffic Police operations around the country will continue from today as the Police Force tries to put a hold on the increasing number of road fatalities. A number of people get arrested in the weekends for drunk and dr
The Digicel Fiji 7s team is through to the Cup quarterfinal of the NZ 7s after thumping Australia 38-7 in their last pool match. The Iliesa Tanivula coached side will now meet South Africa in the cup quarterfinal. New
The Financial Accountant for Post Fiji was today called in as the sixth prosecution witness in the trial in relation to the abuse of office and embezzlement case of former Nasinu mayor Rajeshwar Kumar and former Town Cle
17 lawyers were admitted to the Bar today before Chief Justice, Justice Anthony Gates, Justice John Bryne, Justice Salesi Temo and Justice Paul Madigan and family members. Chief Justice Gates told the new lawyers to con
The former Permanent Secretary for Information Peter Thompson has been appointed as Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nation. Thompson who began his career as a civil servant in 1972 will be based in New
The Public Service Commission has issued 200 PSC scholarships for this year out of which 170 are local scholarships. Permanent Secretary Parmesh Chand said they had only given 150 scholarships last year however decided
Samabula Police are currently interviewing a 40 year old man of Reservoir Road who was taken into custody for allegedly killing his 32yr old de-facto wife yesterday afternoon. The crime officers are expected to finish t
The Samoa 7s team recorded their first win in the New Zealand 7s in Wellington after they beat France in their first pool game by 31-19 in the last hour. Samoa's first try came from Mikaele Pesamino while the other
Be assured we know the expectation at home and the boys are ready to deliver the results in the New Zealand Sevens which kicks off this hour. Those were the words of Digicel Fiji Sevens Manager Alifereti Malo as the si
A 38yr old man died after the vehicle he was travelling in went off the road in Sovi Bay, Sigatoka yesterday afternoon. Assistant Spokesperson, Sergeant Suliano Tevita has confirmed that the deceased was travelling with
The Nadi Weather office has predicted some localised flooding later this afternoon in Central/Eastern Division due to heavy rainfall. Director Rajendra Prasad said the flash floodings will not be on a large scale howeve
The Education Ministry has used about $1.5million to provide textbooks assistance to primary schools for 2009 to 2011. Minister Filipe Bole said that the exercise began last year with $1million taken from its annual bud
The Prime Minister in his visit to Kadavu last week stressed that the development for the province will be geared toward the improvement of education and the health of the people. Commissioner Eastern Colonel Ifereimi V
Many students of a school in Raiwaqa who have never ever touched a computer before were filled with joy after their school received computers from the Rotaract Club of Suva. Vishnu Deo Memorial Primary School received t
New Zealand is expecting a fierce backlash from defending IRB sevens champions South Africa tonight in Wellington. New Zealand's dominant start to the series and South Africa's unexpectedly poor form has seen th
The wait is now over as the second leg of the IRB World 7s series and the first 7s tournament of 2010, the New Zealand International 7s in Wellington, starts today. All the 16 teams in the tournament have named their
A public officer is a person who is either paid by Government or deals with public funds and this includes Town municipalities. Those are the words of the fifth prosecution witness, Alan Prasad when questioned by FICAC
The Auditor who carried out the audit for the Nasinu Town Council, Adrian Prasad says during the audit of the council's records in 2008, he saw internal auditing conflicts as there were no signatures from the certify
A 40yr old man of Reservoir Rd is in police custody for allegedly killing his 32yr old de-facto wife yesterday afternoon. The alleged incident took place yesterday afternoon after an argument at the couple’s home
The talks with the Fiji Foreign Affairs Minister were positive. These are the words of NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully on the first round of talks that was held midweek between Kubuabola and their Australian
