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School transport assistance forms out

Parents are to note that school transport assistance forms are already out at all Post Fiji outlets and not just one. Fijivillage News received calls from concerned parents saying that forms had run out, however the Ed

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Dry weather to stay for 2 months

The dry weather conditions experienced in most parts of the country is expected to stay for the next two months however people can expect some rain too. Nadi Weather Office Director, Rajendra Prasad said the El Nino eff

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Interconnectivity call rates reduced

Good news for people today as the Interconnectivity call rates will be reduced over the next three years. The current mobile termination rate existing in the market is 28 cents per minute which with immediate effect is

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Positional changes in police force

Some major changes has been made in the top positions in the Fiji Police Force following the retirement of some senior officers and officers going on leave. Assistant Commissioner of Police Joeli Baleilevuka is now the

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We are not a bank-FNPF

We are not a bank and members must think of life after retirement and stop demanding money from the Fiji National Provident Fund. These are the words of FNPF's Manager Corporate Affairs Wainikiti Bogidrau as the FNP

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Save the Children assists over 100 students

With the new school year to start in less than two weeks, Save the Children Fiji has confirmed they have assisted more than a hundred unfortunate students for their back to school needs. Chief Executive Officer, Chandar

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Indian Nationals to be deported on Friday

The Immigration Department has confirmed that the four Indian Nationals currently detained at Namaka Police Station for allegedly selling herbal medicine and massaging people without a license in Sabeto were in the count

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Tui Wailevu calls for assistance

The Tui Wailevu is calling on the Agriculture Ministry to have a tour of their area and provide some sort of assistance to the villagers. Ratu Kinijoji Maivalili said that there is a gap regarding agricultural assistanc

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Take responsibility for rubbish

The Health Ministry is calling on corporate organisations to take some form of responsibility for the rubbish that is left from the consumption of their products. Media Liaison Officer, Iliesa Tora said issues of global

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Village 6, Village 4 Cinemas lose $3m

The Village 6 and Village 4 cinemas lose close to $3 million each year due to piracy. Chief Executive Officer, Div Damodar said the loss is in terms of patrons cancelling their bookings and then cancelling some of the s

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Serious concerns over abuse of public funds

The latest Public Accounts Committee report has highlighted some serious concerns on the way public funds were used by the Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation Ministry in 2006. The committee said it considers the us

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Church executives meet this hour

Executives of the Methodist Church of Fiji will meet this hour in Suva to discuss their next step after Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama announced earlier today that there will be no Methodist Church Conferenc

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Timely relief for low income earners

It is a timely relief for hundreds of parents who earn less than $150 a week as they are entitled to withdraw from the Fiji National Provident Fund Account under the Low Income Earners Assistance Scheme. FNPF's Mana

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Wailevu to have a secondary school

The people of Wailevu in Vanua Levu are overjoyed to find out that they will soon have a secondary school of their own which will end years of daily travel by students from Wailevu to go to schools in Labasa and Savusavu

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Aust govt supports NZ diplomatic move

The Australian Government is supporting New Zealand’s move to improve diplomatic relations with Fiji. Radio New Zealand reports that Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said it’s a sensible move,

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Indian nationals to be deported

The four Indian Nationals taken into custody for allegedly selling herbal medicine and massaging people without a license in the Sabeto area will be deported to their country later in the week. This was confirmed by Di

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15yr old drowns in Levuka

A 15 year old boy drowned while swimming yesterday in Levuka. Assistant Police Spokesperson, Sergeant Suliano Tevita confirmed that the 15 year old boy was swimming with his friends in Ovalau Levuka yesterday afternoon

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Dental checkups vital for students

Parents have been called to take their children to a dentist before school starts to ensure that any dental problem does not affect their health later on in life. The Senior Dental Officer at the CWM Hospital, Dr Maher

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LTA office broken into

Labasa Police are looking for some unknown men who broke into Land Transport Authority Labasa office over the weekend. Labasa Police confirms that the break-in took place sometime after the office closed on Friday goin

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Govt has authority to refuse entry

The Government has today stated that it has the authority to refuse the entry of anyone into Fiji. Permanent Secretary for Information, Lt Colonel Neumi Leweni said the wife of Academic Dr. Brij Lal is one of those peop

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