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Police and Suva City Council have been called on to curb down on people who try selling stolen items in the streets of Suva to people and tourists. The President of Suva Handicraft Market Vendors and Manufacturing Assoc
Five men are in custody at the CID Headquarters in Toorak after two plastic bags of white powder which is used to manufacture hard drugs was confiscated from them. Assistant Spokesperson, Sergeant Suliano Tevita said th
Hotel operators and outer island regions need to be proactive. These are the words of Tourism Fiji Chairman Patrick Wong responding to calls made by a hotel operator from Kadavu that prominent campaigns which targets ou
The Fiji National Provident Fund has started receiving applications from this week for education assistance, however no special consideration will be given to those who have been affected by Tropical cyclone Mick and the
Ten families are still facing water disruptions in Varavu in Ba. Water Supply spokesperson, Maika Nagalu said water engineers are currently working on the Varavu pump which has mechanical problems. Meanwhile, he confir
Police are expected to release the post mortem results of a couple whose partly decomposed bodies were found in their apartment in Boila Circle, Valelevu on Tuesday afternoon. The post mortem on both the deceased were c
The Suva Handicraft Market Vendors and Manufacturers Association has expressed grave concern at the way some handicraft sellers are treating tourists in Suva. President Mahendra Singh said that he is happy that measures
It's back to the way things were before the cruiseliners came to Savusavu. These are the words of Edward Bower the General Manager of Trip-N-Tour in Savusavu, whose company has organised events for tourists arriving
The Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited has today spoken out about the stench supposedly coming from the Ba river, which people who live in Rarawai and surround areas, have claimed is caused by the Rarawai Mill. Chief Execut
Do not kill the goose that lays the golden egg. The Tourism Minister has called on the stakeholders in the tourism industry to urgently address the issue of tourists getting harassed by street-side vendors and handicraf
The Public Emergency Regulation will be lifted in Fiji as soon as the new Media Decree is implemented. Permanent Secretary for Information Lt Colonel Neumi Leweni confirms that work on the new Media Decree has started a
A team of twenty police officers are working around the clock to get some leads into the death of two people whose decomposed bodies were found in an apartment in Valelevu yesterday afternoon. Regional Police Commander
The Education Ministry has clarified that the distribution of free text book program will be carried out in phases, the first of which is likely to be completed for all Primary Schools by 2011. Distribution has started
The National Fire Authority has recorded a total of 13 fires in the month of December. The Acting Chief Fire Officer, Qio-nilau Moceitai said out of these 13 fires, 12 were home fires while one was a commercial one in N
The contracts of ten Permanent Secretaries will come to an end on the 31st of March, and due to this their positions have been advertised. Public Service Commission Chairman Josefa Serulagilagi said this is normal proce
A family of three in Waila, Nausori, is still in shock after they were terrorized by three masked men in an early morning robbery. Assistant police spokesperson Sergeant Suliano Tevita confirmed to Fijivillage that the
The Suva City Council is now in consultations with the Fiji Police Force to provide more security and assistance for tourists, especially those from the cruise liners which are expected to call into port this year. Afte
With only two weeks to the start of the new school year, parents in the upper Naitasiri area are still trying to come to terms as to how they will get their children to school. Fijivillage spoke to some parents in the a
Four men charged in relation to the death of a 26 year old man of Bau road, Nausori, were released on strict bail conditions by the Nausori Magistrates Court this morning. The four facing charges of manslaughter are 28
A 19 year old youth charged with robbery with violence will be sentenced tomorrow. Anare Buresalei allegedly robbed a 21 year old man at the Suvavou bus stop in Lami last week. It is alleged that when the complainant r
