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The provision of free textbooks next year will start with schools in the Eastern Education Division consisting Lau, Lomaiviti, Kadavu and Rotuma. The Education Minister Filipe Bole said that the decision to start the di
All housing work in Tacirua East and in Wainibuku, that is supposed to house close to 2,000 families by mid next year, has been put on hold as talks continue with regards to the $170 million loan from the EXIM Bank of Ch
The Public Emergency Regulation (PER) has been extended. President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau in a Government Gazette extended the Public Emergency Regulations 2009 for another 30 days effective from the 3rd of December. Th
This is the plea from 24 year old Leah Wickham to world leaders at the 15th UN World Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark early this morning. Wickham, who is a Greenpeace Activist, addressed the Summit ear
Suva lawyer Abhay Singh today appeared before the Independent Legal Services Commission facing separate charges of allegedly breaching the legal practitioner’s code of conduct. This relates to where Singh was the
Police are now awaiting the post mortem report of a Taveuni woman who lost her life after an alleged abortion. Regional Police Operations Officer Northern SP Bola Tamanisau said investigations are still underway and th
Police are looking for a group of men who were involved in a robbery early this morning. According to Police the salesman was on his way to deliver recharge cards when a group of men approached his vehicle in Toorak and
800 people are expected to benefit from the Social Assistance Trust Fund after a $6 million deed was signed yesterday by the government and the new Management of the Mines. Chief Executive of the Vatukoula Gold Mine Com
A pre-trial conference involving a Senior Referral Officer at the Immigration Department was called at the Lautoka High Court yesterday. Josateki Toga was represented by Iqbal Khan on instructions from Rajendra Chaudhry
Six youths are currently being questioned by Savusavu Police for allegedly brutally sodomising a 7-year-old boy over the weekend. Regional Operations Officer Northern SP Bola Tamanisau said the alleged incident took pla
The Transport Minister is expected to present a paper in cabinet next month on when exactly the Road User Levy money collected this year will be utilized for road upgrade. Timoci Natuva said he will submit a proposal to
It’s the season to be happy so please do not spoil it by hitting your wife, daughter or any women. This is the call from the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) as Christmas draws near. Co-ordinator Shameema
In an extension to provide more appealing beverage options and packaging, Fosters Group Limited has introduced two of their products on tap. Fiji Premium Beer on tap will be introduced into the market on Friday and will
A Special Police Constable of Labasa Police station died after the police vehicle he was driving went off the road in Dreketi yesterday afternoon. Director Traffic SSP Mahesh Mishra has confirmed that the police officer
In an effort to bring down the import bill, one of the largest resort has started up their own nursery to plant vegetables which would otherwise by bought from overseas. Intercontinental Resort and Spa General Manager N
The average inflation rate for last month stood at 3.6% when compared to the same period last year which was 7.5%. The Bureau of Statistic report showed that people had to fork out less money to buy some basic food item
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has stressed that it is not their job to explain to motorists when the money collected for Road User Levy will be utilized. Spokesperson Ratu Eroni Volavola made this comments after Fi
The eyes of the world turn to the World leaders over the next two weeks as they converge in Copenhagen, Denmark where the much debated and anticipated Climate Change conference gets underway today. The summit is designe
Government has announced that the setting up of the Trust Fund in Vatukoula is to assist the workers of the Vatukoula Gold Mine who were victims of the redundancy a few years ago. Acting Prime Minister, Attorney General
The National Fire Authority (NFA) reiterates its call for parents to supervise their children while they are on holiday. This comes after another fire in Nabua on Sunday left six people homeless after investigations rev
