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3 water pumps used to pump water

The Water department has confirmed that they are now using three water pumps at the Waimanu Pumping station to supply water to Tamavua and other areas. Spokesperson Maika Nagalu said this week they decided to run all th

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A day of merrymaking

A day of merrymaking, meeting long time friends, getting to know more people from other areas of Fiji and learning about issues of concern and how to tackle them are some of things women at the Catholic Women's Leagu

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Ministry receives 122 complaints

The Labour Ministry has received 122 complaints from workers about their employers not complying with the new Wage Regulation order. Minister, Filipe Bole said out of these complaints the Ministry's Compliance Servi

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Current laws being reviewed

The review of the current laws being carried out by the Solicitor General's office does not mean that new laws will be made. Solicitor General Christopher Pryde said a team headed by former Supervisor of Elections F

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ANZ welcomes assistance from IMF

The ANZ bank has welcomed the assistance of $190 million by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to boost Fiji's foreign reserves as announced by the Reserve Bank of Fiji yesterday. ANZ CEO Central Pacific Region a

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ADB decides to extend emergency loan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to extend its emergency loan of $17.6 million to help Fiji rebuild damaged infrastructure and revive economic activity in rural areas which were affected by the floods in Janu

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You have the right to worship anywhere

We have to question the decision made by chiefs and village elders if they stop you from worshiping in your house. This is the message given by New Methodist Head Pastor Atu Vulaono to his congregation in Suva today. V

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Consumer Council withdraws food test results

The Consumer Council of Fiji has withdrawn the joint statement issued today regarding food tests which revealed nutritional claims on food labels to be false and misleading. In a press statement, Chief Executive Premila

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Ethno-nationalist agenda will not re-emerge

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has stressed that he will not allow the ethno-nationalist agenda of the past governments to re-emerge in Fiji. This is the message he gave to a former senior civil servant and

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Foreign reserves increase

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji has announced that the foreign reserves has passed the $900 million mark reaching $920 million as of today, and is expected to increase to around $950 million by the end of next m

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Qarase, Chaudhry wasting their time-Leweni

The government said that former Prime Ministers, Laisenia Qarase and Mahendra Chaudhry, are wasting their time writing joint statements to the Prime Minister, the Commonwealth and the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum. Fiji

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Heffernan takes up new post Monday

Former Supervisor of Elections Felicity Heffernan will take up her new post as the Commissioner of the Law Revision Project on Monday. Heffernan was part of the 20 new legal practitioners appointed to the Fiji Bar by Ch

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Civil servant gets suspended sentence

A civil servant charged with one count of larceny by servant was today given a suspended sentence by the Lautoka Magistrate’s Court. Samisoni Rusivakula Vulavou who was a supervisor in the Public Works Department

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$78M loss to anemia annually

Fiji loses an estimated $78 million to Anemia each year. Those are the words of chief dietician for the Health Ministry Nisha Khan addressing Health Minister Doctor Neil Sharma and other health officials at a conference

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Diabetes a concern

Many people, who are being diagnosed with diabetes, hide it from their loved ones. Those are the words of Fiji Medical General Practitioners Association President Doctor Wahid Khan, who said that this is common amongst

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Why the complaints?

We need to question why people complain about us when we preach at Sukuna Park. This is part of the message given by New Methodist Head Pastor Atu Vulaono while preaching about leadership in Suva this morning. Vulaono

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Bill would have taken Fiji backwards

A former senior civil servant and diplomat of Fiji has said in Australia that Fiji would have become the Zimbabwe of the South Pacific if the Indigenous Land Claims Tribunal bill would have been legislated by the Qarase

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20 new lawyers admitted to bar

The three most important attributes that you will need to exhibit in order for you to be accepted as a respected member of your profession are courage, honesty and ability. These were the words of Chief Justice Anthony

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Nailatikau likely to become President

The Acting President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau is highly likely to become the next President of Fiji. Reliable sources have confirmed that the decision is likely to be made when former President Ratu Josefa Iloilo's lea

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Police band now called Worship Team

The Police Commissioner has confirmed that the Police Jazz Band is now called the Police Worship Team. While speaking at the Assemblies of God Church Conference Commodore Esala Teleni said the Worship Team is also offer

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