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A 21 year old man is still being questioned for allegedly raping a 15 year old girl. Assistant Spokesperson, Sergeant Atunaisa Sokomuri has confirmed that the suspect allegedly took the victim to one of his relative&rsq
The sharp growth in the number of people living in squatter settlements in Fiji is alarming and troublesome. Social Welfare Minister Dr Jiko Luveni made the comments at the World Population Day Celebrations yesterday, a
The number of H1N1 figures continues to rise daily and the Health Ministry is once again reiterating the need to take precautionary measures. Another 13 cases of H1N1 have been recorded in the last 24 hours. That takes
The leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group will take Fiji's case to the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum next month's meeting in Cairns, Australia. Radio Australia reports said the decision was reached during a
As you make decisions, you must also take responsibility for the consequences of those decisions. These are the words of President Ratu Josefa Iloilo while officially opening the Pacific Youth Festival this morning in A
A total of six people are in hospital following three separate road accidents yesterday afternoon. A 9 year old class four student of a Suva school was hit by a taxi driven by a 28 year old man in Cunningham. The taxi
It was a colorful start to the Pacific Youth Festival as youths from around the region gathered at Albert Park for the official opening ceremony this morning. The day officially started with a march from the Suva Flea M
The Independent Legal Services which was established under section 84 of the Legal Practitioners Decree 2009 to hear applications for disciplinary proceedings against legal practitioners or law firms, is now looking for
The US based Savoy Energy Corporation Limited is the fourth oil exploration company to be looking for oil in Fiji if granted a license by the Fiji government. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Netani Sukanaivalu
The 2009 Bula Festival is set to kick off with a float procession from the Nadi town to Prince Charles Park this hour. People will be able to witness police and secondary school bands from Lautoka and Nadi. Organizing
Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama is pleased that the Melanesian Spearhead Group made up of the prime ministers of Papua New Guinea, the Solomons Islands and Vanuatu have accepted government's presentation o
There has been an increase in the number of typhoid cases recorded in Taveuni. Health Ministry spokesperson Iliesa Tora confirmed eight people have been isolated in Taveuni who are carrying the disease. According to
The biggest youth gathering in the Pacific region kicked off in the last hour in Suva with a march. A total of over 600 youths from the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, American a
Students will get to learn more about gardening during the Agriculture Show in Nausori this year. Organizing committee member for the show Ishwar Sharma said that the main aim of the show is to revive gardening in schoo
The Suva Water Supply Department is calling the public to report any illegal water metre connection to avoid having their supply cut. Spokesperson Maika Nagalu said every year an unaccounted amount of water is lost for
People should definitely take precautionary measures now as H1N1 figures are now rising daily, and these are only reported cases. 8 new cases of Pandemic H1N1 in the country have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. T
A US based oil and gas company has formed a joint venture with a local Fijian businessman Masi Kaumaitotoya known as Masi Corp Holdings Limited in an oil exploration joint venture in Fiji. Lands and Natural Resources Mi
Fiji Industries Limited is hopeful that cement supply will normalize later this month. Fijian Holdings Limited chief executive Sereana Qoro said Fiji Industries, which is owned by FHL, has run out of good quality clinke
Shopkeepers will be taken to task for forcing their customers to buy bread with the butter that the purchase. Minister for Trade and Commerce Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum said the Department of Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs
Fijian Holdings Limited is expecting a decision from a leading syndicating bank in India regarding its request for a formal loan in relation to its proposed acquisition of BP South West Pacific. In a statement, Managing
