2 appear for murder
Two men and a woman appeared before Magistrate Chaitanya Latchman at the Nausori Court this afternoon charged with the murder of Shalesh Prakash last weekend. 31 year old Moreen Lata who was Prakash's wife along wit
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Skeleton discovered
Police and forensic officers are investigating a human skeleton that was found in Sigatoka yesterday afternoon. Divisional Crime Officer Western ASP Luke Rawalai confirmed to Fijivillage that the skeleton was discovered
Another H1N1 case confirmed
Another case of Pandemic H1N1 is in the country. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor Salanieta Saketa said this brings to six the total number of confirmed cases in the country out of 14 samples received from clinics
Industry leaders conerned with new wage rate
Cost of doing garment business in Fiji has always been higher and with the new wage rate coming into place from next week, will worsen the situation. According to Mark Halabe, the Managing Director for Mark One Apparel,
Rheumatic disease a concern
The Health Ministry is concerned that close to 300 people including children are detected with Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Fiji every year. Chairman of Rheumatic Heart Disease Technical Team, Do
Army/Police recruits pass out
449 army and 115 police recruits will be absorbed in the two security forces after the first ever joint military and police pass out parade. Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama said some of them will be considere
Quick action results in arrests
Quick action by officers from the Ready Action Force led to the arrest of five men who allegedly robbed a family in Lomaivuna, Naitasiri, yesterday afternoon. Assistant spokesperson Sergeant Atunaisa Sokomuri has confir
Pacific identity a concern
As Pacific Islanders we have to maintain our unique identity and many youths are forgetting theirs and this is a concern. Pacific Youth Festival Organizing Committee member and Fiji Alumni President Jacob Itautoka said
Air Pac staff briefed on H1N1
Over 400 Air Pacific staff have been briefed on precautionary measures for the H1N1 Pandemic. Now that the number of confirmed cases has risen to 5, preventative measures are a must. Air Pacific CEO and Managing Direc
5 confirmed cases of H1N1
There are now five confirmed cases of people with Pandemic H1N1 in Fiji. This had been confirmed by the Health Ministry as three more people have been tested, with results positive for the virus, however these people a
Employers warned
The new wage order will definitely come into effect from next Thursday and employers are warned that if they do not comply, they will be taken to task. Chairman of the Wages Councils Father Kevin Barr said it has always
No job losses: Commonwealth Bank
Commonwealth Bank of Australia which currently owns Colonial National Bank and Colonial Fiji Life Limited said there will be no job losses if the Bank of South Pacific buys the Colonial Fiji operations. The Commonwealth
Fiji Care confident in RBF’s decision
A renowned insurance company in Fiji is confident that the Reserve Bank’s decision to revise its policy on the placement of insurance business offshore effective from 1st July, will not affect local insurance compa
3 expected to be charged for murder
The post mortem conducted on 40 year old Nadawa crane operator, Shalesh Prakash had revealed that he died of multiple fractures to his skull. Assistant Spokesperson Sergeant Atunaisa Sokomuri had confirmed that charges
3 more new cases of H1N1
The Ministry of Health has confirmed three more new cases of the Pandemic H1N1 formerly Influenza A H1N1 or swine flu. This brings to a total number of 5 confirmed cases in the country however the three new cases are be
Pay Rise
The new wages order will definitely come into effect from next Thursday, the 1st of July. Chairman of the Wages Council Father Kevin Barr confirmed this to Fijivillage news in the last hour. Father Barr said the new
New owner likely for Colonial National Bank
Colonial National Bank and Insurance may have a new owner by the end of this year. Commonwealth Bank of Australia is now in discussions with Bank of South Pacific of Papua New Guinea regarding the potential sale of Comm
TVNZ report misleading: PM
Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has raised concern about a TVNZ report which he said are misleading and mischievous. The TVNZ report includes an interview with Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Fij
General population under enormous stress
A renowned medical insurance provider in the country believes that the general population is under enormous levels of stress which saw an alarming increase in the number of claims for treatment abroad for cancer and card
Flight operations picking up slowly
Flight operations, while slow, are returning to normal. Those are the sentiments of Air Pacific CEO and Managing Director John Campbell who said bookings have picked up in line with normal seasonal trends as we enter th