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Fiji suspended from Forum

Fiji is now suspended from the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum. This was confirmed by the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Premier of Niue, Honorable Toke Talagi. In a statement today, Hon Toke Talagi said that wi

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All students requested to go home

Police have requested all the school students to go home and not to loiter in towns and indulge themselves into illegal activities. According to Police security will be very tight tonight and a high number of police off

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Coke Games full of upsets

Day Two of the Coca Cola Games has been full of upsets. To give us an update we have our News Director, Vijay Narayan. The medal Tally: In the Boys, Suva Grammar School now have 9 Gold, 4 Silver and 1 bronze, RKS in

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Man arrested for selling fake Coke Games tickets

Police are questioning a man who was selling fake Coke Games tickets to a number of students outside the TFL National Stadium yesterday. Assistant Spokesperson, Sergeant Atunaisa Sokomuri who is at the ground has confir

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Police Close nightclub

Police officers had to move in and to close a nightclub after a number school children were found drinking in the nightclub. Deputy Director Police Operations, SP Erami Raibe said despite several warnings to the nightcl

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Gold medalist thanks retiring coach

Gold medalist, Senijale Seniloli from Bucalevu Secondary school who won the Intermediate Girls Javelin says her dream has always been to win a medal. She thanked her coach who will be retiring this year. For an upda

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Upset mark Day 2 opener

Day 2 of the Coca Cola Games has just started and an upset has just been witnessed in the girls 3000 metres. We join our news director, Vijay Narayan for an update. In the first event, the senior girls 3000 metres w

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Delainavesi Residents advised to store water

People living around the Delainavesi to Wailoku areas are advised to store water now as Public Works Department engineers will work on the water main from Waimanu Pump. According to Water Supply spokesperson, Maika Naga

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PM Challenges Aust, NZ counterpart

Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has challenged the New Zealand and Australian Prime Ministers to meet him face to face and listen to his explanation for not holding elections. Speaking to Skynews Commodore Ba

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Records tumble on day 1 of Coke Games

The battle is heating up as records tumble in day one of the Coca Cola Games. And so far it has been a see-saw battle for the lead in the boys and girls division. We cross over to our News Director Vijay Narayan for the

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ACS takes charge

Defending Girls division over champions Adi Cakabau School has again taken the lead while it’s a see-saw battle in the boys division as RKS leads the boys in day one of the Coca Cola games. ACS saw four gold medal

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Former FBCL members charged

Former Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited Board members, Daniel Whippy and Champak Kapadia this afternoon appeared before Chief Magistrarte Ajmal Gulab Khan charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. The two

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Swine Flu Virus renamed

The World Health Organization has now renamed the swine flu virus as the Influenza H1N1. At a meeting yesterday with the National Taskforce and Health Officials at Nadi, the airport workers including airline officials,

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3 Police Officers sacked

Three Police officers based at the Navua Police station have been sacked for allegedly breaching the Code of Conduct and the police act. A senior officer at the Navua Police station has confirmed that two police Corpora

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Drug Unit Confiscates Marijuana

Police Drug Unit intercepted a rental car last night near Tuvu Village in the Navosa highlands and confiscated two bags of marijuana worth more than $10,000. Police Spokesman Atunaisa Sokomuri said five men were inside

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St Thomas takes surprise lead

Half way through day one of the Coca Cola Games and the competition is heating up as Saint Thomas from Lautoka has taken a surprise lead in the Girls division over champions Adi Cakabau School. Suva Grammar is currently

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RKS leads Boys Division

Ratu Kadavulevu School from Lodoni is currently leading the Boys Division with 1 Gold and 1 Silver. Their Gold came from a major upset in the Senior Boys Shot Put, where Isikeli Seva of RKS beat Jale Vatubua of Marist w

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Coke Games to bolster business

Business is expected to boost due to Coca Cola Games today and tomorrow. Fiji Retailers Association President Himmat Lodhia said the two weeks holiday is also an added bonus for the retailers as many people are expecte

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More upsets in Heats

More upsets in the heats. In the 100 metres Intermediate Boys heats earlier this afternoon, Banuve Tabakaucoro came first with a time of 11.36 seconds. He is confident of a good run in the 100 metres finals this afterno

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Pacific Island Forum Communiqué on Fiji not changed

The Pacific Island Forum Communiqué on Fiji has not changed. Today is the 1st of May, the date agreed to by Forum Island Leaders in PNG in January this year, whereby the Fiji Government is supposed to have given

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