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Officials from both the LTA and the Tobacco Control Unit will once again be out to crack down on students who continue to smoke in public vehicles. Following the last campaign where 65 students were booked in public veh
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has announced further policies to preserve foreign exchange and to safeguard balance of payments following the devaluation of the Fiji dollar by 20 percent. The two new policies are focused on T
With just three days remaining for hundreds of retirees to go home, the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) said whether the members going home opt for a lump sum or pension, the Fund is ready to meet their needs. Chief
Some residents in Ba are still without normal water supply since January this year. Following floods in January this year many areas outside Ba town do not have piped water supply after landslides broke many water pipes
With the mill upgrade works nearing completion, there are signs of a positive year for the sugar industry with production and sugar proceeds forecast being upgraded. However, Fiji Sugar Cooperation (FSC) CEO Deo Saran s
A major manhunt is underway for five men who robbed a prominent businessman and soccer administrator yesterday. The family was asleep when five masked men armed with cane knives and pinch bars entered the house through
With the success of the opening of their building in downtown Suva fresh on their minds, Kadavu Holdings Ltd is eyeing another building project in the not too distant future. Director Ratu Sela Nanovo said talks are alr
It is not easy to run an organization that depends on sponsorship alone as its main source of revenue. Those are the words of newly appointed Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) Director of Finance Alipate Naiorosui who said the new
Police are investigating a breaking in incident into a jewelry shop based in Waimanu Road. The thieves broke into the shop after gaining access from the roof of the adjacent curry shop. They made a small hole in the w
The Fiji Sugar Cooperation (FSC) hopes that they will not have to import sugar from next year to meet local demands as they will have to import sugar again this year. FSC Chief Executive Officer Deo Saran said they have
The Rerserve Bank of Fiji stresses that the devaluation of the Fiji dollar alone will not solve Fiji's balance of payments situation. In a statement Sada Reddy has also sought support and cooperation from the variou
Newly appointed Fiji Rugby Union board member and Director Finance Alipate Naiorosui has a huge challenge in trying to turn things around after the FRU recorded a $770,425 loss for last year. Naiorosui replaced Ioane Na
Police have questioned and released a 69-year-old man who allegedly indecently assaulted two pre-school students in Suva on Thursday. It is alleged that incident happened at a Kindergarden the four and five year olds gi
Police are now looking at ways Head Teachers could report incidents where primary school students are involved in criminal or any illegal activity. According to Head of Community Policing Unaisi Vuniwaqa there are incid
Public Works Department is expected to complete its upgrade work along the King's Highway by next year. Spokesperson Sainiana Waqainabete said they are hopeful that there are not further hurdles as some of the roads
The government is confident the United Nations (UN) will not stop using soldiers from Fiji for peacekeeping duties. As at the end of March, Fiji was contributing 282 soldiers and police officers to UN peacekeeping missi
Police have warned night club owners, billiard shop and internet cafe owners to adhere to their opening hours. Director Police Operations SSP Waisea Tabakau said law is very clear on the opening and closing hours. H
Rural schools will now have a good chance of receiving bigger grants as a new system is in place regarding the distribution of grants for schools. Before, grants were given to schools depending on how many students they
Acting FRU CEO and current board chairman Keni Dakuidreketi is the lone survivor from the FRU board members, to be re-elected at the FRU Annual General Meeting that is still being held at Nasova. The other new board mem
Police are now questioning five people in relation to the alleged murder of 49 year old Sheikh Mohammed Hassan in Savusavu last Sunday. Three suspects were today sent to Savusavu by boat from Natovi this morning and the
