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Police are calling on all boat operators to comply with the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) safety standards after three boats capsised recently on our waters resulting in passengers losing their lives.
2023 Floriculture Farmer of the Year, Yogeeta Mala Singh, has never regretted venturing into the floricultural business as she now runs her own floriculture business known as Mala’s Nursery straight from her home in W
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights will continue to work on getting a permit to hold a march for the victims of Gaza. Social Empowerment and Education Program Director Chantelle Khan says they believe that this coal
Yanktesh Permal Reddy and Vinod Patel were models of dedication and the virtue of hard work and effort. This was highlighted by the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka while paying tribute to two of Fiji’s iconic lea
Minister for i-Taukei Affairs Ifereimi Vasu says the i-Taukei Land Trust Board has endorsed the establishment of the i-Taukei Welfare Fund to assist landowning units with lease buy-back, land development, business devel
We encourage all children who need help to use the National Child Helpline 1325. Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Lynda Tabuya is reminding all the children of Fiji that their safety and well-bein
Goundar Shipping Limited has confirmed that they have arranged for the Lomaiviti Princes 7 to depart Suva early tomorrow morning to pick up the passengers stranded in Vanuabalavu. A Goundar vessel which was transpo
The US airline regulator has ordered the grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after part of one plane fell off during an Alaska Airlines flight. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the inspections wou
Police are seeking assistance in locating 34-year-old Premeet Khishan Nand of Delailabasa who was reported missing at the Labasa Police Station on Friday. Police say he was last seen in Savusavu around midday on Th
Top local Men's 7s teams will battle it out for glory at the Fiji Bitter Yalovata Ovalau 7s next week. 30 teams have registered, with only two spots left. Police will be fielding three teams, including the Pol
Vinod Patel always had care and concern for the people and devoted his time and energy towards social and charitable work. National Federation Party Leader and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad highlight
Wives of Corrections Officers and Personnel from Labasa had recently put on a display of homemade traditional handicrafts and hand-woven materials. Supervisor Northern Division Superintendent, Filimoni Seru says t
Great news to the 14 Provincial Councils as the Ministry for i-Taukei Affairs will be funding its operations. Minister for i-Taukei Affairs Ifereimi Vasu says this has substituted the traditional Soli ni Vanua tha
After a meeting this week, Minister for Women, Children & Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya says they are looking into forming a partnership with Pacific Polytech. Tabuya says the objective of the meeting was to
Our aim to reduce welfare is to graduate social welfare recipients who are able-bodied men and women between the ages of 18 to 45 years who will be provided appropriate skills training and education and then placed in p
The search continues for the 12-year-old girl who went missing at sea after the boat she was travelling in capsized at the Tuvuca Waters in Lau yesterday morning. 16 people left Tuvuca Island for Tavunuku Island ye
Yanktesh Permal Reddy, commonly known as Y P Reddy, was not only a leading figure in the tourist industry as well as a philanthropist renowned for his social and charitable work, but a man who was principled and champio
Villagers of Nukuloa in Lutu, Wainibuka, have been urged to use the resources around them to sustain their daily lives rather than going to Supermarkets and spending more money during these challenging times. Assis
Senior management members were reluctant to make decisions and exercise their power in the ministry. Minister for Youth and Sports, Jese Saukuru, highlighted this while speaking on the Ministry's challenges for 202
The Ministry of Health says it has not diagnosed the COVID-19 JN.1 sub-variant from the COVID cases seen in the country to date, however, they are taking proactive measures to ensure that the public remain vigilant and
