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The Labasa Chamber of Commerce said the burning down of Labasa branch MH Supermarket and Homemaker will surely have a negative impact on Labasa's economy. President Ashok Karan said there is also no word on whether
American Samoa and Niue are intending to attend the 2009 Pacific Youth Festival in Suva in July. Acting Director of Youth and Sports Sakaraia Tuva Naivalu said both countries confirmed their participation with the PYF O
A team of Forensic Officers are expected to arrive in Labasa today to carry out necessary investigations on the fire that engulfed the MH Supermarket and Homemaker Store on Saturday evening. A team of Police Officers ar
People residing in the higher Korovuto area in Ba, will have to wait longer for normal water supply to be restored. Divisional Water Engineer Western Samuela Tubui said they are still fixing the main pipe which received
The Pacific Conference of Churches believes that our Pacific Church leaders have a limited understanding of Human Rights issues. Church General Secretary Feiloakitau Tevi said there is no real connection between theolo
We may not work with the interim government if they want to continue their rule, longer than necessary. Those were the words of Fiji Law Society President Dor Sami Naidu who said the Society will remain independent at a
The Management of the MH Supermarket and Homemaker Labasa store is hoping they will be back on their feet in a month’s time. This after their whole building along with the products in the shop were completely des
The US State Department Human Rights report on the rights of women in the country is nothing new as we have been advocating these points over the past 25 years. Fiji Womens Crisis Centre Co-ordinator Shameema Ali said t
We need to be self sustainable if we are to weather the economic downturn. Following the advice by the Governor of the Reserve Bank Savenaca Narube for on focus on more exports, Chair of the Fiji Human Rights Commission
Residents in the West and parts of the Northern Division this morning had an early morning shock when they felt a tremor at around 9.20am. The metrology Department has confirmed that they also received reports of tremor
The management of MH Homemaker and Supermarket store in Labasa is still calculating the total cost of damage after the fire last night completely destroyed their shop. General Manager, Daniel Whippy said they estimate t
The US Department of State in its 2008 Human Rights Report on Fiji stated that the interim government did not fully respect a person or organizations right to freedom of speech. It stated while the independent media wer
Fiji needs to be more creative and look at other avenues of export if we are to beat competition in order to cushion the effect of the global financial crisis. Doctor Shaista Shameem said following the Governor of the R
The Immigration Department has called on schools that are recruiting overseas students to be more vigilant and to see whether the students recruited are attending school or are involved in other activities. This comes a
The Training Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) has highlighted in its 2007 report that the Western division has the highest number of unemployment rate for those who attended their training program. TPAF Director Jo
The Chairman of the Fiji Human Rights Commission has rubbished the 2008 US State of Department Human Rights Report on Fiji. Dr Shaista Shameem said the report is not fair and incorrect as most of the contents were not
A 21 year old unemployed man of Votua Housing Sigatoka charged with one count of murder appeared in a special court sitting this afternoon. No plea was taken and Luke Tukuna was told to seek legal counsel. Magistrate,
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has refused to reveal whether they will be launching an investigation into Former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's recent outbursts in Australia. Spokesperson Charl
A new work book called " Namataniciva" to guide kindergarten teachers will be launched in the near future by the Ministry of Education. Divisional Education Central, Mikaele Leawere had revealed this while ope
Police and the Immigration Department arrested 10 Pakistani nationals who are believed to have been involved in illegal activities in the country. Director Immigration, Commander Villiame Naupoto had confirmed that the
