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Following a concerning post on social media advertising hard drugs, Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew is urging people to report such posts to the police. Chew says drug peddlers are desperate to sell t
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka, says the founder of the Tanoa Group of Hotels Yanktesh Permal Reddy, fondly known as YP, was truly a man of vision, integrity and spirit
The Great Council of Chiefs will be able to sit in the next 12 months to 2 years as the Government has enacted the i-Taukei Land Trust Amendment Bill last month. While speaking on the Attorney General’s Office an
The Fiji Council of Social Services is urging the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection to ensure that a referral system and the welfare graduation process is taken into consideration. While responding
Minister for Immigration, Pio Tikoduadua says the government will be giving early and focused priority to reform the immigration processes as Fiji is now at the point where the lack of available skills in critical areas
Flexible learning at the Fiji National University has proven beneficial for working students like Shinal Shivani Chandra, who was able to complete her Bachelor in Education (Secondary) (English and Geography) programme
An Oklahoma teenager is believed to have become the first human player to beat Nintendo's classic video game Tetris, 34 years after its release. Willis Gibson posted a video on his YouTube channel of the moment he
Israel has insisted the assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut was not an attack on Lebanon, as its enemies warned of "punishment" for his death. An Israeli spokesman said Saleh al-Arouri had died in a "surgica
Officer in Charge of Criminal Records Office Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police Merelea Dileba Drotini will be travelling to Abyei this Friday to join the United Nations Interim Security Forces. She is the
Attorney General Siromi Turaga says more local legal practitioners are being appointed to join the Ministry for Justice as there is an abundance of legal practitioners in the country. He says, currently, there are
Fiji to become the hub of sports in the Pacific is the key objective of the Fiji National Sports Policy which was passed last year during the parliament sitting. Minister for Youth and Sports, Jese Saukuru highligh
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the use of Hindu deities in product branding, specifically concerning the labels of Brookvale Union Ginger Beer. Following a complaint regarding sacri
The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji confirms it has started its investigations into all the maritime incidents that occurred recently. MSAF says they will provide a brief once the investigations are completed.
27-year-old Inoke Qalo Loloma, who allegedly murdered a 43-year-old man along Vugalei Cemetery in Lami on the morning of Christmas Eve, has been remanded. Police say Loloma appeared for a special court sitting in
Five people aboard a Japanese coastguard plane have died after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The coastguard plane was due to deliver aid after a deadly earthquake hit cen
Police are seeking assistance in locating 16-year-old Selai Talei of Tamavua- i- Wai who went missing from her home on 28th December, 2023. They say her mother woke up last Thursday morning and discovered that her
The death toll has risen to at least 15 after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the west coast of Japan on Monday, according to local authorities. Roads and buildings were damaged, transport and communication servi
The Land Transport Authority has called on members of the public to be wary of individuals allegedly posing as LTA officers and distributing vehicle transfer forms in public spaces. LTA Acting Chief Executive Offic
Suliana Wati has been reunited with her family after they saw the post on social media. Police say they would like to thank everyone for their concerns and assistance. Wati was found wandering around Standard
A 7-year-old girl from Cunningham is currently admitted at the CWM Hospital after she was hit by a minivan. The incident took place at 4 yesterday afternoon. Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations, Livai
