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The Public Service Commission has approved the recruitment of 45 qualified engineers from overseas to be employed at the Department of Water and National Roads. This has been confirmed by the Permanent Secretary for Wor
The former Nasinu Mayor has today admitted that he owes rates to the Council after the Town Clerk made claims that some councilors owe rates. Rajeshwar Kumar said they do not need to be questioned on this as they are al
Savusavu Police are awaiting the post mortem report of the 28-year-old woman of Tunuloa, Cakaudrove who was allegedly beaten to death by her 30-year-old husband on Sunday night. Divisional Crime Officer Northern ASP Luk
We need money to rebuild Ba Town. Those were the words of the Chief Executive Officer of Ba Town Council Tulsi Ram who is calling on ratepayers to pay their rates so that the town can be restored to what it was before t
The visit of the Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will see China's relations strengthening with Fiji and the region. China's Ambassador to Fiji, Han Zhiqianq said Vice President Jinping's visit to Fiji was
The former Nasinu Mayor has today admitted that he owes money to his Council after Town Clerk made claims that some Councilors owe rates. Rajeshwar Kumar said they do not need to be questioned on this as they are also h
The Consumer Watchdogs are disappointed at the Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama's directive not to decrease bus fares. Consumer Council Manager Campaign Praneeta Singh said it is also unfortunate t
The Suva City Council's renovations of the Suva Market are on track to be completed in April. Director Engineer Jagdish Singh said the $65,000 renovation has seen the removal of all the asbestos in mid December last
Police are now providing security to senior executives of the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) after a report was lodged that they continue to receive threatening calls and text messages. Assistant Spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri
The 5 member team from the United Nations and Commonwealth Joint Technical Team have started their meetings with political parties, stakeholders and the interim government on the Proposed President's Forum. They met
The Joint Technical Team will meet Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry today while former Opposition Leader Mick Beddoes confirmed he had received an invitation for a meet on Thursday. The UN and Commonwealth team is also
Good news for consumers as the whole sale and retail price of locally made butter will decrease from today. The Prices and Incomes Board has confirmed that from today, the price of 500 grams of butter will decrease from
Efforts by people, organizations and business houses to help those affected by the floods experienced last month continue with Fiji Water delivering water and doing what they can for villages, schools and individuals. D
The President of the Fiji Law Society Dorsami Naidu is refusing to pay court costs to the amount of $12,100. He had been served with court papers demanding the payment. Enforcement costs were granted to the State as a
The Nasinu Town Clerk said Nasinu's Town Councilors were also the ones who did not pay their rates. Satish Kumar raised concern that the rates owed to the council that is standing a $8 million dollars accumulated ov
The Department of Tourism is currently liaising with the Prime Minister’s Office on the possibility of constructing temporary floating platforms to cater for cruise ships in the Yasawa's. Acting Director Touri
The President of the Fiji Law Society Dorsami Naidu has been served with court papers demanding payment of court costs. The court costs in the amount of $12,100 with interest and enforcement costs were granted to the St
The five member United Nations and Commonwealth Joint Technical Team met with the SDL's Strategic Team for three hours this afternoon as part of the preparations for the proposed President’s Political Dialogue
The Textile Clothing and Footwear Council believes that the decision to defer the implementation of the new wages order for five months would avoid further job losses in the garment industry. TCF Council President Kalpe
Police are yet to recover the bodies of two people who went missing after the flood that badly affected the western division. Police spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said according to police records, two people, a 35 year
