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A resident of Rarawai, Ba has raised concern that no water trucks are carting water in their area despite assurances that water trucks will be carting water in flood affected areas. A resident Geeta and mother of three
The Pacific Concerns Resource Center has welcomed the ultimatum given to the interim government by Pacific Islands Leaders Forum on the election timetable. Director Tupou Vere said discussions on any reforms in the cons
A total of 618 people are still taking shelter in the 16 evacuation centres which are open in the Western Division. DISMAC officials have confirmed that seven evacuation centres are still operational in Nadi with a tota
The Security Forces in the country should learn not to blame the media for bringing to light their weaknesses and shortcomings. Speaking to the participants in the Fiji Police Media Workshop in Nasova where Prisons and
The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) chairman has come out publicly and said that it has been very difficult working with the National 7s coach, Waisale Serevi since November last year. Following the revelation by Serevi that he
The European Union has given over $2million for the rehabilitation of the schools that were affected by the recent floods. The Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole who received the cheque from the Head of the European
There are clear differences now emerging between the Digicel Fiji 7s coach Waisale Serevi and senior officials of the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU). With the Wellington 7s kicking off next Friday and the World Cup 7s in Dubai
The Pacific Island Leaders Forum has decided that the interim government should nominate an election date by 1st May, 2009. In the communique released after the special forum in Papua New Guinea, the Pacific leaders str
The Interim Attorney General has raised concerns on the decision of the Pacific Islands Leaders forum to give the interim government an ultimatum on the election timetable under the Biketawa declaration. Speaking to our
Save the Children Fiji has identified a total of 2761 school children who need urgent assistance to attend classes. Chief Executive Chandra Shekhar has revealed that the survey team is now liaising with Principals and H
The United States government has strongly endorsed the Pacific Islands Leaders forum position in issuing Fiji's interim government to come up with an election timetable by May 1st and conduct elections before the end
The Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum, Toke Talagi has refused to comment on statements made by Fiji's Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama that elections may even be held in 5 to 10 years time. T
Continuing an annual tradition of donating food to people of Fiji the Yadein Vision Region of Australia has once again stepped in to help the flood victims. Director Bobby Singh Mishra said as soon as they heard about t
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Micheal Somare has stressed that all members of the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum will adhere to the forums decision's in relation to Fiji. Speaking to our reporter Petrina Zinck
District Advisory Councilor Ba, Viam Pillay has called on parents in Ba who are affected by flood to send their children to school so that they could be assisted. Pillay said by staying home students cannot be assisted
Police are advising members of the public not to leave their young children alone at home. This comes after a family in Vunidawa lost all its belongings when their house caught fire yesterday afternoon. Divisional Crim
The Fiji Interim Government has been issued an ultimatum to nominate an election date by the 1st of May 2009, or face suspension from the Forum. Our reporter Petrina Zinck who is at Special Pacific Islands Forum Meeting
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key believes that the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum has acted fairly and could have taken a harder line after giving the interim government in Fiji an ultimatum to set an election timetabl
The Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama should give a reasonable timeline for elections to be held in Fiji. These are words of the Coordinator for the Fiji Womens Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali who stresses
The deported Fiji Times Publisher Rex Gardner said he still does not know why he was deported from Fiji and believes that his paper has been challenging the Interim Regime. The Australian reports that after landing at t
