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Following concerns raised by residents in Lautoka regarding road conditions in Vuda Back Road, Wairebetia, Vaivai and Navula, the Fiji Roads Authority says Vuda Back Road is part of their Forward Works Plan while their
Organised gambling is known to bring with it many forms of criminal activity, such as, corruption, drug peddling, extortion, human trafficking, prostitution, money laundering and so on. Fiji Labour Party Leader, Ma
About 15 families in Velovelo, Lautoka will have to wait another three weeks for their water supply to normalise after not having regular supply for a year. This comes as residents had raised serious concerns where
A boy, 2 men and a woman are missing at sea after they failed to return from a fishing trip to Yanuca Island last night. Police say 20-year-old Sainivalati Waqa, 32-year-old Taina Uluilakeba, 18-year-old Jone Qoro,
The Fiji Police Force has recorded 780 serious offences so far this month that includes burglary, house break-ins, sexual offences and drunk cases. Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations Livai Driu says 876 ca
A man is in police custody after he was found with green leaves believed to be marijuana, smoking apparatus and syringes in Mead Road last night. Police say the 35-year-old man from Koronivia was arrested after hi
A bronze statue of Colombian singer Shakira has been unveiled in her hometown of Barranquilla. The 6.5m-tall bronze shows her swivelling her hips in the dance move which featured heavily in her popular Hips Don't L
Fiji Roads Authority says they are planning to carry out road works behind the Hanson's Supermarket in two weeks, subject to weather. This is after members of the public have continued to raise concerns about the i
Two members of the Crime Prevention Committee from Mulomulo spent three nights in the forests of Bemana, Navosa to locate six horses which were stolen from their community earlier this month. Divisional Police Comm
The CWM Board of Visitors are looking at conducting clean-up campaigns at the hospital once every quarter for 2024. CWM Board of Visitors Chair Dr Esther Williams says the last time they held a clean-up campaign,
The Church is very concerned regarding drugs and we have a lot of literature aimed at youth making right choices. Pacific Area Seventy Leader Elder Paul Whippy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints sta
Following complaints regarding taxi drivers allegedly cherry-picking passengers and denying services for short-run requests the Land Transport Authority is issuing a stern reminder to taxi drivers to uphold the code of
A man was rescued from the sea after he allegedly jumped off a vessel this afternoon while the police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Police say the 22-year-old man from Lami allegedly
At least eight people have been killed with one still missing after severe storms battered Australia’s eastern states over the Christmas holidays, bringing down trees and power lines and leaving tens of thousands of h
Public discussion in the first half of the year was, understandably, dominated by the economy as the new Government began to open the economic cupboards to find them, as expected very bare! The inclusive approach by DPM
The landowners in the districts of Wainikoroiluva and Namosi in the Province of Namosi and also in the district of Waidina in Naitasiri want the government to hold consultations and engage all the mataqali in the distri
A man is in police custody following the death of a 43-year-old man who was found lying motionless on the road along Vugalei Cemetery in Lami on Sunday morning. Police say the post-mortem will be conducted later to
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is calling on all men not to conduct any bad behaviour, such as domestic violence, during this festive season and ensure that their families celebrate a great Christmas and New Year.
From burning the midnight oil throughout his early days at his close-knit home of Ekubu on Vatulele, an island located to the South of Viti Levu in Fiji, to securing a white-collar job and earning a management position,
Israel's Army Chief Herzi Halevi says Israel's war with Hamas militants in Gaza will continue for "many more months. Halevi told reporters that there are no magic solutions. On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin
