Act Now For Assistance
Parents need to take urgent action today if they have been severely affected by the recent floods and need assistance to send their children to school. Save the Children Fiji Chief Executive Chandra Shekhar said they wi
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Education Ministry Provided With Update
The Ministry of Education has been provided with an update on the flood rehabilitation work conducted in all flood affected schools. The estimated cost of damage stands at $1.3 million and the Ministry had already ident
Immigration Officials Visit Fiji Times Publisher
It is understood that the Fiji Times Publisher Rex Gardener will be deported tomorrow. Reliable sources informed Fijivillage news that immigration officials are having discussions with Gardener who will be deported tomo
Criticisms Will Not Deter Interim PM
Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama said if he would have attended the Special Forum leaders meeting in Papua New Guinea tomorrow, he would have once again told the Forum Leaders what he had told the Minis
Estimated 300,000 Children Affected
Save the Children Fiji will be using the donations they have received from the general public and organisations to assist an estimated 300 000 school children affected by the recent floods. Chief Executive, Chandra Shek
All Children Must Go To School From Tomorrow-Interim PM
Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama stresses that it is important for every child to go to school from tomorrow. Bainimarama said it is the schools who will be provided with necessary resources by the go
Parents Should Act Now For Assistance
Parents need to take urgent action tomorrow if they have been severely affected by the recent floods and need assistance to send their children to school. Save the Children Fiji Chief Executive Chandra Shekhar said they
$135,000 For Affected Children
$135,000 has been collected so far in the Legend FM, FM96, Viti FM, Navtarang, Sargam and fijivillage.com Flood Appeal to Get the Children Back to School. Appeal Coordinator and Navtarang Programmes Director Satya Nand
PM’s Rehabilitation Fund Surpass $600,000
The Prime Minister's National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund has surpassed the sum of $600,000. Commodore Bainimarama said a number of Chinese businessmen today got together and made a special donation towa
Reason Not Good Enough
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is deeply concerned about Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama's decision not to attend the Pacific Leaders meeting in Papua New Guinea tomorrow. Coordinator Shamim
Father Allegedly Rape 14-Year-Old
Police are expected to lay charges on a 40 year old father from Labasa for allegedly raping his 14 year old daughter in December last year. The father is currently residing in Nadi and a team of Police Officers have bee
Soldiers Present $140,000 To National Disaster Fund
Soldiers from the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces today presented a cheque of $140,000 to the Prime Minister's National disaster, relief and rehabilitation Fund. In accepting the cheque, Interim Prime Minister
FICAC Charges Former FAVC Boss
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has charged Fiji Audio Visual Commission Chief Executive Officer, Taniela Bolea with four counts of Abuse of Office No plea was taken today after Bolea's lawyer, Me
Forum Leaders Meet To Discuss Fiji’s Fate
With a day to go for the special Pacific Islands Leaders Forum, the NZ media is reporting that all indications are that the Forum Foreign Ministers Contact Group unanimously rejected Commodore Bainimarama's claim tha
CCF Hopes Soldiers Were Not Forced To Give
The Citizens Constitutional Forum hopes that the soldiers who gave $140,000 to the Prime Minister's National Disaster, Relief and Rehabilitation Fund were not forced to give up a day's pay for the people affected
Approval Given To Use Allocated Funds
The National Disaster Management Office has today revealed that all the Divisional Commissioners have been given the approval to use whatever money allocated to them in this year’s budget to survey the areas badly
Red Cross Assist Health Ministry
The Fiji Red Cross is now assisting the Health Ministry in distributing of hygiene kits and Baby packs to families in the flood affected areas as part of their second phase of assistance. Disaster Coordinator Vuli Gauna
Qarase vs Bainimarama Hearing On 6th April
The hearing of the Laisenia Qarase vs Frank Bainimarama appeal will begin on the 6th of April. The case was called for mention in the Fiji court of appeal and the court has ordered that the appellant’s submissions
Bole Meets Senior Education Officers
Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole is currently meeting with Senior Education officers about his visit to Western Division to flood affected schools last week. Bole issued a directive last week for all schools to op
NGO Starts Second Phase Of Relief
The Fiji Sevashram Sangha has started their second phase of relief efforts and is now visiting schools in Ba to provide stationery to the schools. Akhlesh Prasad said that they have sent out volunteers and will be getti