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A 17-year-old boy died in Vunaniu Serua yesterday morning after the minivan he was travelling in veered off the road and tumbled down the hill. Assistant Police Spokesperson Corporal Suliano Tevita confirmed the minivan
As people slowly start moving from evacuation centers in Nadi, they leave with no certainty on their future and the future of their children. Our New Director Vijay Narayan, who is currently on tour in the worst affecte
Some areas in Nadi now resemble a war zone with thousands of residents still trying to come to terms with the severity of the flash floods which ravaged the western division last week. Our News Director Vijay Narayan is
A Child’s Education Is Very Important Homes can be re-built and plantations re-farmed, however a child’s education would be lost forever. Those were the sentiments of the Coordinator for the appeal to Get t
Vodafone Fiji Limited this morning gave out a handsome $10,000 donation to Communication Fiji Limited’s flood appeal for children. Managing Director Aslam Khan stressed that they will do anything to safeguard the
It has been confirmed that 57 evacuation centers around the country are still open. Police Operation Command Center at the Central Police Station (CPS) had confirmed that 2,928 people are still sheltering at these evacu
The National Airline Air Pacific has also joined in the effort to help the flood victims by providing free of charge carriage of relief supplies on behalf of registered charitable groups. The Chief Executive Officer Joh
More flood relief assistance is coming in. Papua New Guinea (PNG) has announced that it will give more than half a million US dollars in flood relief assistance. PNG Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare said they must ass
The Australia Government is now considering a request from the interim government to relax its travel sanction and allow interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama to transit through Brisbane en route to PNG for
A 20-year-old man will appear in Nausori Magistrate Court this morning charged with the alleged defilement of a 16-year-old girl. Divisional Crime Officer Eastern ASP Ramesh Chand confirmed Vunidawa Police is now bringi
A six day recruitment process for the first batch of employees to start work at the Inter-Contentinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa will start this morning. The hotel is expected to be operational in May this year and man
Motorists are reminded that the Laqere Bridge at 7 miles will be closed again from tonight to complete the necessary work on it. The Public Works Department (PWD) Spokesperson Sainiana Waqainabete said that the bridge w
With the children and their future at heart, generous donations have now started pouring in for the appeal to get the children back to school in the worst flood affected areas. The appeal organized by Communications Fij
The Education Ministry has reminded parents and students that schools will open on Monday next week as earlier confirmed by the Ministry. Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole said they have already deferred the openin
Some people taking shelter at the Saint Andrews Primary School have been taken to Nadi hospital. The spokesperson for the families, Ranjesh Kumar said they are afraid more people will get sick. He said the Red Cross o
Dr Neil Sharma was today sworn in as the new Interim Health Minister with Anthony Gates sworn in as the Chief Justice. The two were sworn in at Government House and were congratulated by President Ratu Josefa Ilolo and
To try and facilitate people from Ba and Nadi to replenish their essentials and start preparing for the first term of school, it has been decided that Lautoka City will remain open until 8pm daily for the next two weeks.
Villagers in Nadoi, Rewa, are now waiting for urgent help as over 893 people are without food and water. Iliesa Qiokata said that at the moment most of the families have no food as all their plantations have been washed
Businesses in Ba said that majority of the shops have lost up to 90 percent of all their stock, apart from sustaining major damages to other assets in the flash floods. Owner of Raman Lal and Sons, Bharat Raman Lal said
Executives of one of the major attractions and pride of Nadi town, the Jacks of Fiji outlet along the Main street, are still trying to establish the value of the damages sustained to their shop. General Manager Babhu Bh
