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The Interim Minister of Justice Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum had called on the Fiji Law Society to be more transparent in their dealings saying their public outbursts are a publicity stunt. Khaiyum said that despite an understan
More money went out of the country in October this year as the country's import increased by $58.4 million totaling to $341.7 million. The Bureau of Statistics reports that the foreign items bought into the country
There is a need to allocate more funds for reproductive health commodities. Those were the words of the Pacific Sub Regional Director and UNFPA Representative Najib Assifi while launching the series of UNFPA publication
Fiji's policy making machinery has been starved of quality research for a long time. Those were the words of Chairman of the first ever Fiji National Research Council, FIT Director Dr Ganesh Chand at their first mee
The Amalgamated Telecom Holdings can look back ten years ago and think of how they first started without a proper office. However, they have grown rapidly to date and its one of the largest company listed on the South P
Police are looking for 7 men who robbed the Kundan Singh BP service station at Princes Road in Tamavua at about 4 o'clock this morning. The masked men armed with pinch bars drove a Toyota Rav 4 registration FA 804 i
The National Council for Building a Better Fiji (NCBBF) will have its final meeting today and tomorrow and finalize the draft People's Charter. NCBBF's Head of the Technical Support Secretariat John Samy said th
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights said it will make submissions to its regional partners who will attend the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum in PNG next month to pressure the interim government to hold elections as soon as
The interim Attorney General is questioning the intentions of the Fiji Law Society President, Dor Sami Naidu as he continues to allege that biased judgments are being delivered and the state is interfering in the judicia
The judiciary is getting on with the job. Speaking at the DPP's Conference at the Shangri La Fijian Resort and Spa in Sigatoka yesterday, High Court Judge Justice Thomas Hickie said Fiji has gone through crisis in 1
People living in Rotuma, Savusavu, Taveuni, Rakiraki and Levuka have a reason to be happy as they will be able to access their birth certificates in their own area before this Christmas. Through a partnership with the M
The Interim Attorney General is questioning the intentions of the Fiji Law Society President, Dorsami Naidu as he continues to allege that biased judgments are being delivered and the state is interfering in the judiciar
Fiji's Interim Government has been warned to expect consequences if elections are not held early in 2009. Radio Australia reports that the Australian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith made the comments ahead of more t
The Citizen's Constitutional Forum will receive $1.2 million dollars in funding from the European Union for the next three years. Chief Executive Rev Akuila said the contract was signed today with the EU and this gr
Chanting we want democracy, we want elections and we want it now, some 50 youths and representatives of the NGO Coalition on Human Rights marched through the streets of Suva this afternoon to mark the 60th Anniversary of
Switch off lights when not in use and try to save energy to save your environment. This message comes from the Interim Lands Minister, Netani Sukanaivalu who while launching the WWF campaign for Earth Hour 2009 today st
A senior fisheries officer told Fijivillage News that the state still owns all the qoliqoli in Fiji and the qoliqoli owners are only there as trustees, and they have no right under the laws of Fiji to levy any charges t
Seven men charged with robbery with violence in relation to the robbery at the Nabua BP service station on Saturday appeared in Magistrate Court this afternoon. Timoci Serukalou, Jemesa Levuka, Jone Togamadanawa, Isaia
DPP prosecutor, Aca Rayawa has termed the evidence presented by the Fiji Law Society President, Dorsami Naidu to the DPP's Conference yesterday that there is interference in the judiciary by the state, as rubbish. R
The Interim Defence Minister, Ratu Epeli Ganilau today raised concern on the high number of cases of violence against women in the country. Ratu Epeli was the chief guest at the last day of 16 days of Activism Against V
