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The University of the South Pacific is expected to decide today on how many students will not sit for the exams this morning. USP Vice Chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra allowed close to 300 students to pay their outst
The Public Service Commission is hoping that the case of five year old Shavneet Kumar who slipped into a coma following surgery on his arm and later died in hospital, wraps up quickly. However, Chairman Rishi Ram said t
The Vodafone Fiji Bati blessed the Sydney Football Stadium today before turning their minds to the biggest game in the country's short rugby league history against Australia in the World Cup semi-final. The deeply r
As the extended consultations on the draft Peoples Charter continues in various centers around the country, the Head of the Technical and Support Secretariat for the National Council for Building a Better Fiji stresses t
The Indian High Commission in Fiji is concerned that students from Fiji who are awarded scholarships to study in India tend to leave their course midway and return home. India's High Commissioner to Fiji Prabhakar J
The Australian government will continue to top up the salary of the Supervisor of Elections Felecity Heffernan despite the interim government announcing that elections will not be held in March next year. Australian Hig
Police are now awaiting the post mortem result on the 39 year old man who was found dead found along Victoria Parade in Suva at around 11.30 last night. Police Spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said it is believed that th
The Fiji Law Society has raised serious concerns as to why the Attorney General's chambers sought an ex-parte application in the Court of Appeal against the ruling by the High Court Judge Justice, Justice Filimoni Ji
It's D-Day for the Fiji Bati team as they face one of the most dauting tasks of taking on world champions Australia in the Rugby League World Cup semi final tonight. Being the surprise package of the world cup afte
Interim Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum maintains that the work of the Draft Peoples Charter will not be stopped because the stay order granted by Justice John Byrne has the powers to give the go ahead. Sayed-Kha
The former Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase should seek legal advice and should know the proper procedures instead of making comments to the media. Those were the comments from the Interim Attorney General, Aiyaz Saiyed-
Tertiary students has been charged with producing fake notes and will appear in the Suva Magistrates court on Monday. Police have confirmed that the four together with a cane cutter from Rakiraki were arrested after pol
All the procedures were followed in obtaining the stay order on the High Court Judgment by Justice Filimoni Jitoko to stop all Draft People's Charter work. Information Ministry, Deputy Secretary Major Neumi Leweni s
The Interim Prime Minister wishes the Fiji Bati the best of luck in their next match against Australia tomorrow in the Rugby League World Cup. Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who is currently in Brussels, said everyone has
The stay order which was granted by Justice John Bryne last night to stop the process of the Draft People's Charter will not dampen the spirit of the SDL party. SDL leader, Laisenia Qarase confirms their next step w
Lautoka Police are questioning two youths for allegedly raping a 42 year old woman in Yasawa. Divisional Police Commander Western, SSP Fesaitu Kava has confirmed the two were arrested yesterday afternoon and are current
We are expected to save $44 million dollars a year with current fuel prices once the Nadarivatu dam project is completed. These are the words of Fiji Electricity Authority Chief Executive Association, Hasmukh Patel on t
The former Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase and the SDL party are disappointed with the stay order granted by Justice John Bryne last night on the ruling of Justice Filimoni Jitoko to stop all People's Charter work un
The Queens Counsel representing Businessman Ballu Khan has advised him not to return to Fiji anytime soon. QC Peter Williams told Radio Australia that Khan has suffered a lot in Fiji and it would be better if he stays a
The Prisons Commissioner is hoping that their allocation in the 2009 National Budget is a good one as they still have to carry out alot of transitional work. Iowane Naivulurua said they are now working on alot of projec
