Good News For Lami Residents
Some good news for Lami residents as the Lami Town Council is planning to have its two main roads upgraded before this Christmas. Lami Town Mayor Tevita Vuatalevu said while they have sent their request to the Interim
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Fiji Bati Too Good For Ireland
Fiji Bati are through to the semifinals of the Rugby League World Cup after they beat Ireland in the Semifinal qualifier 30 - 14. The Bati led in the first half of 12 - 10 with Captain Wes Naiqama setting the pace as he
Making Civil Servant Redundant An Option-PSC
The Public Service Commission said the possibility of making Civil Servants redundant is still an option if they fail to achieve their aim to reduce the civil service numbers by 10 percent next year. PSC Chairman, Rishi
Fiji Times To Know Their Fate by December
The Fiji Times, its Editor in Chief and Publisher will know by December what type of penalty they will face with regards to the Contempt of Court case which they were implicated in. The Interim Attorney General has been
FICAC Employee Appears in Court
A FICAC employee in Labasa appeared in the Labasa Magistrates Court today charged with two counts of Conversion as a trustee. FICAC alleges that its worker, Tui Vunibola applied for funds from a donor agency on behalf o
Mai TV Concerned With Piracy
As the Rugby League World Cup fever heats up with the Fiji Bati ready to take the field in the semifinal qualifying match against Ireland tonight, there are revelations today that a number of DVD shops are selling pirat
8-Year-Old Commits Suicide
Parents have been urged to spend more time with their children and to understand the problems they are going through. This comes after an 8 year old student of Sigatoka took his own life in Sigatoka over the weekend. P
Three in Court For Abduction
The three men accused of abducting a 16 year old girl and hiding her in Vatuwaqa over the weekend, appeared in the Magistrates Court this afternoon, charged with one count of Abduction and Conspiracy to commit a misdemea
No Bus Service, Hundreds Stranded
Hundreds of people are affected as there are no bus services in some areas of Seaqaqa in Vanua Levu for the past one month. There are reports that Bulileka Transport suspended its services in Vunivere, Navaicamu and Nav
FSLC Begins Tomorrow
The Fiji School Leaving Certificate examination will begin tomorrow and a total of 11,615 candidates will sit the exams at 153 centres. Five new schools are sitting the exams and they are: Adi Maopa Junior Secondary Sch
Youths Arrested For Abducting Girl
Nabua Police have arrested and charged three youths for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl and hiding her inside a house in Vatuwaqa over the weekend. Police have confirmed that the three have been charged with Abdu
6 Year Old Drowns
Police are calling on parents to closely monitor their children while they are out enjoying themselves at sea. This comes after a 6 year old boy of Lautoka drowned while swimming with other children in the Yasawas yeste
4 Questioned Over Robbery
Four men who allegedly robbed two salesmen of the British American Tobacco of cash and other items totaling more than $44 000 in Baulevu, Nausori, last Monday, are currently being questioned by CID officers. Police con
Sacked GCC Chairman Will Await Court Ruling
Sacked GCC Chairman Ratu Ovini Bokini said they will await the court ruling on their case against the interim government in relation to the termination of their GCC membership before deciding on whether to accept the inv
Public Auditing Standards to Improve
The standard of public auditing within the Pacific region is expected to be improved with the establishment of a Secretariat of the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) in Suva, Fiji, next year. Pac
President Should Be An Indigenous
The position of Fiji's President should always be given to the indigenous Fijians. Those were the sentiments of former Opposition Leader Mick Beddoes, who said that while Fiji can learn from the US elections and ele
GCC Chiefs Still Hurt: Cakaudrove
The chiefly Vanua of Lalagavesi in Cakaudrove said that traditional protocol must take place first before the interim Minister for Indigenous Affairs and the Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) consults the chi
Nurses/Doctors To Be Questioned
Labasa Police are awaiting the post mortem report of a 4 day old baby who died after he was injected in the thighs by a nurse last Thursday. Police Spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri had confirmed the baby’s mother wa
Mines Dept Refuses To Reveal Details
The Mines Department has refused to reveal any details on investigations on the incident where an 8-year-old boy of Waila Nausori died, after receiving 60% burns while playing with firecrackers on Diwali night. Acting M
Doctors To Be Terminated If Guilty
The Public Service Commission says that the doctors found responsible for the death of 5 year old Shavneet Kumar, can be handed their termination letter if found guilty. Speaking to Fijivillage, PSC Chairman Rishi Ram c