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Only hours after his client was sentenced to life imprisonment, Simon McCartney's lawyer Sevuloni Valenitobua filed the necessary documents in the Fiji Court of Appeal to appeal against the conviction and sentence.
The interim Minister for Education has raised serious concern on how students are easily able to access drugs. This comes after reports that some students of a High School in Lautoka are under investigation for allegedl
The Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) Chief Executive Officer said they are hopeful that some of the businesses will start generating their own electricity. Speaking to Fijivillage, Hasmukh Patel said so far they have re
The 15 employees of the Nadi Hotel are expected to be made redundant after the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) decided to re-develop the Nadi Hotel site. FNPF Board Chairman Parmesh Chand confirmed that the board ha
There is more good news for consumers as the wholesale and retail price of motor spirits, diesel, kerosene and outboard fuels decrease again from tomorrow. The Prices and Incomes Board has announced this afternoon that
It is a huge leap forward for America and the world as Barack Obama was elected the next President of the US last night. Those are the words of the former Prime Minister and SDL leader Laisenia Qarase as he welcomed the
The Citizens Constitutional Forum said there are very important lessons to be learnt by leaders in Fiji by Barack Obama's historic win in the US Presidential Elections. Executive Director Reverend Akuila Yabaki said
It was a dream come true and in US President George W Bush's words, the people have chosen a President whose journey represents a triumph of the American story. However there are revelations today that US President-
High Court judge Justice Filimoni Jitoko will make a ruling next week on the application made by Laisenia Qarase and the SDL party to stop the work of the National Council for Building a Better Fiji. Solicitor General C
Your act is similar to that of an animal. Those were the words of Labasa Magistrate Anare Tulevuka while sentencing a 48 year old man to 10 years imprisonment who earlier pleaded guilty to raping his 70 year old mother.
The Irish national who is alleged to been involved in the filming of pornographic movies in Fiji appeared in the Magistrates Court this afternoon charged with being in possession of illicit drugs. Patrick Hughes appeare
The half year profit records for telecom giants Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited shows that the company is not doing as well as last year recording an interim profit after tax of $19.4 million for the half year end S
The Fiji Labour Party Labasa branch Chairman has been tasked by the Party to compile a report on the conduct of Labour councilors at the Labasa Town Council who voted against the councilor who was chosen by the Party to
The Transnational Crime Unit and the Immigration Department have managed to establish that the Irish national who is in police custody for allegedly filming pornographic movies in Fiji, is living in the country illegally
The Ministry of Education will wait for their own investigation into the leakage of the Fiji Junior Examination papers to complete before deciding on what action to take. Interim Minister for Education Filipe Bole said
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has made an application to Rakiraki Magistrate, Suliana Tabaiwalu to remove herself from presiding over their case against George Shiu Raj. Commission Prosecutor Paul M
The Land Transport Authority has adopted a new way of checking that buses are complying with the new safety regulations which have been implemented recently. Chief Executive Etuate Koroi said instead of carrying out the
Vodafone Fiji Bati Captain Wes Naiqama accepted defeat to Scotland last night but remains confident his side will be back on track in the semifinal qualifier against Ireland on Monday. Naiqama said while he was disappoi
Police have interviewed and released eight students of Suva and Navua for allegedly buying the leaked Fiji Junior Examination, Maths, Basic Science and English papers. According to Nabua Police they have identified some
The Education Ministry has confirmed that some students of a high school in Lautoka are under investigation for allegedly smoking marijuana in the school compound. Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole confirmed that e
