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Three people charged with robbery with violence appeared in Nadi court yesterday. It is alleged that on the 27th of October Satish Chand, Mateo Kasaqa and Cama Tikoitoga entered a shop in Mulomulo Nadi armed with cane k
Labasa has a new Mayor who comes from the Fiji Labour Party but he is definitely not the choice of the FLP Leader as it is alleged that Mahendra Chaudhry was stopping him from contesting the election last night. The Fij
The SDL party has denied that it's facing financial difficulties but it is evident that they are looking for money to pay for their upcoming legal bills. Fijivillage News has established that some blogsites and othe
NZ Prime Minister, Helen Clark has chuckled at the statements made by Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama that Indo Fijians should vote against her in the NZ elections. While speaking to Radio NZ, Clark
The Public Service Commission and the Public Sector Unions are once again at loggerheads over COLA payments as we approach the festive season. The Public Service Commission has made it clear that they still maintain t
Labasa has a new Mayor who comes from the Fiji Labour Party but he is definitely not the choice of the FLP Leader as it is alleged that Mahendra Chaudhry was stopping him from contesting the election last night. Neverth
After several attempts to have their land vacated, the Arya Partindhi Sabha of Fiji has taken the residents of the Wailea squatter settlement in Vatuwaqa to court. President Sushila Pathik said their plans to develop th
The Fiji National Provident Fund is now looking for a strategic partner to get the Grand Pacific Hotel Project off the ground as expressions of interest to develop the site ends next week. Chairman of the Grand Pacific
The telephone line of the official party office of the SDL has been disconnected all day today. The SDL Party which ruled the country from 2001 to 2006 and won two elections, still has its office at MacGregor Road in Su
The former Police Mobile Force which is now the Ready Action Unit is not armed as claimed by some critics of the force. Police Commissioner, Commodore Esala Teleni said people did not criticise the former Commissioner,
Concerns are being raised that certain supermarkets and public service vehicle drivers are now refusing to accept one and two cent coins in payments. Consumer Council of Fiji CEO Premila Kumar confirms that they receive
The SDL party will go ahead and file the treason complaint against the Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama, senior military officers and members of the interim Cabinet despite the court ruling which upheld
Police are investigating a case where a 57 year old farmer from Labasa who allegedly raped a form three student, was later found dead yesterday afternoon. Police have confirmed they received the complaint yesterday af
The Air Transport Licensing Board is expected to make an announcement in the next couple of days on the application of Fiji's domestic airline company Pacific Sun to service some routes around the country. Board ch
The Magistrate’s Court trial against three men charged with allegedly being in possession of a forged 50 million Euro overseas bank draft got underway this morning. The defense and DPP lawyer handed in a list of
Good news for people leaving in outer Islands as the Fiji Islands Maritime and Safety Authority has issued a certificate of sea worthiness and passenger capacity to the MV Ugavale II. The Commissioner Northern's Off
The SDL party will go ahead and file the treason complaint against the interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama, senior military officers and members of the interim Cabinet despite the court ruling which upheld
The Confederation of Public Sector Unions have requested for a 10 percent COLA payment for its members by the end of this year and the Unions also want the Cost of Living payment to be backdated to January this year. Co
Two major unions are hopeful that provisions will be made in the 2009 National Budget to fully restore the civil servants 2 percent pay cut and to assist the poor by reducing duties on some basic food items. Fiji Nursi
23-year-old Malakai Ratubuli who died after being buried under 100 tonnes of split peas following the collapse of one of the Silo's belonging to FMF last week, will be laid to rest tomorrow. Ratubuli's wife Lave
