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Inkk Mobile Ready for Competition

Inkk Mobile Fiji Limited said its ready for the big competition in the mobile phone industry as another player joins the market from tomorrow. In a press conference this morning, Director Paul O'Neil announced that

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Sri Lanka Calls for March 2009 Elections

Sri Lanka is calling on the Interim Government to uphold the March 2009 election to have a democratic government in the country. While addressing the 30th meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial in New York over the wee

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SDL To Challenge Teleni Decision

SDL legal counsel Niko Nawaikula is currently compiling all the statements where Police Commissioner Esala Teleni had said that there would be no investigations on the treason complaints against Interim Prime Minister Vo

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Rajen Chaudhry Seeks Compensation

A Suva lawyer will be seeking damages from the Courts as a result of being acquitted on charges brought forward by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption. Rajendra Chaudhry said his lawyers are currently pre

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Mara Dismisses Qarase Statement

The Chairman of the Lau Provincial Council Colonel Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara has dismissed the statements by the Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase that only 4 to 5 people are turning up in villages in Lau to hear

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Lau Rep Disputes NCBBF Report

A tikina representative from Vanuabalavu to the Lau Provincial Council has disputed the National Council for Building a Better Fiji's report that 53% of the people of Vanuabalavu have supported the draft People's

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PM’s Office Clears The Air

The Prime Minister's Office has today clarified that former senior Ministry of Education official Suliasi Lutubula is not the new High Commissioner to Malaysia. The Prme Minister's Office said Lutubula had only

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Lack Of Funding Halts Construction Plans

As demolition works started at the Raiwaqa flats yesterday, it has been revealed today that all construction plans for the new proposed flats is on hold due to lack of funding. Public Rental Board General Manager Mesake

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FILNA Results Out

The results of the 2008 Fiji Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment or FILNA are being released today. A total of 25,205 students of classes 4, 6 and 8 sat for the test in English and Mathematics at 472 schools throug

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Rethink Stand Says Ah Koy

Fiji's Ambassador to China is calling on his fellow Kadavu people to rethink their stand on the Draft People's Charter. Sir James Ah Koy said although he cannot comment on the stand taken by the Kadavu Provincia

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Suva Lawyer Supports FLS

A Suva lawyer supports the move by the new Fiji Law Society (FLS) office bearers to seek an audience with the Acting Chief Justice and the interim Attorney General on why the ruling in the case filed by ousted Prime Mini

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Quarantine Dept Investigates Businesses

A number of businesses are under investigation by the Quarantine Department for allegedly bringing in illegal food items from China. Director Quarantine Hiangi Forete confirmed that they are trying to establish how thes

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First Time Ever Fiji Islander Wins $10m

For the first time ever, a Fiji Islander, our international golfer, Vijay Singh has won $10 million after he completed the 4th round of the FedEx Cup this morning. Singh let out a long sigh of relief after capping one o

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Man’s Body Found in Labasa

Police are investigating the death of a 50 year old man from Wainikoro Labasa whose body was found a few miles from his house. Police says the wife reported the matter to Police upon finding her husband’s body. A

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Illegal Imported Items Confiscated

The Quarantine Department has confiscated a number of food items from Chinese businesses which are believed to have been imported illegally into the country as they crack down on products which are suspected to be contam

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Courts Homecenters, Go Advertising Argue Over Billboard

Courts Homecentres Fiji Limited has today written to the Town and Country Planning Office raising concern over a 16 feet by 40 feet billboard which is being constructed at the Votualevu Roundabout blocking their Courts M

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NCBBF Figures Accurate says Mara

The Chairman of the Lau Provincial Council has stated that the figures released by the NCBBF teams in Vanubalavu that 53 percent of the people have supported the draft People's Charter, is accurate. Colonel Ratu Tev

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President Receives NFP Letter

The President's Office has received a letter from the National Federation Party calling on President Ratu Josefa Iloilo to dismiss Commodore Frank Bainimarama's interim regime. President's Office Permanent S

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Charter Forums Put On Hold

All public forums on the Draft People's Charter in all Divisions have been put on hold for now. This has been confirmed by NCBBF member Jone Dakuvula who said a meeting is scheduled to take place this week to work o

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Stay Alert Warns Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has called on people to stay alert as they are still trying to control the dengue outbreak. National Advisor Dr Eric Rafai said their cleanup and spraying campaign to control mosquitoes is still unde

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