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The Health Ministry said there is no time frame on how long it will take the ministry to control dengue fever completely. The National Advisor for NCD's Dr Eric Rafai said Fiji currently has category 4 Dengue which
The Prime Minister's Office said that disclosures such as how much each member of the National Council for Building a Better Fiji has received in allowance must follow proper procedures. The statement comes after th
The Military Commander and members of the Fiji Military Forces will take a new oath of allegiance that none of them will take part in a coup in the future. Speaking on a talkback on our sister Station Viti FM today, Nat
As the disciplined forces keep a close watch on the national security situation in the country during consultations on the draft Peoples Charter, the Interim Minister for Defence said people in the rural areas in the Nor
Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Ashishna Prasad has suggested in the High court alternative ways in which the case against Ratu Inoke Takiveikata and 9 others for allegedly conspiring to murder the Interim Prim
The Methodist Church of Fiji will not support the People's Charter process because it believes that this is an illegal act being performed by the interim government. While responding to the Interim Prime Minister&#
Police have revealed that an official inquiry into the death of prisoner Josefa Baleiloa will start soon. Director Operations SSP Waisea Tabakau has confirmed this morning that they are treating the case as any other ca
High Court Judge Justice Isikeli Mataitoga today sentenced Peli Kete and Pita Alifereti to three and four years imprisonment. Pita Alifereti was sentenced to four years imprisonment for three counts of official corrupti
Senior Fire officials from Suva have been sent to Sigatoka this morning to investigate the bus fire in Volivoli Sigatoka yesterday afternoon. Chief Fire officer Mark Reid said they are working closely with police and t
President Ratu Josefa Iloilo's Secretary Rupeni Nacewa has turned down the position of Defence Permanent Secretary to replace Malakai Tadulala who has been demoted to Deputy Secretary for insubordination. Nacewa con
Alleged Fraudster, Shalendra Shina who was extradited from Vanuatu this morning is currently being questioned at the Nadi Police Station. Deputy Director CID, SP Adi Sen has confirmed that Shina was escorted to Fiji by
A 45 year old farmer of Labasa has died after the vehicle he was travelling in veered off the road in Nagigi and tumbled. The farmer who was a passenger sustained severe head injuries and died at the Labasa hospital ye
The people speak through the Provincial Councils and it is this decision that we are expressing. These are the sentiments of the Naitasiri Provincial Council Vice Chairman Ilaitia Tuisese who said their Provincial Counc
Firecrackers will again be the attraction this Diwali however a ban will be imposed on certain types of crackers like last year. Fiji Retailers Association President Himmat Lodhia said that traders have started preparat
The Interim Prime Minister has today questioned the leaders of the Methodist Church of Fiji why they are opposing the draft Charter, as nothing will stop the People's Charter process. Following revelations from the
Members of the National Council for Building a Better Fiji believe that the Methodist Church and the SDL's claims that their members are against the draft People’s Charter are unfounded. After over 4000 people
Concerns are now being raised that bus owners are not taking steps to improve the safety of passengers after 50 students had to jump out of their burning bus in Volivoli, Sigatoka, yesterday afternoon. Speaking to Fijiv
The Land Transport Authority inspectors have been directed by Chief Executive Officer Etuate Koroi to investigate the bus fire in Sigatoka yesterday afternoon. When contacted this morning, Koroi said he is in Labasa how
Prisoner Josefa Baleiloa's death should not be taken lightly and those responsible should be taken to task. The Citizen's Constitutional Forum Chief Executive Reverend Akuila Yabaki said it is obvious that the P
Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole stressed that stranded teachers from the Eastern Division mainly from the Lau group who have not been able to get back to school in time after the school holidays will be discipline
