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Girl Allegedly Indecently Assaulted

A 65-year-old man of Nabua is under investigation for allegedly indecently assaulting a 4-year-old girl. Nabua Police have confirmed the man who is the landlord allegedly committed the offence when the girl was playing

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Options Explored To Merge GPH/Holiday Inn

The Fiji National Provident Fund is now exploring options to merge the Grand Pacific Hotel project with the Holiday Inn as it moves ahead to try and complete some major investments of members funds. FNPF Chairman Taito

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Director Admits Giving Favors to Ministry

The Director of Repina Wholesalers has admitted while giving evidence under oath in the High Court that he gave favors to Officials of the Agriculture Ministry after his company was approved as the official supplier of i

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Serevi Finally Signs Contract

It is now official! New Digicel Fiji 7s coach Waisale Serevi has finally signed his contract with the Fiji Rugby Union tonight. Speaking to Fijivillage sports, Serevi said he is happy with the contract. Serevi add

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International Court the Last Option-Lawyer

Lawyer representing the ousted SDL members who have called for an investigation against the Interim Prime Minister and others for alleged treason said their last option would be to take the matter to the International Co

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Do The Right Thing: SDL Members

Two of the ousted SDL members who lodged their complaint of alleged treason against the interim Prime Minister and the military have called on the Police Commissioner to do the right thing and step aside, when investigat

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Dengue Cases Increase

There are now 139 confirmed cases of dengue in the Central/ Eastern Division with an average of 40 to 50 new cases reported on a daily basis over the last week. General Manager Community Health Central, Eastern Dr. Sal

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Military Won’t Interfere

The Fiji Military Forces stressed that the decision whether to investigate the treason allegations filed by SDL against the interim Prime Minister, interim ministers and the members of the RFMF is solely in the hands of

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Alifereti Chooses To Give Evidence Under Oath

The Director of Repina Wholesalers Pita Alifereti who is alleged to have obtained thousands of dollars in the Agriculture scam, chose to give his evidence under oath as the trial continued this morning. Alifereti revea

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No Treason Investigation-Teleni

As CID officers take the statements of Ousted SDL parliamentarians, Samisoni Tikoinasau and Mere Samisoni in relation to their treason complaint filed against the Interim Prime Minister, members of the military council a

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Cabinet Approves Teachers Registration Board Promulgation

The Interim Cabinet has approved the promulgation of the Fiji Teachers Registration Board. Interim Minister for Education Filipe Bole says once the legislation comes into effect, all existing teachers as well as new tea

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Officers Under Investigation for Alleged Rape

Two police officers based at the Valelevu Police Station are under investigation for alleged Rape. Director Operations, SSP Waisea Tabakau has confirmed the two have been suspended from the Force so that an independent

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CID Starts Taking Statements

CID officers have started taking the statements of Ousted SDL parliamentarians, Samisoni Tikoinasau and Mere Samisoni in relation to their treason complaint filed against the interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainim

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Teleni Warns SDL Executives

The Police Commissioner has warned SDL party executives not to cause any instability in the country. With Commodore Esala Teleni maintaining that the treason compliant filed by the SDL members will not be investigated,

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Reveal Your Earnings: Beddoes

Ousted Leader of Opposition Mick Beddoes has called on National Council for Building a Better Fiji's Head of Secretariat John Samy to reveal his own and other NCBBF members' earnings for their meetings and other

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Vatukaula Students Need Assistance

More students in Vatukoula now need assistance following the $100,000 worth of assistance provided by Save the Children Fiji. Fund's Chief Executive Chandra Shekhar said they had a total of $112,000 which they used

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Tapele Acquitted of All Charges

High Court Judge Justice Isikeli Mataitoga has acquitted Josefa Tapele of all charges laid against him in relation to the Agriculture Scam in 2000 and 2001. In his ruling, Justice Mataitoga stated that prosecution had f

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Woman’s Body Found Floating in Sea

The body of a woman was found floating in the sea near the Muanikau beach front this morning. Police have recovered the body and have transferred it to CWM hospital for post mortem. A passerby saw the body and informed

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Proceed With Treason Investigation

The Fiji Human Rights Commission (FHRC) stressed that the Fiji Police must proceed with the treason investigations filed against the Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama and the RFMF by the ousted members o

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Tikoinasau Prepares To Give Statement

The conviction of his younger brother and 2000 coup leader George Speight and some high chiefs for their involvement in the coup has set a good precedence in Fiji that no one is above the law. Those were the words of ou

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