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Police are currently trying to locate the owners of the farm where 2 million dollars worth of marijuana was uprooted from the Bemana district in the highlands of Navosa yesterday. Police Spokesperson, Atunaisa Sokomuri
More people are being questioned in relation to the $67,000 robbery at Rajendra's Supermarket in Nakasi on Monday. Divisional crime officer eastern Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ramesh Chand has confirmed
Pacific Island leaders go into retreat this morning in Niue to decide Fiji's future participation in the Forum where Australia and New Zealand are expected to call for increased actions to be taken against the inter
The Fiji Embassy in Washington DC has written to the Secretary of the United States (US) Department of Agriculture expressing its concerns regarding the increase in the 2007-08 refined sugar Tariff Rate Quota or TRQ. In
Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase believes that the way forward to resolve the land issue is to ensure that all laws in relation to native lands are returned to the Native Land Trust Act(NLTA). Qarase agreed with th
The Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) continues to push for changes in the policies imposed by the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) to allow the investment of member’s funds overseas. After the National Council for Bu
The new mobile company to hit the Fiji market is on track to launch at the end of the year. Digicel Pacific Managing Director Niamh Byrne reassured the public saying the company is working hard on getting the network re
The pressure is mounting on Fiji as New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has met with a number of Pacific Island leaders in Niue on Commodore Frank Bainimarama's non-attendance at the Forum as she pushes for a tou
Quick action by the fire authorities saved the Metrological office in Vatuwaqa this afternoon from being completely destroyed. Works Ministry Spokesperson Sainiana Waqainabete confirmed that the fire started around 3pm
After months of monitoring the major marijuana cultivation areas, police made a major breakthrough late yesterday after uprooting $2M worth of marijuana from the Bemana District in the highlands of Navosa. This is the
The pressure on Fiji has commenced in Niue with the New Zealand Prime Minister's first meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum. Helen Clark had stressed that Fiji citizens can only be included in New Zealand's for
The Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry met the President Ratu Josefa Iloilo today accompanied by Lekhram Vayeshnoi and Tom Rickets to officially inform him of their decision to resign from the interim government.
It’s plain and simple, do not litter. $200 is the fine if you are found littering in a public place or throwing rubbish from a vehicle, while a corporate body can be fined $1000 for the same action, and if you are
Nadi Police are still investigating the cause of fire that partly destroyed a temple in Nadi yesterday. It is suspected that the fire could have started from a lit diya that partly destroyed that Nalavo temple. However
The interim government is still liaising with the Commonwealth and the United Nations about the proposed Presidential Forum to be held this year. Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office Parmesh Chand sa
Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji's General Manager has received the award for the South Pacific Hotel Manager of the Year at the HM Awards in Sydney last week. Award winner Darren Shaw had taken the position of the hote
The Ministry of Finance is taking steps to ensure that the measures announced by cabinet last week to counter the effects of rising prices of food and energy are being implemented. Permanent Secretary for Finance Peceli
A Suva Soccer Official and two soccer players appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court this morning after they earlier pleaded guilty to assaulting referee Dhiren Kewal during the Battle of the Giants Soccer tournament. T
The US Embassy said anyone who participated in the December 2006 coup will not be able to travel to USA, even after leaving the interim government. The reaction comes after the US Embassy was asked whether it will lift
The Health Department in the North has reactivated their awareness program on Dengue Fever but not to an emergency level. Acting General Manager Community Health Service Dr Pablo Romakin said for the past three months t
