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Ousted Prime Minister and Leader of the SDL Party maintained that they will not support any electoral changes without a parliament sitting. Laisenia Qarase said while the interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimara
During the height of the Farming Assistance scheme in 2000 and 2001, farming implements were being issued to people without any approval letters from the Ministry of Agriculture. This was revealed in the police statemen
Police are questioning a man in relation to the $65,000 robbery at the Rajendra's Supermarket in Nakasi yesterday. The man was arrested by a team of CID officers from the police headquarters after an extensive searc
If our children are raising concerns themselves then it should be a sign to all of us that these issues should be addressed and not ignored. These are the words of Acting Medical Superintendant at the Saint Giles Hospit
The Solicitor Generals Office is its final stages of preparing the draft disciplinary charges against the five doctors who operated on five year old Shavneet Kumar who slipped into coma and later died after a surgery on
During the height of the Farming Assistance scheme in 2000 and 2001, farming implements were being issued to people without any approval letters from the Ministry of Agriculture. This was revealed in the police statemen
There are not enough water trucks to meet the needs of all those affected by water disruptions. Divisional Water Engineer Central Eastern Sereicokocoko Yanuyanurua said at the moment they have only four trucks carting
Police have refused to reveal whether any firearms have been recovered in relation to the ongoing investigations into the thirteen missing firearms since 2000 coup. When questioned whether any firearms have been recover
The Consumer Council of Fiji today launched its "Make Restaurant Hygiene Your Concern Today" campaign, to address the growing concern shown by consumers on the growing number of unhygienic restaurants. While l
The interim Prime Minister has stressed that nothing and no one will stop the interim government from seeing the electoral changes through before the next general elections. When questioned by Fijivillage on what the i
Two more countries have pulled out of the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum in Niue. Our reporter Ronal Deo reports from Niue.
The Public Works Department has taken note of the bad road conditions in most parts of Nasinu and has assured the people that necessary repair works will be carried out. Spokesperson Sainiana Waqainabete said road maint
Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase stresses that the interim government must not shy away from its obligations to the people of Fiji by boycotting the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum in Niue. Qarase said the decision w
The New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is concerned that Fiji looks set to boycott the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum and said the situation in Fiji is casting a stain on the Pacific. The New Zealand Business Review
The Methodist Church of Fiji will decide later this week whether the members of the National Council for Building a Better Fiji would be given permission to make a presentation on the Draft People’s Charter at the
Fiji will not attend the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Niue this week. While making the announcement in a press conference this afternoon, Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama said the decision is reg
The Interim Prime Minister has also stressed that Fiji's electoral system needs to change and the Pacific Forum cannot decide on this issue. Meanwhile Commodore Bainimarama has also announced that he will now act
The Citizen's Constitutional Forum is disappointed that Fiji will not be participating in the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. CCF Chief Executive Rev Akuila Yabaki said this could have an impact on the propos
We now cross over to our reporter Ronal Deo in Niue who said officials there are shocked by the decision by the interim government not to attend the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum. "Niue is now shocked and have
The Fiji Labour Party now said it needs to consult widely with the rank and file members before it makes a final decision on the People's Charter. Although FLP Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry was part of the National Coun
