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Fiji’s Economy Is Improving-RBF

The Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji said he doesn't understand why there are so many conflicting reports on the current state of the economy. Speaking to Fijivillage News, Sada Reddy, said the Reserve Ba

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Growing Demand Strains Water Dept

The Water Supply Department in the West is keeping an eye on their main water catchment area as their counterparts in the Central Division have started rationing water supply. Senior Water Engineer Western Samuela Tubui

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School to Raise Awareness on Taking Safety Precautions

Sometimes we forget about educating our kids about the importance of teaching them simple safety rules. This is what class one student Henry Park of International Primary School said about their theme "Saving Peopl

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Agriculture Ministry Lifts Suspension

The import of potatoes from New Zealand will begin soon as the Agriculture Ministry has lifted the suspension on the import of potatoes as of yesterday. Due to the suspension many supermarkets and retail outlets around

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Leave Pay Cannot Be Accumulated

Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has stressed that any military officers or civil servants leave pay cannot be accumulated to the extent of Army Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama. Qarase said Mahendra Chaudhry

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Nothing Good Will Be Done: Qarase

With hours remaining for the draft People's Charter to be made public, Ousted Prime Minister and SDL Leader Laisenia Qarase said the document will not do anything good for Fiji as it will be forced on the people of t

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Body Found Along Roadside

Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old man who was found dead along the roadside at Walu Bay yesterday morning. Police Media Liaison Officer Atunaisa Sokomuri confirmed the man was a security officer at the

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Draft Charter To Be Made Public

A major step in the history of Fiji will be taken today as a draft People's Charter recommending major constitutional and electoral changes is expected to be made public by the National Council for Building a Better

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Fiji Needs A Common Name

Fiji needs to have a name that will unite everyone and today we will make a final decision. Lorine Tevi Chairperson of one of the NCBBF's Taskforce said that after consideration the taskforce came up with the recomm

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Draft Charter To Include Report On Economy

As the nation awaits the release of the Draft People's Charter later today, it has been revealed that a report on the State of the Nation and the Economy will also be included in the Charter. Head of the Technical a

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Govts Actions Show Lack of Accountability

Unnecessary costs incurred through overseas trips, leave accumulated and the like, are what the people of Fiji have to put up with from the interim government. Ousted Opposition Leader Mick Beddoes said these actions an

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Mothers Need Support: Dr Nursair

Immediate families have been asked to support mothers who have given birth recently or are breastfeeding to ensure that they do not come across problems during the breastfeeding period. As the country marks National Bre

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Lets Protect Our Turtles: Nakelo

Why anyone would hurt these harmless beautiful creatures is beyond us so that's why at Tadra Kahani "The Dream Story Stage Show" we will tell everyone that it's time to stop killing our turtles. This i

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Chaudhry Defends PM’s Beijing Trip

There is no problem in Interim Prime Minister's visit to China for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. Those were the words of Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry who said there are special allocations made

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SDL Against PM’s Beijing Trip

He has become what he has tried to remove and that which he has accused us of. These are the words of SDL Party National Director Peceli Kinivuwai on Interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama attending the Beijing Olympi

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Only 40% of NCBBF Members Responsible for Charter Draft

As the draft Peoples Charter will be presented to the National Council for Building a Better Fiji this afternoon, the Technical and Support Secretariat has stressed that only 40 percent of the NCBBF members were responsi

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Bainimarama Trip Despicable

Why is the Interim Government wasting money on overseas trips? This is the question put forward by Viti Taukei Workers Union General Secretary Taniela Tabu has labelled the planned trip of the Interim PM to the Beijing

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Alleged Murderer Presents Alibi

An unemployed man charged with the alleged murder of a carrier driver today presented an alibi in the Suva High Court to convince the court that he was not present at the crime scene. Niko Bolavagone is alleged to have

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NCBBF Deliberate On Charter

The members of the National Council for Building a Better Fiji are deliberating on the draft People's Charter and how to take it to the people. During his opening address at the 5th NCBBF meeting this morning at the

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Ricketts Says Expand Trade Network

Fiji should look at expanding its trade network and further trade relations with other countries other than its traditional trade partners. Interim Trade Minister Tom Ricketts said under the South-South Cooperation, Fij

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