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Going to the Fiji Showcase to stock up on baby diapers has led to a trip to Australia. Twenty-eighht year old father of one Amit Pala who is also an Accountant said that the win came as a surprise as he had just entered
Deputy Secretary for Local Government Litia Mawi who was demoted from the Permanent Secretary's position earlier this week has been sent on early leave following comments made in the media against the line minister o
It needs to be clarified that consultations are ongoing with regards to the Contractual Term arrangement and the Performance Management System. Those were the words of Public Service Commission Chairman Rishi Ram in lig
The owner of the vessel "Sandy" which services the Lomaiviti Group is now questioning why the Fiji Maritime and Safety Authority defied a high court order and escorted the vessel back to the Narain Jetty. Durg
The FEA rates are expected to remain the same for now despite the Commerce Commission's decision to increase the fuel surcharge rate more than a month ago. Interim Finance and Energy Minister Mahendra Chaudhry said
Fiji's largest water bottling company, Fiji Water is keeping its fingers crossed that the interim government will revoke the 20 cents per litre export and 20 cents per litre excise duty imposed on bottled water. Fij
Two violent prisoners who were convicted of Rape and Robbery with Violence are now on the run. Maciu Tabanibola who was serving 9 years for Rape, escaped from the Naboro Maximum Prison yesterday afternoon. He was workin
The Namosi provincial company which owns Namosi House has not received a single cent from the government over the last 8 months after the Ministry of Health occupied the building situated at Amy Street. Provincial Compa
There are some Chiefs from the 7 provinces who have rejected the Great Council of Chiefs Review team that have shown their interest and support to join the new look GCC if their provincial councils do not submit any name
Juggling knives with his hands on fire and escaping from a straightjacket upsidedown is what you will see in Greg Frisbee's show in the 2008 Fiji Showcase. But, Frisbee has other plans especially for the Fiji fans a
Another stand-off looms between the interim government and the Trade and Public Sector Unions in the country who have expressed strong opposition to the announcement by the PSC today that all civil servants hired from th
Five men appeared in the Nasinu Magistrates Court this afternoon charged in relation to the alleged murder of 16 year old Zoya Bibi of Narere last month. Anesh Ram, Kishwar Nand, Vikash Chand, Sat Diwan and Ilaitia Waq
Commonwealth Secretary General Kamlesh Sharma said a broad based political dialogue is a necessity for Fiji, if Commodore Frank Bainimarama's interim government wants to move the country towards democratic processes.
The South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPSE) has today raised serious concerns over misleading information being circulated to shareholders regarding various public listed companies. SPSE CEO Jinita Prasad said they received
Two sub-committees have been set up to look at ways of controlling the abuse of the already listed volatile substances such as glue sniffing by minors in schools. In a statement, Interim Minister for Education Filipe Bo
The Westpac Booth at the Fiji Showcase 2008 is specializing in educating people on how they can access internet banking to make their daily lives a little bit easier. Head of Retail Banking, Margie Deveau said they have
The Permanent Secretary positions previously held by Litia Mawi, Rohit Kishore and Dr Richard Beyer are now being advertised by the Public Service Commission. The PSC has advertised the positions of Permanent Secretary
Fifteen students will be able to pursue studies in the field of computing and engineering at USP thanks to Vodafone Fiji. Under the new agreement signed between the University and Vodafone, a committee will be set up to
The Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions (FICTU) said the Public Service Commission (PSC) has not acted in good faith after its chairman announced that all civil servants hired from this month, will be on a three year co
The Minister for Education Filipe Bole who will lead a delegation from Fiji to the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in Pagopago, Samoa, today launched the Sevu ni Meke presentations. Amongst the presentations today were th
