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Five Foreign Ministers from the Pacific will be in the country next week to attend the Ministerial Contact Group meeting. Interim Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau said these ministers include New Zealand a
Six men have been arrested in relation to the alleged murder of 16-year-old Zoya Bibi of Narere last month. Media Liaison Officer Atunaisa Sokomuri has confirmed three were charged last night while three were charged th
The Fiji Trade Union Congress (FTUC) has strongly hit out at the decision taken by the Public Service Commission (PSC) that all civil servants hired from this month will be on a three year contract and the automatic pay
All boats need to be OHS compliant before they can be declared seaworthy. This is the official stand of the Ministry of Work and Transport irregardless of which company is operating and how far they are running. Sainia
One of the leading oil companies in the country, Total Fiji Limited said it is a positive move to reduce the markup percentage on Kerosene and pre mixed outboard Fuel. Company's Vice President Devashish Sanyal said
Getting the chance to fly abroad for the first time has left a 46 year old Nausori mother of three, speechless after she won a return Pacific Blue ticket to Australia by putting her Showcase ticket into the entry bin at
The major church denominations have denied using young boys to collect money on the main streets of Suva. The Methodist, Catholic, Anglican and the Assembly of God Churches say they have not organised any boys to colle
The Native Land Trust Board (NLTB) has faced a lot of problems as some landowners have assigned 100% of their lease money to lending institutions like Housing Authority, Unit Trust, ANZ, Colonial National Bank and even h
Police have laid charges against three youths, who are alleged to have been involved in the brutal killing of 16yr old Zoya Bibi, whose partly decomposed body was found floating in a river in Omkaar a few weeks ago. Acc
Parents must play a leading role in their childrens lives. These are the words of Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole on more reports of students caught sniffing glue on school premises. Bole said teachers can no lon
Save the Children Fiji has come out strongly today calling on certain organisations not to use children to collect money in the main streets of Suva. Fijivillage News has noticed young boys walking around with cans and
Viseisei chief Ratu Tevita Momoedonu believes it will be hard to renew leases in the Western Division for agriculture farming. Speaking to Fijivillage, Ratu Momoedonu said it is a well known factor to the landowners in
The Minister for Works has called an urgent meeting between the owners of the vessel Sandy and FIMSA this hour, to iron out issues as to why the vessel was escorted back to the Narain Jetty on Tuesday. Speaking to Fijiv
You do not need a degree or qualifications to become a painter. Brad Blaze the Speed painter said all you need is passion. Speaking to Fijivillage, Brad Blaze said that he started drawing when he was a small kid amazed
All civil servants hired from this month will be on three year contracts. Public Service Commission Chairman Rishi Ram said they have decided to take this step to ensure greater efficiency in the civil service as these
The Lutu Cooperative Investments Company Limited is one of the successful indigenous cooperatives in the country which exports dalo to New Zealand. They started in 1993 where 3 villages of Lutu, Navuniyaro, and Nanukulo
The Interim Attorney General said bus fares will not be increased. This comes after the Interim Government and the Bus Operators Association reached an agreement yesterday regarding Bus operators' concerns on risin
More than 5,000 students will be sitting for their Fiji Intermediate Exams this morning, and parents have been asked not to put too much pressure on their children to score high marks. Speaking to Fijivillage, Child Psy
A change made by the Fiji Police Force can now see police at the crime scene within minutes after the first report. The Police Media Liaison Officer Atu Sokomuri said it’s just a matter of calling 919 or 917 and r
As we enter the sixth day of the Fiji Showcase, people are speaking highly of the entertainment shows and the wide range of items to buy from at various booths at the Vodafone Arena. Fijivillage spoke to people who were
