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Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run incident yesterday afternoon which claimed life of a 9-year-old student in Koronivia, Nausori. Police spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said around 5
Raiwaqa is known as home to many but to two youths experiencing the hardships growing up in the area has moved them to take their experience and sing. Established in 1999, the two member team Jahrye and Dice, known as R
Taking care of one’s ear should be the top priority in your life. Those are the comments from Doctor Su Hong, a specialist doctor in the Ear Nose and Throat Department at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital follow
The Fiji Music Fest 2008 is set to kick off this hour. The event which brings together local artists and dance groups has seen the introduction of groups from New Caledonia. The Alliance Francaise sponsored event saw
They had a genuine desire to engage with the interim government and they also expressed their views freely about their concerns and expectations. Those were the words of interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama on the E
The National Federation Party has raised concern as to the repeated move by the interim government's continuous changing of reasons as to why the general elections next year may be delayed. Party General Secretary P
The Interim Education Ministry does not condone smoking in schools. The Interim Education Minister Filipe Bole said that they totally support the work of the Health Ministry's Tobacco Control Enforcement Unit's
The ousted prime minister said there were two main issues discussed in his meeting with the European Union (EU) group, TROIKA, which took place this morning. Laisenia Qarase said they talked about the elections and a wa
Newly appointed Chairman of Fijian Holdings Limited, Robin Storck has resigned. Storck told Fijivillage News that he resigned from the position this morning after the travel ban was imposed on him by Australia and NZ af
The Fiji Military Force will not comment on the actions of the senior military officer who was this morning charged with defilement. Military spokesperson Major Neumi Leweni confirmed they are aware of the charges but t
Fiji School of Medicine's (FSM) Professor Graham Roberts believes there is a need for all regional agencies who deliver health promotion programmes in the Pacific, to find common approaches for working in the region.
Tomorrow is Olympic Day Fun Run and this annual event is expected to have more than 2000 runners in Suva and Nadi. The Run which is celebrated worldwide in commemoration of the formation of the International Olympic Com
The National Federation Party (NFP) maintained they will not be part of any political forum which has preconditions. After meeting with the European Union delegation, TROIKA, NFP General Secretary Pramod Rae said they m
The New Zealand High Commission said it continues to engage through diplomatic channels in Suva, in concert with other members of the Forum on the Joint Working Group, the Elections Donor Coordination Committee and other
The interim government has agreed to assist bus operators in light of the sharp increase in fuel prices in the recent months. Minister of Finance Mahendra Chaudhry will meet with the Bus Operators Association this Sunda
20-year-old unemployed Taveuni youth Aminasi Vueta appeared today before Magistrate Amani Rokotuinaviti for sentencing on charges of larceny and breaking and entering. The court heard, on the 12th of May, Vueta and a gr
The interim government said it has become apparent that Australia and New Zealand, perhaps at the instigation of their missions in Suva like the United States Embassy, have personalised their analysis on Fiji. Acting De
A 48-year-old senior military officer appeared before Magistrate Aminiasi Katonivualiku charged with defiling a 15-year-old girl. Police prosecutor Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Epeli Talakubu confirmed that
Stowaway reoffender Nacani Bale Nakou was today sentenced to six months in prison after the court found him guilty of stowing away on a container ship to Australia. This is Nakou's second stowaway offence. The cour
Take a paint brush and make slashes on a huge canvas all to the rhythm of music and the outcome, a huge painting of a famous person. Unbelievable? Well that's what Brad Blaze will be doing down at the 2008 Fiji Show
