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Investigations Continue On Alleged Gamblers

Police are currently carrying out investigations to see if the 20 Chinese nationals caught allegedly gambling at a club on Saturday night, are in Fiji legally. Assistant Divisional Crime Officer Southern, ASP Keshri L

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Alleged Gamblers Questioned, Released

Police have interviewed and released the 20 Chinese nationals who were arrested after they were found allegedly gambling at a club in Suva on Saturday night. Assistant Divisional Crime Officer Southern ASP Keshri Lal co

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General Consensus Achieved

The Interim Attorney General today clarified that a general consensus was achieved between both the Interim Government and the owners of Kadavu House. This was after the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua last Friday rele

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Road Conditions A Concern

The Minister for Works and Transport Timoci Natuva said the Interim Government is trying to fast track infrastructural developments to ensure that all citizens in the Maritime provinces have access to better Government s

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Fiji Goes Down To Samoa

The Digicel Fiji 7s team were denied a last minute try by Nasoni Roko as they went down 14-19 to Samoa in the final of the London 7s tournament. The referee for the Cup final disallowed the try under controversial circu

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Let Matter Rest: Interim AG

The investigation has been done and his name has been cleared. That is the comment of the Interim Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum following the call by the SDL party for Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry

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More Students Need Help

Save the Children Fiji has confirmed that 1292 students from four schools in Vatukoula are in need of assistance. Chief Executive Officer, Chandra Shekhar said out of the seven schools, four have indicated they need ass

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Soqosoqo Vakamarama Slams SDL’s Statement

The Soqosoqo Vakamarama has today slammed the claim by the SDL party that the policies introduced by the interim administration have resulted in the steep increase in poverty. Speaking to Fijivillage, Adi Finau Tabakauc

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Early Morning Fire Destroys Home

Police are investigating the cause of a fire that completely destroyed a house in Davuilevu Housing this morning. A family was renting the house, which was razed at about 3.30 this morning. When Fijivillage visited the

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Support, Prayers Are All We Need

Seven hours remain before the Digicel Fiji 7s team take on a confident Scotland side that is raring to meet the new look Josateki Savou coached team. Speaking to Fijivillage, team manager Opetaia Ravai, said all they ar

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Interim AG Hits Out At SDL

The Interim Attorney General has today hit out at the Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua's 16 resolution released on Friday at their Annual General Meeting. Speaking from Denarau Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum questions why a rep

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Maternity Clause Unfair: Halabe

A leading garment factory owner and Managing Director of Mark One Apparel Mark Halabe said with the implementation of the Employment Relations Bill and its maternity clause, the cost of business in Fiji has gone up. Hal

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Kadavu Woman Allegedly Raped

Police are investigating the alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman in Kadavu earlier this week. According to Police, a 58-year-old captain of a boat went to drop off some children at an island when they encountered engin

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Starting Seven Yet To Be Decided

The Digicel Fiji 7s management team is facing a hard time trying to get their first set of seven for the quarterfinal match against Scotland tonight. Speaking to Fijivillage, team manager Opetaia Ravai said Scotland wil

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Gambling Chinese Arrested

Police in Suva have arrested 20 Chinese national who were gambling at a club last night. Police Media Officer Atunaisa Sokomuri confirmed that officers from the Transnational Crime Unit and Strike Back Team and Major Cr

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Water To Soon Be Restored

If you are living along the Suva Nausori Highway expect your water back soon. Water and Sewerage Department Media Liaison Officer, Maika Nagalu said their engineers have been working on a pipe that carries treated water

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SDL Calls For Swift Investigations

The Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua is calling for swift and thorough investigations into the death threats made against the High Commissioner to Australia over the last few weeks so that Fiji can live up to the full obl

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No Interference From Tourism Industry

The Fiji Tourism Industry has come out today and revealed that they remain political and will not interfere into the affairs of the daily running of the interim government! This is the comment of Fiji Visitors Bureau Ch

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Fiji Likely To Meet South Africa

Barring any upsets in their quarterfinal match against Scotland, the Digicel Fiji 7s team is likely to meet South Africa in the semifinals. Fiji managed to win all their pool games last night beating Canada by 29-5, thr

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SDL Concerned at Economic Downturn

The continuous downturn of the economy will only see more families fall apart. This is the view of the SDL General Assembly at their AGM on Friday. The SDL party said they were concerned at the high rate of inflation, n

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