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Taxi Driver Robbed In Colo-i-suva

Police are looking for 3 people who robbed a 52 year old taxi driver in Colo-i-Suva yesterday afternoon. According to Assistant Police Spokesperson Corporal Suliano Tevita, the suspects hired a taxi from Rodwell Rd and

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Supreme Law is the Constitution not the President

The lawyer representing Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase and others in the December 2006 case, Queens Counsel Nye Perram stressed in the High Court today that the supreme law of the land is the constitution, not th

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Concerns raised over interim govt statement

The Fiji Nursing Association is concerned about the interim government's statement that there are no plans to make cost of living adjustment payments. General Secretary Kuini Lutua said if COLA is not paid then the

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29yr Old Charged With Forgery

The Police Anti Money Laundering Unit has charged a 29 year old man who allegedly obtaining more than $93,000 using a forged document. Assistant Police Spokesperson Corporal Suliano Tevita confirms that the incident occ

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Salary Increment for Sheraton Staff

Good News for the workers at Sheraton Nadi as they are expected to receive a 5% salary increment soon. The general secretary for National Union of Hotel and Catering Employees, Daniel Urai confirms he had successful mee

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Australian National Charged with Murder

Nadi Police have charged the 47 year old Australian national with murder for allegedly stabbing a 47 year old man to death on Monday night. The man was charged this morning and will appear in the Nadi Magistrates court

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No Plans on COLA Payout for Civil Servants

With the rising prices of several goods, the Interim Finance Minister said there are no plans to make Cost of Living Adjustment payments for civil servants this year. Mahendra Chaudhry agrees that the plight of the poor

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Don’t Plant Trees Near Power Lines

The Fiji Electricity Authority is calling on people to refrain from planting trees where there is a possibility of it touching FEA lines. The Chief Executive Officer Sunil De Silva said FEA spends more than $2 million y

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Nasese Residents Given Deadline To Lodge Complaints

Residents living in Nasese who due to a power surge last week Wednesday had some of their electrical items damaged have been given until the end of the month to fully lodge their complaints with the Fiji Electricity Auth

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Payout Restoration Should be Backdated-FTA

The Fijian Teachers Association maintains that the civil servants' pay cut restoration should be backdated. General Secretary, Maika Namudu said the interim government should consider the plight of the civil servant

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Wilson Maintains he Received a Threatening Call

Public Relations and Media Consultant Matt Wilson maintains that he received a threatening phone call from someone from the RFMF. Wilson alleged in a statement late yesterday that he received a telephone call early on M

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Assistance Needed in the Dairy Industry

Rewa Dairy Cooperative Company Chairman Josefa Serulagilagi said the government should assist the Dairy Industry just like the Sugar and Tourism Industries. Serulagilagi said over the past years, the government has alwa

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State Lawyers Conclude Submissions

As Queens Counsels for the interim government concluded their submissions in the case filed by Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and others, they stressed to the three presiding judges to seriously consider the conse

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Operation Starts to Monitor Drivers

Police Officers will be closely monitoring the drivers this long weekend to ensure that it's an accident free weekend. Divisional Traffic Officer, Western ASP Richard Raju said an operation starts from tomorrow.

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Newspapers Have Personal Agenda-Chaudhry

The Interim Finance Minister has today stressed that two newspaper outlets have a personal agenda against him and the interim government as they have not published his explanations in relation to the recent attacks print

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Matt Wilson alleged being threatened

Public Affairs and Media consultant Matt Wilson has alleged that he was threatened by someone he suspects from the Fiji Military over services he provided for a draft article by Suva Lawyer graham Leung. In a statement

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President’s powers must be allowed to evolve-QC

It is simply not practicable to identify all the prerogative powers vested up the President of Fiji. Those are the words of state lawyer, Queens Counsel Gerad McCoy in the case to determine the legality or otherwise of

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No Possibility of Qarase and Others to Resume Office

There can't be any possibility that Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase and others will resume office now as the President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo is ensuring that the interim government prepares for the next election

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My Phones are Tapped and my Emails are Hacked-Leung

Suva lawyer, Graham Leung is now raising the question on how a document which he was preparing in relation to the interim government without public knowledge ended up with the Interim Attorney General. While speaking to

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Police Question Australian National

Police are still questioning a 47 year old Australian national and a 20 year old unemployed man of Korovuto Nadi for allegedly stabbing a 47 year old man to death on Monday night. Assistant Spokesperson, Corporal Sulian

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