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It’s time to implement changes

It’s time to implement changes in the Fijian Administration. The Citizens Constitutional Forum has come out and clarified that they are not proposing a new review of the Great Council of Chiefs and the Native Land

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Independent team hands over report to Interim PM

The three member Independent team appointed to carry out an inquiry to scrutinize allegations against Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry has handed in its report to the Interim Prime Minister. Fijivillage News

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Qarase tells AG to stop making juvenile comments

Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase has today hit out at the statement made by the Interim Attorney General that the politicians calling for Mahendra Chaudhry to resign, are political points scoring. Qarase said they

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Cowly didn’t accept any documents-Rabo

A former Chief Auditor of FIRCA Lepani Rabo who made several tax evasion allegations against the Interim Finance Minister met the head of the Inquiry Team, Bruce Cowley at Suva's Holiday Inn this morning. Speaking

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Interim AG rubbishes political statement

The Interim Attorney General has today rubbished certain statements sent out by political parties saying that it is aimed at discrediting the work done by the inquiry team set up to investigate Interim Finance Minister,

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Interim AG calls on critics to stop

The Interim Attorney General has today called on critics of the Mahendra Chaudhry inquiry to stop the political point scoring by calling on the Interim Finance Minister to resign. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stresses that Inter

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Chaudhry should resign-Qarase

Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase said Chaudhry should resign. He said since December 5th 2006, the interim government has terminated those in senior positions after receiving certain allegations against them, and

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Independent team to hand over report tomorrow

A three member Independent team appointed to carry out an inquiry to scrutinize allegations against Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry is expected to hand in its report to the Interim Prime Minister tomorrow. F

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Team to look into Chaudhry’s Tax Details

A 3 member Independent team has been appointed by the Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama to carry out an inquiry to scrutinize allegations leveled against Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry with

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Prominent singers house destroyed by fire

Prominent singers, Freddy Kado and his wife Hanisi Maloney of the band Divine have lost everything after the house they were renting in, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. Kado who is a former member of Black R

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NFP queries selection criteria of enquiry team

The National Federation Party has questioned the criteria which was used to appoint the three member inquiry team to investigate Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry. General Secretary, Pramod Rae now said the ap

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Beddoes welcomes investigations over Chaudhry’s tax details

Ousted Opposition Leader Mick Beddoes has welcomed the move by the Interim Prime Minister to start investigations into the matters surrounding Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry's tax details. Beddoes said

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Youths celebrate National Youth Day

Today is National Youth Day and alot has been done to dedicate this day for the youths of this country. On Friday, the Ministry of Youth organized a march for the young along with the launching of the National Youth ser

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Another weekend without water

Thousands of residents in the Suva-Nausori corridor are still without water and there is still no indication on when the water supply will be normalized. Village News spoke to some frustrated residents who claim that th

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Youth Service Scheme to Start

Each year there are hundreds of graduates from tertiary institutions and the possibility of providing employment for all these people is highly unlikely.   This is what the Young People's concerned Network spok

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Family Calls for Help

A Wainibokasi Nausori family who lost everything in a fire early this morning is calling for assistance to re-build their house. We spoke to 42 year old Bimla Devi, owner of the five bedroom house and a widow with two c

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Man Found Unconscious in Town

A 36 year old man is admitted in Labasa hospital after being found unconscious in Savusavu Town at about 2.30am yesterday. Assistant Police spokesperson, Corporal Suliano Tevita said police officer were attending to a r

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Nasinu Residents Face Water Cuts

People living around the Nasinu, Davuilevu and Upper areas of Tovata are expected to face water disruptions by this afternoon. Suva Water Supply spokesperson, Maika Nagalu said the engineers are currently fixing the Wai

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Concerned Raised on the View of CCF

Rewa Chief, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has raised concern on the view of The Citizen's Constitutional Forum and its report to the UN Convention of Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva. Ro Filipe questions CCF Dire

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Drug Test to be Known Later

Police have to wait till Tuesday this week, after which they can be determined whether the white powder confiscated at the Nadi Airport on Friday morning was cocaine or not. Divisional Crime Officer Western, ASP Vijay S

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