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Difficulty found in identifying body parts

Police are finding it difficult to identify the body parts of a woman that was found in Naria Rakiraki last week. Assistant Police Spokesperson, Corporal Josaia Weicavu said no one as yet, has come to identify the body

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Water cuts expected in Lami, Namadi Heights

Residents living around higher areas Lami and Namadi Heights are being urged to store water now as water cuts are expected throughout the weekend. Water and Sewerage Media Liaison Officer Maika Nagalu said their water l

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Some areas still without power

Some areas in the Eastern and Western Divisions are still without power supply. The FEA Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sunil De Silva said technicians are currently working on these areas that are very out stationed.

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Health Authorities treat 100 diarrhea cases

The Health Authorities have treated more than 100 diarrhea cases with 12 of these confirmed to be typhoid. Therefore, Ra Acting Sub Divisional Medical Officer, Doctor Jone Tabuya is calling on people to boil drinking wa

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Taveuni Hospital to get power back today

The Public Works Department engineers are working around the clock to restore power supply at the Tavueni hospital. The Senior Mechanical Engineer Northern, Iliesa Vono said Diesel was supplied to Nabouwalu Hospital yes

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Police told to put personal differences aside

Interim Defence Minister Ratu Epeli Ganilau told police officers today that public confidence in the force will only be restored if the Officers put aside their personal differences and start concentrating on their core

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People warned to boil drinking water

Health Authorities in Rakiraki are calling on people to boil drinking water after an increase in diarrhea cases were reported in the division. Ra Acting Sub Divisional Medical Officer, Doctor Jone Tabuya said they have

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Workers unhappy with council decision

The Nausori Town Council has confirmed they have managed to stop ninety percent of their workers from staging a lightening protest again this morning. Town Clerk Saten Singh said in a special meeting last night they agr

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Body parts found hard to identify

Police are finding it difficult to identify the body parts of a woman that was found in Naria Rakiraki last week. Assistant Police Spokesperson, Corporal Josaia Weicavu said no one as yet, has come to identify the body

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Every voter to get right to vote

The Electoral Commission will ensure that every voter gets the right to vote in the next general elections. Chairman, M.R.Khan said many voters were turned away from polling stations as their names did not appear in the

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Qarase called on again to join NCBBF

Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama has again made a call to Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase to join the National Council for Building a Better Fiji. Bainimarama said no one can change his mind to

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Reconciliation cannot be forced-NFP

The National Federation Party believes that race based problems will stay in the country unless the two major races, Fijians and Indo Fijians understand and accept each other from within. General Secretary Pramod Rae sa

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Military’s role should be scrutinized-FWCC

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre maintains the military's role should be scrutinized. FWCC Co-ordinator and Fiji Human Rights Commissioner Shamima Ali said the military should stick to its role and have nothing to

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Thompson thankful to Interim govt

The Fiji Museum Board of Trustees Chairman, Winston Thompson is thankful to the Interim Government for the increase of the Fiji Museum's Annual Grant of $318,000. Thompson said this would greatly enable the Fiji Mus

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Jahir Khan agrees to resign

Solomon’s Islands Police Commissioner Jahir Khan after receiving immense pressure from the Government has agreed to resign from his post. The Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Derek Sikua sent a letter to Commission

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Election Commission right body to talk-FWCC

The electoral commission is the right authority to be setting a timeline for the election and not the Interim Prime Minister. Fiji Womens Crisis Centre Co-ordinator, Shameema Ali said Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama's

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No Timetable for General Elections

Fiji and the rest of the world who are pushing for the elections by March 2009 will have to look at the reality of the situation and then see whether the country can go to the polls. The Electoral Commission has stresse

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Elections can be Held on Time-Rae

The General Secretary for National Federation Party, Pramod Rae said elections can be held on time. While speaking on a talkback show on our Sister Station Radio Sargam this afternoon, Rae said that to say that election

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Appointments Unlawful-Law Society

The Fiji Law Society maintains that all appointments to the judiciary after 5th December, 2006 are unlawful. While explaining the reasons on why the society did not attend the opening of the Fiji Court of Appeal on Tues

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Scutt Should Resign-Beddoes/Heffernan

Justice Jocelyn Scutt should be made to resign from her position as she has shown her bias publicly. Ousted Opposition Leader Mick Beddoes said Justice Jocelyn Scutt's utterances against the 2006 Elections and the i

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