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It was an emotional moment during the Fiji Water Flying Fijians jersey presentation last night as hooker Sam Matavesi’s brothers turned up to give him his jersey. Former Flying Fijian Josh Matavesi tearfully said
Sir Michael Caine has confirmed he has retired from acting, following the release of his latest film. The 90-year-old screen legend stars in The Great Escaper opposite Glenda Jackson, who completed the film months
The whole nation waits in anticipation and excitement and is proud that our Fiji Water Flying Fijians have stamped their place once again after 16 years in the quarterfinals as the last eight teams to compete for Rugbyâ
To commemorate the month of Pinktober, the Western Division Police Headquarters staff took some time off from their busy schedule to train together this morning. The team was led by the Divisional Police Commander
Ro Filipe Tuisawau, who is currently the Minister for Public Works, Transport, Meteorological Services, and the Leader of Government Business in Parliament, will be the Acting Prime Minister while Prime Minister Sitive
Hamas officials says at least 70 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing Gaza City. No immediate response was available from Israel. Al Jazeera corresponde
Israel has launched missile strikes on Syria’s two main airports in Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo, knocking both out of service. State news agency SANA said on Thursday, citing a military source that t
Mokani Villagers in Tailevu will now have a more safer and secure environment at night after the commissioning of $12,000 worth of 30 solar flood lights funded by the New Zealand High Commission and the village youth gr
To improve service delivery to customers, the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS), in consultation with the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF), has increased the financial limit for obtaining tax clearance from $10,000 to $
Fiji Water Flying Fijians' flyhalf Vilimoni Botitu will head out onto the field on Monday in their Rugby World Cup quarter final against England with huge tasks at hand. Botitu who was called in to replace injured
Assistance has poured in for Queen Victoria School after a fire destroyed the Verata dormitory earlier this month. The Ministry of Education with the kind support from its donors has acted swiftly to assist QVS wit
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is leading a government delegation in his first Guest of Government visit to Australia today. This visit marks a crucial step to further strengthening Fiji and Australia’s bilateral
Each year more than 300 women in Fiji die from breast, cervical and ovarian cancer. This was stated by Fiji Cancer Society Board Chair Makrava Wilson while officiating at the Landmark Lighting ceremony at the Grand
We are inviting Fijians to come home as no bureaucratic wall will now separate separate you from the land you treasure. Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration Pio Tikoduadua highlighted this during a press conf
Good news for HFC Bank shareholders as they have announced a milestone dividend of $30.105 million to the Fijian people after a record profit for the financial year that ended in June this year. The bank declared d
Sabiana Yasad who has stage 2 cancer has graduated with a certificate in Business says sitting in a gown during her graduation made her believe that she could do anything in life and is encouraging other mothers to neve
Acting Supervisor of Elections, Ana Mataiciwa says ever since taking up position, she has made it a point to make positive changes in the organisation and people might have witnessed this in the past couple of months.
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is disappointed about the stance the Prime Minister and the Fijian Government have taken in the Israel-Palestine conflict which is vastly different from the stance the Prime Minister too
The Department of Immigration now has limited access to the Vola Ni Kawabula database to allow them to verify and allow entry of those people listed on the VKB but not a Fijian citizen. This after the Ministry of i
The Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital Fiji has been accredited with the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR™ and has verified that the hospital implements best practices to prepare for, respond t
