FICAC Detains Inoke Devo
Commissioner Central Inoke Devo is currently in the custody of the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption. Devo was taken into custody by FICAC yesterday and is currently being questioned in relation to the alle
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Mop Up Period for Enumerators
The enumerators will this week try to visit those urban dwellers who were left out after the census period. Principal of Statistics Amenatave Rakanace said some enumerators are reconciling their statistics while others
Qarase Won’t Return to Power
The Military Council maintains that they will ensure that ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and the SDL Party do not return to power, as plans are now underway to scrap race based voting in Fiji. Military spokespers
Heffernan Wants Charter Rejected
The interim government should explain itself. Those are the words of Pacific Centre for Public Integrity Director Angie Heffernan who adds that right now the most important issue is the independence of the judiciary and
Bainimarama’s Speech Depicts Reality
The Fiji Human Rights Commission has come out in support for the Interim Prime Minister saying his address to the 62nd UN General Assembly encompasses the real situation Fiji has gone through and what we are currently fa
Interim PM Meets US Diplomat
Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama finally met the US Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia Pacific Affairs Glyn Davies, while in New York. Bainimarama who refused to meet Davies when he came to Fiji
More Civil Servants Under Investigation
A number of current and some former senior civil servants are now under investigation in relation to the multi-million dollar Agriculture Scam. The team investigating the scam has revealed that the public servants impli
Health Ministry Year Away from Reaching Aim
The Health Ministry is just a year away from reaching its aim in reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the country. The Ministry's NCD strategic plan aims to reduce the prevalence of major NCDs by 10%,
Military cautions Qarase
As the military gets ready to lift the Public Emergency Regulation this Saturday, the RFMF has stressed to the political parties that they should not make negative and misleading statements against the interim government
Qarase case to start on Thursday
High Court Judges, Justice Anthony Gates and Justice John Byrnes, this afternoon declined the application for a deferment of the Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase's hearing, filed by his legal Counsel, Tevita Fa
Heffernan replies to Interim AG’s comments
Pacific Centre for Public Integrity Director, Angie Heffernan said the Interim Attorney General's comments against her recent case in the High Court are just made to divert attention away from the real issue. Heffer
FHRC to comment after final submission
The Fiji Human Rights Commission Director, Doctor Shaista Shameem said she will only comment on the report on the media in Fiji prepared by Doctor James Anthony, when he presents the final report to the Commission. Doct
Counter report released by Ali
A counter report to Fiji Human Rights Commission Director, Shaista Shameem's second report to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been released by a group of senior constitutional and Human Rights lawyers
Larger Economic benefits for Fiji
Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama has held a number of bilateral meetings in New York, which he said will derive larger economic benefits for Fiji from its membership in the UN family. Commodore Bainim
Police question ambulance driver
Police are currently questioning the ambulance driver whose ambulance tumbled twice near FIT Samabula this morning. An ambulance driver, a nurse and a woman were in the Ambulance heading towards CWM hospital, after it f
3 prisoners escape from Natabua prison
Police are looking for three prisoners who escaped from the Natabua Prison in Lautoka, last night. Assistant Police PRO, Corporal Suliano Tevita, said 30 yr old Inosi Laqekoro of Votualevu Nadi, 27 yr old Waisake Matea
Man jailed for robbery with violence
A 23 year old man, Ilaisa Soisoi will spend the next 5 and half years behind bars after being convicted of robbery with violence and unlawful use of motor vehicle. Soisoi today pleaded guilty to the charges of stealing
DPP consulted on whether charges can be laid
Police are now liaising with the Director of Public Prosecutions office in relation to the 2000 Coup investigations. Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime, Nasir Ali has confirmed that a few files have already been sen
Doctors/Nurses questioned on shavneet’s death
The Inquiry into the death of five year old Shavneet Kumar got underway at the weekend with a number of individuals questioned by the Medical Inquiry team. The Health Ministry confirms that the three member team questio
Khaiyum concerned about case filed by Heffernan
The Interim Attorney General has raised concern that the Director of Pacific Center for Public Integrity, Angie Heffernan has strangely and improperly filed a case in High Court on issues which have already being address