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Education and awareness is the key factor through which the suicide rate in the country can be brought down. The coordinator of Partners in Community Development, Margaret Logavatu said every year more than 200 people a
Police are trying to arrange for an interpreter to interview two foreign nationals now in custody for allegedly being involved in drugs and other cases. Director CID Waisea Vakamocea said a 46 year old Mexican woman and
As Fiji gets ready for the constitutional case involving Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase and others against Commodore Frank Bainimarama and the RFMF next month, it will soon be decided whether both parties will ag
The Pacific Centre for Public Integrity has a constitutional right to speak out against the interim administration and the Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama needs to know that. This is the view of PCPI
While the Fiji School of Medicine maintains that migration is an international issue of great concern, they are also of the view that it is the push factors that need to be tended to urgently, rather than the pull factor
The Local Government Association has stressed that all councils around the country are submitting their monthly statements to the Local government ministry on the councils operations. Association president, Rajeshwar Ku
The Leadership Fiji group has organised the blood drive to assist those people who are in need of blood. Coordinator, Ateca Toganivalu said other blood drives did not manage to collect enough blood for needs of patients
Director Roads, Mosese Nailumu has refused to comment on his transfer to another Ministry after he was found guilty of abusing his office powers. When contacted by Village News this morning, Nailumu only said that he ha
A 27 year old man who was ordered by High Court Judge Justice Gerard Winter to be remanded in custody escaped from the Suva court house this morning. Yassin Ali who was earlier acquitted by Suva Magistrate Ajmal Gulab K
Nadi police are questioning a 46 year old Mexican woman who was found with more than 2 kilogram’s of Cocaine yesterday. A team led by Crime Officer Nadi raided the West Motor Inn and confiscated the drugs. The wo
Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama has called on NGO activists like Shamima Ali and Angie Heffernan to keep quite rather than criticizing the interim administration's decision to reinvoke the Public
Monfort Boys Town has done it again. At the Tadra Kahani 2007 held last night, Monfort Boys Town showed Fiji why they were last year's winners, as they gave the audience a performance of style and class portraying t
Terminated Fiji National Provident Fund Deputy General Manager Foana Nemani is seeking a judicial review of the FNPF Board's decision to dismiss her from her post. It has been confirmed that Lawyers representing Nem
The people of Macuata say traditional values are more important than the current conservation programmes. Assistant Roko Tui Macuata Mosese Nakoroi said they were ashamed that the killing of the turtles during the Annua
Fiji Human Rights Director, Doctor Shaista Shameem has confirmed they are now working on another report that will be handed to the United Nations by March next year. Shameem said this report will cover the way in which
A Prominent nightclub owner has been summoned by police to appear in court for allegedly operating his nightclub after hours. Police have confirmed that the nightclub was found operating in the early hours of Sunday, ho
The Dean of the Fiji School of Medicine said they were surprised this morning by the Interim Health Minister, Dr Jona Senilagakali' statement as they have had no discussions with the Interim Minister. Senilagakali
Interim Local Government Minister, Jone Navakamocea wants a stronger tie between local municipalities and government to eradicate corruption within town and city councils. He has raised concern on the misuse of Town and
The Bose Vanua of the province of Macuata has already held discussions with officials from the Ministry of Fisheries this week regarding investigations into the allegations that a large number of turtles were killed duri
Former Fiji Labour Party parliamentarian Naresh Kumar will not been permitted to claim compensation for his vehicle which was burnt during the upheavals of May 19th, 2000. As the compensation case filed by former Prime
