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Students of Bau will have an extra week break while the Great Council of Chiefs meeting is held on the chiefly island. Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu says after discussions with the Ministry of Educati
The fourth cane payment of $7.11 per tonne will be done on Monday bringing the total payment for 2022 to $85.26. The Sugar Industry Tribunal says the net share of the sugarcane growers cane proceeds received and ba
The iTaukei Affairs Trust Fund will cover the cost of the 2-day meeting of the Great Council of Chiefs meeting with a funding of $286,000, including all the logistical costs of the meeting and the renovation of the meet
Acting Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa confirms that the Fijian Elections Office will be reviewing the Electoral Act. She says after the 2022 General Elections review and stakeholder consultations, it has bee
Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew says they have received a report against Waqavuka Holdings in relation to alleged fraud. Chew says the investigation is in its initial stages and the CID is investigating
Following concerns raised on the safety of people in the Suva City and surrounding areas especially at night, some police officers will be dressed in civilian clothes because according to Acting Commissioner of Police J
People in the North will have high speed and reliant internet service in the next five years as Telecom Fiji has launched their 5-year Labasa-Savusavu Fiber Project where they will extend the underground fiber optic cab
Raijeli Naborisi who won the Commissioner’s Book Prize at the Police Basic Recruits Course Training wants to help improve the image of the Police Force in the community. Naborisi who recently graduated with a Bac
In a mission to reduce the percentage and prevent the spread of scabies in Fiji, the World Scabies Program (WSP) Organisation Fiji has taken the initiative of introducing the Mass Drug Administration (MDA). This in
The Fiji Police Force has repealed its Extra Marital Affairs Policy where officers found to be cheating on their partners were previously terminated. While confirming this, Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong C
185 Police Officers from Fiji, Tuvalu and Nauru have successfully passed out from the Police Basic Recruits Course Training. While speaking at the parade, Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources and Acting Ministe
Airport firefighters in Thailand have battled a huge swarm of bees that injured six people after a plane landed. The Thai Smile flight FD3260 had just parked when the cloud of insects descended on the right engine
A Rotuman delegation presented their sevusevu to the Turaga Na Vunivalu Tui Kaba, Ratu Epenisa Cakobau to formally congratulate him on his installation earlier this year and to present its credentials before the commenc
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was accorded a full guard of honour by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force upon arrival in Port Moresby yesterday for the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Summit. He was received by PNG
A 42-year-old woman who is charged with 21 counts of theft will appear in the Nasinu Magistrates Court today. Police say it is alleged the woman stole more than $11,000 from a customer’s bank account. They s
New Zealand police have arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with a fire at a Wellington hostel that killed at least six people. Police says the investigation is ongoing and they co
Staff of the Office of the Attorney General celebrated Attorney General, Siromi Turaga’s birthday today. Turaga turns 55 today. There was a special cake cutting ceremony on Level 9 at Suvavou House.
Serious concerns have been raised by road users along the Suva Nausori corridor after seeing parts of Kings Road along the Suva-Nausori corridor dug up and left damaged for months with nothing done about it. The
A visiting pediatric cardiologist from Sanjeevani Hospital Mumbai in India is currently at the Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Screening Centre to conduct free echocardiograms and help diagnose congenital heart diseas
After raising concerns about leaking pipes in Raiwaqa and Nokonoko Road in Laucala Beach, the Water Authority of Fiji says pipe leaks along Nokonoko Road and Ratu Dovi Road opposite Extra Supermarket will be fixed yeste
