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Credit Corporation and Leadership Fiji are partners since 2017 and today they have renewed their partnership for another three years to strengthen their existing relationship. The signing was done by the Managing D
Scientists say they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help provide protection against deadly bolts — and one day maybe even trigger them. Lightning strikes be
Parents and guardians with a combined household income of $16,000 or less can now apply for the Transport Assistance for Students for the 2023 Academic Year. The Ministry says they have piloted an optional online t
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya, has briefed the Ambassador of the European Union to Fiji, Sujiro Seam on the opportunities to advance Fiji’s interests through stronger collaboration
Nauru Police Commissioner, Iven Notte has acknowledged the Fiji Police for their support in capacity building programs over the years that is associated with a long history of Basic Recruits Course training for Nauruan
80% of deaths in Fiji have been caused by non-communicable diseases over the last few years. This was confirmed by Ministry of Health and Medical Services Chief Dietician, Ateca Kama during a round-table discussion
The Fiji Police Force has classified the death of the 8-year-old child who was swept away after falling in a drain in Tacirua last week, as a drowning case. Investigations continue. They also say the post-mort
Search teams have retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas. At least 69 of the 72 people
The new Fijian Broadcasting Corporation Board is open to dialogue with other media companies. This was highlighted by Board Chairperson Ajay Bhai Amrit when questioned about cross media ownership in the Media Act w
The Managing Director at HealthCare Products International, Savendra Dayal has been appointed the Chairperson of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service. The other board members are former Managing Director/CEO of BS
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says he is aware of the transformational work already being done to make the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service a trusted, efficient, service driven ta
Nepalis are observing a day of mourning for victims of the country's worst air disaster for some three decades. At least 68 people died when a flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed and caugh
The retirement age for military personnel is 55 years, and that is according to the law. This was clarified by the Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, Pio Tikoduadua. He says this is not a new policy he
Police investigators are looking into the element of negligence where an unfortunate accident resulted in the death of a one-year-old child, who is believed to have drowned in a bucket of water in Nalawa, Ra on Saturday
People are being urged to look after their children especially in the rainy weather as an increase of 43 percent in the number of drowning cases was recorded last year compared to 2021. Police have so far reported
Minister for Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya, received a courtesy visit from SPC’s team at their headquarters in Suva. The Minister was accompanied by the Assistant Minister Sashi Kiran, th
Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says there are still concerns about a few crimes, which they recorded an increase within Fiji in December. He says the Southern Division recorded an increase in
More arrests were made this past week of people allegedly involved in drug-related activities as the Divisional Taskforce arrested five men in Labasa following drug raids. Police say two men aged 28 and 40 years o
Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro says the Ministry will be reviewing the matrix used for the Open Merit Recruitment and Selection guidelines, especially the selection criteria for Heads of Schools and post holders.
The Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources staff in the Western Division were reminded by their Minister, Filimoni Vosarogo, not to fear him as he was there not to terminate anybody’s job, but to encourage them all t
