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Suva High Court Judge Jude Nanayakkara has refused the Fiji Law Society's application to join as intervenors in prominent lawyer, Richard Naidu's committal proceedings. Naidu allegedly posted on his Facebook page
People who carelessly light fires that lead to major grass and bush fires, including cane farmers who are burning their sugar cane fields have been warned by the National Fire Authority as 408 bush and grass fire incide
A person of interest in relation to recent attacks has been charged for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old chef who had returned from a shop near his house in Flagstaff. Police say the accused is alleged to have c
Three students will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court today as they have been charged for allegedly stoning a bus resulting in a 14 year old student sustaining injuries in the weekend. The three aged 14, 1
A 19 year old residing at Mead Road, Nabua has been charged with one count of kidnapping and one count of grievous harm in relation to the alleged abduction case in Raiwai over the weekend. Police confirm the 19 y
People's Alliance Deputy Leader Lynda Tabuya has until today to respond to the Fijian Elections Office’s questions about her involvement with Rock the Vote Fiji. This has been confirmed by the Supervisor of Elect
370 new registrations were recorded by the Fijian Elections Office in the three-day Voter Registration Drive in the Western Division. 3,934 people were served between the 30th of September to October 2nd. Supe
It was a memorable day for the students of Marist Brothers High School and the Marist family today as they witnessed the unveiling of the new name for their iconic Lambert Hall to Brother Lambert Hall. The hall was
Five people are homeless after they lost everything in a fire in Coqeloa, Labasa early this morning. The Labasa Fire Station was alerted of the fire at 2.22am and the fire team responded immediately. Upon arr
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service are advising people the FRCS does not request payments through social media or messaging apps such as Viber or WhatsApp. FRCS says they have received reports of people impersona
A woman has come forward with information regarding the recent alleged abduction claims. Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says the Criminal Investigations Department has gathered information r
The largest hindu organisation in Fiji, Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji has sent its National President, Sarju Prasad on leave pending investigations. The newly elected National Executive Council has a
Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho has assured everyone that appropriate action will be taken if sufficient evidence is gathered to charge those involved in relation to alleged illegal activities at
The ink to be put on a voter’s finger on election day has been donated by the Indian High Commission to the Fijian Elections Office this morning. Electoral Commission Chairman, Mukesh Nand says the High Commissio
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are focused on carrying out infrastructure improvements more efficiently for all health facilities. Doctor Fong was reacting to concerns raised by Pacific
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the FijiFirst Government has been living in denial about the rot of public health and medical services in the country resulting in this critically important
Some patients are still waiting for their heart surgeries at Aspen Medical in Lautoka. A man says that he had initially been informed that a surgical procedure will be performed on him in May and then he was told i
BSP Life’s Step with a Purpose is currently tracking at 38.5 million steps, an average of over 1.1 million steps per day over 33 days. Team BSP Life took on a 50 million Step Challenge over 60 days for WOW Kids F
The driver of a Toyota Prius veered off the Lami bridge this morning after he allegedly fell asleep and swerved into the rails. The driver has been taken to the hospital for a check-up. The incident occurred
High Court Judge Justice Jude Nanayakkara will deliver his ruling on October 14th in the matter where prominent lawyer Richard Naidu is appealing against the High Court’s decision against setting aside the ex-parte or
