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Police have arrested five men and a juvenile for their alleged involvement in a sacrilege case at the Tovata Methodist Church. Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says the six are alleged to have stolen mone
New Covid-19 variant BQ.1 has arrived in New Zealand with three cases detected at the border just before arrival testing was scrapped. The new variant was said to be only incrementally different and there was no g
Lynda Tabuya has today asked where is the justice in the process after raising concerns on the way the Fiji First General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem have handled the Rock
Education Minister, Premila Kumar discussed the proposal of having four school terms next year at a celebration of Swami Vivekananda College. Kumar says the four terms is to allow recovery time for teachers and to
Rugby World Cup 7s winner and firefighter Vuiviyawa Naduvalo’s achievements have been celebrated by the National Fire Authority while the NFA also got to host the Melrose Cup. Commonwealth Games silver medallist
A father who was struggling to find funding for his 13-year-old daughter's heart surgery says he is so grateful to the Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Hospital. Serupepeli Tuitoga the father of 13-year-old Adi E
$57 million has been paid out to 318,234 Fijians as part of the Government's $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance so far. Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri Gounder says this includes parents of 206,365 studen
SODELPA has highlighted that they will revive the Great Council of Chiefs and return control of the Provincial Councils to the vanua. This is part of the three policies launched from it's manifesto for the 2022 Ge
The Fiji Roads Authority is advising drivers to plan their travel and expect delays on Ratu Mara Road as there will be road closures and detours from 12pm today. FRA says only Cunningham commuters including bus se
The Ba Freebird Institute Under 18 rugby team is through to the Vodafone Super Deans semi finals after defeating Nasinu Secondary School 12-5 at the HFC Bank Stadium. Ba Provincial showed a gutsy performance to ed
The Fijian economy continues to strengthen, attributable to the positive stimulus generated by the ongoing robust recovery of the tourism industry. The Reserve Bank of Fiji Board says in the year to August, visito
Expect a lot more traffic than usual when travelling along Ratu Mara Road as a sinkhole has opened up at the Ratu Mara Road and Cunningham Junction. Fiji Roads Authority says drivers should drive with care when pa
A boost to the 2022 FIPRA Awards after star Sumeet Tappoo confirmed that he will feature as the guest star artist of the event that will be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel on the 1st of October. Tappoo is a Fijian
The highest turnout has been seen with more than 115 schools registered on the 2022 USP Open Day. This is the highest number of school registrations. USP’s Marketing and Communications Director Jenies Mudili
Supervisor of Elections, Mohamed Saneem confirms that former National Federation Party proposed candidate Hiroshi Taniguchi has filed an official complaint to the Fijian Elections Office. Saneem says the nature of
Expect a lot more traffic than usual when travelling along Ratu Mara Road as a sinkhole has opened up at the Ratu Mara Road and Cunningham Junction. Fiji Roads Authority says drivers should drive with care when pas
24-year-old Osea Mataitoga who allegedly murdered an elderly couple in Lawai, Sigatoka in February last year has been remanded in custody by the Sigatoka Magistrates Court. The farmer who is from Lawai Village is
People’s Alliance Deputy Leader, Manoa Kamikamica says Rock The Vote is not a project of the People’s Alliance, but they applaud it since they are doing a civic duty to encourage our citizens to register to vote and
The Fijian Elections Office will be conducting an extensive voter registration drive to target the 96,000 people who have yet to upgrade to the new blue voter card. Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem says th
The man who was found unresponsive along Renwick Road at 5am Wednesday has passed away. Police say the relatives of the man have come forward to identify him. The man is believed to have been a victim of serio
