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Police confirm that $5.6 million worth of methamphetamine has been seized from 2017 to 2021 if we are to consider an average cost of $500 per gram. 292 arrests have been made during the period from 2017 to 2021.
Sky Pacific has secured rights to broadcast this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in November and December involving 32 men’s teams. Digicel Fiji CEO, Fari
The newly-upgraded Aspen Hospital in Lautoka will make cardiac surgeries available in Fiji 24 hours for the first time in history, thanks to a partnership with the Australian healthcare company Aspen Medical. This
Totogo Police are requesting for assistance in identifying a man who was found by officers along Renwick Road at 5am Wednesday. The man is believed to have been a victim of serious assault, was unresponsive and was
About 200 people excluding sitting MP’s have applied to be provisional candidates for FijiFirst for this year’s General Elections. Party General Secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are buoyed by the calibre
A man who allegedly raped his 7-year-old neighbour has been granted bail. The alleged incident happened in the Central Division. The court was told that the man will be staying in a village in Naitasiri which
13 new COVID cases have been recorded since the 15th of this month. 4 cases were recorded in the Central Division and 9 cases were recorded in the Western Division. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fon
Ten residents of Kabutri Drive in Koronivia have joined hands with the Pacific Recycling Foundation for the first of its kind, community-based pilot recycling program. According to the PRF, these recycling advocat
The National Fire Authority says they could not get a clear indication on the location of the fire last Wednesday until they received a call from police telling them that there was a fire in Nadonumai. In a press c
Good news for residents of Khalsa Road, Tacirua Heights and parts of Nasinu as Water Authority of Fiji contractors are working to complete the pipe connection and pipe laying works for the new 3 million litres treated w
Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says from intelligence analysis and information gathered, they do not expect anything out of the ordinary to happen during the general elections. While respond
Quick action by 4-year-old Laisiana Maravou Gonerogo resulted in lives saved during the fire in Nadonumai last week. The mother of the 4-year-old, Maraia Maravou says that without the quick action by her daughter,
A woman living with a disability Melika Roro says it is difficult to make ends meet as she is not able to find employment after the horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic. Roro says she was rejected by her family members
Former SODELPA MP Salote Radrodro has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment of which she will have to spend 30 months in prison and 6 months has been suspended for 5 years. She falsely stated that her permanent
Residents of Kabutri Drive in Koronivia Nausori will now benefit from proper waste recycling since Waste Recyclers Fiji will be launching its first ever community-based pilot project in October. Waste Recyclers Fij
A 24 year old farmer will be produced in the Sigatoka Magistrates Court tomorrow for his alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly couple in Lawai, Sigatoka last year. Police Commissioner, Brigadier General S
There are a lot of racist comments and cases of racial discrimination on social media according to the Citizens Constitutional Forum’s monitoring programs, and CCF Chief Executive Officer, Loucrisha Hussain says they
Former SODELPA MP, Salote Radrodro will be sentenced tomorrow as Suva High Court Judge Justice Dr. Thushara Kumarage has dismissed her motion in arrest of judgement and has imposed a $2,500 fine. Radrodro has been
The Gonerogo family that recently lost their home in a fire in Nadonumai which claimed the life of a 6-month-old baby are in shock after losing their elderly family member while concerns continue to be raised about 910
Waste Recyclers Fiji Limited (WRFL) and Pacific Recycling Foundation (PRF) say now is the time to initiate a real change in the area of communal waste management with the launching of a proposed community-based pilot re
