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Construction companies have been making applications to bring in workers from Bangladesh. This was highlighted by the Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum during the Fiji-Australia and Aust
Former US president Barack Obama has won the best narrator Emmy Award for his Netflix documentary series, Our Great National Parks. The Obamas' production company, Higher Ground, is behind the five-part series on n
Farmtrac Tractors Labasa has defeated Rewa 2-1 in the Punjas Battle of the Giants final at Churchill Park. Ashneel Raju scored the first goal for Labasa in the 2nd minute. Labasa led 1-0 at half time. Tev
With thousands of families celebrating Father’s Day, 30-year-old Merlyn Dayal and her sisters are planning something special to surprise their father next weekend as he is away due to work commitments. Dayal says
Australia is Fiji's second largest trade partner with over 3,000 Australian companies currently doing business in Fiji. This was stated by the Minister for Commerce, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya while officiating
A farmer in his late 40s is in police custody following the death of a man residing at Nagata Settlement in Labasa. Police say early Thursday morning, the man was found heavily intoxicated outside a nightclub in La
A US man who stole a small aeroplane and threatened to fly it into a Walmart shop has been charged with grand theft and making terroristic threats. Cory Wayne Patterson was arrested after landing in a field, having
There is no greater blessing or responsibility than raising a family and when our Fijian families are strong, so is Fiji. This is the message from Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama to all fathers celebrating Father
A man in his 30s is currently admitted at the Lautoka Hospital in critical condition after he was found lying in a washroom with stab wounds yesterday morning. Police say the man who resides in Lami, was in Nadi wi
Vanana Lagi, the winner of Legend FM Dadvice Competition with DB Beer, will be spending her $250 prize money in ensuring that her father has a wonderful Father’s Day. She says her father is the sole breadwinner o
The Fijian Elections Office has served 55,725 voters from the beginning of this Nationwide Voter Registration Drive up till today. Speaking at a press conference at the voter registration centre at Damodar City, Su
Nine juveniles and one police officer were among 41 people that were charged with sexual offences in August. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the juveniles were charged with rape, a
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has challenged SODELPA MP Ro Filipe Tuisawau to talk about the judiciary outside the Parliament and to give one single instance where they have found the judiciary to be corrupt.
12 juveniles and 7 police officers were charged with separate serious offences excluding sex offences last month. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says cash and assorted items ranging from $3 to $
Through her work to eliminate violence against women and children in Vanuatu, Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali has received Vanuatu's 40th Anniversary Medal from President, Nikenike Vurobaravu.
Minister Defence, National Security and Policing, Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says that Fiji’s laws are still archaic and not suited to handle transnational crimes. Whil
Providing COVID-19 test results or proof of test bookings to board flights to Fiji will no longer be needed come this Monday, as a result of the high number of people that have received their vaccine shots. In a st
The people and Government of Kiribati will always be an integral member of the Blue Pacific Continent as we share a rich history, vast ocean, and Pacific culture that has withstood and will continue to withstand the tes
Faranisese Matanatabu, the mother of 3-year-old Eddie Matanatabu, who is the winner of the FM96 Snore King Competition with DB Beer says this fathers day is a special one for the family. Matanatabu says they are ex
Centre for Appropriate Technology & Development (CATD), Waste Recycles Fiji (WRFL) and Pacific Recycling Foundation (PRF) wishes to announce a new memorandum of understanding that was signed today (Friday 2 September 20
