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The biggest ever Coca-Cola Games is all set to start today as close to 3,000 athletes come together after a lapse of two years. Defending girls champion, Adi Cakobau School have stated they will approach this yearâ
Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association General Secretary, Vuli Waqa says the events for the Coca-Cola Games on Friday and Saturday will start at 8am. Waqa says this is to ensure the students reach home while
An information session for the aged-care sector in Australia for more than 60 employers revealed that Fijian workers are in demand in the industry. This was highlighted by the Pacific Labour Facility Skills Develop
The trial of former FijiFirst MP, Vijendra Prakash who is charged with giving false information to a public servant and obtaining financial advantage will begin on 19th September. Prakash is alleged to have falsely
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says calling People’s Alliance “Paap†or “Paapi†is a play of words just like calling someone from Australia an Australian, and Fijian if someone is from Fiji. He
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has confirmed the Ministry of Education is working on some capacity building in terms of technical and vocational training that will be rolled out in some schools. He has h
A 20-year-old man will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court this afternoon charged for his alleged involvement in the Raiwai brawl on Sunday. He is charged with one count of malicious act and one count of bre
A man in his 50s who allegedly murdered a 19-year-old man in Vatukacevaceva in Ra will appear in the Rakiraki Magistrates Court today. He has been charged with one count of murder. The man is alleged to have a
The People’s Alliance has today apologised to members of the public who have been offended or insulted by an opinion piece that was shared on the party’s official facebook page. Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says the
Social Welfare payments are now available through M-PaiSA after the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation entered into a partnership agreement with Vodafone. Minister Rosy Akbar says they are aware, h
A man has questioned why scholarship places were removed for USP’s Pacific Technical and Further Education (Pacific TAFE) for technical and vocational education and training programs. This was asked during the Te
Two men charged for their alleged involvement in the Raiwai attacks on Sunday have been remanded in custody by the Suva Magistrates Court. 19-year-old Tomasi Qalibau and Veleki Totogo have been jointly charged with
To put an end to brawling incidents such as the one that occurred in Raiwai on Sunday morning, the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has given specific direction for the arrest of everyone involved to be investigated, c
29 police prosecutors have graduated from the Basic Prosecution Course facilitated by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The six-weeks course covered rules of evidence, legal ethics and analysis, f
“Make no mistake, the resilience of every cane grower is being tested as we speak, as the price of fertilizer is up almost double and Russia’s senseless and bloody invasion of Ukraine is spurring the largest commodi
A suspect is in police custody after the death of a 19-year-old man in Vatukacevaceva in Ra. Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro says the man was allegedly assaulted and had been missing from his home from Saturday nig
Energy Fiji Limited has received more than 100 reports of broken service mains over the last two months and power to the affected area is shut off immediately to avoid the loss of life. CEO, Hasmukh Patel says you
47 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Fiji of which 27 new cases were recorded on Friday, 13 cases on Saturday, 4 cases on Sunday and 3 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am yesterday. Of the 47 c
Students are seen regularly behaving dangerously on buses, including sitting on window ledges with half of their bodies hanging out of the bus, and trying to hit or slap signposts along the road. This was highlight
Commissioner of Police Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho has refuted claims against poor police response times concerning the Raiwai incident yesterday morning. Qiliho says the Raiwaqa Police Station received a cal
