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The Ministry of Agriculture has announced 27 agricultural support programmes to boost agriculture development in the country for increased productivity and to boost foreign exchange earnings. The ministry says far
A Back to Ba carnival has been organised to raise money for the day to day operations of Ba vision eye clinic and to also enable them to pay pay off their contractor. The Chairman of Organising Committee, Tulsi Ra
SODELPA MP Salote Radrodro will take the witness stand on Monday Monday, in the case where she is charged with one count each of Giving False Information to a Public Servant and Obtaining Financial Advantage. It is
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service has collected net revenue of $1.692 billion for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, surpassing the forecast by $11.7 million or 0.7 percent. FRCS CEO, Mark Dixon says the 2021-2022 reven
The National Farmers Union is calling on the Fiji Sugar Corporation to release information on cane crushed, sugar processed and the tonnes of cane to tonnes of sugar ratio for the farmers. NFU General Secretary Mah
“We need to scrap or reform the Media Industry Development Act.†This is one of the recommendations in the National Media Reporting Of The 2018 Fijian General Elections Report. Co-author and University of
A 47-year-old building contractor of Nadawa, Arvind Chand Rai has been sentenced to life imprisonment for setting alight a kava shop and causing the death of a 35-year-old woman in Lami in 2020. While delivering hi
The judgement for Congo national Kiala Henri Lusaka, who allegedly murdered his wife, will be delivered on Monday. The 42-year-old allegedly murdered his Australian wife on 23rd July 2019 in Service Street, Suva.
Good news for Capacity Building and Storytelling Fiji which is an organisation committed in energising youths through the use of technology and an established network ensuring sustainable legacy and vision forthcoming.
The man charged for allegedly stabbing the manager of a fishing vessel company in Suva on Tuesday will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court today. He is charged with one count of attempted murder. The acc
A new survey reveals that 81 percent of the women aged 15-19 years that were surveyed, do not use any contraceptive method, with 68 percent of women aged 20-24 years not using any method either. This is based on th
The Ministry of Education is not confirming whether the media will be allowed to cover the Transforming Education Summit (TES) National Pre-Summit Consultation in Fiji today. fijivillage had asked the question from
A live tsunami siren test will be conducted in the Suva to Lami corridor at 11am today however, people are not required to evacuate. All 13 tsunami sirens at the Water Authority of Fiji Kinoya Sewerage Plant, FINT
An 88-year-old woman who had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and had pre-existing medical conditions died at her home on the 14th of last month. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says they c
Ivamere Buituni of Nadi has won $28,000 cash prize through Vodafone’s birthday promotion draw in Suva today. Buituni was full of smiles as she did not expect to win a large amount with just a $2 free call promoti
FPRA Music Awards is back after three years. Fiji Performing Rights Association Director, Eremasi Tamanisau says this year’s event is a significant one as it gives artists and composers proper recognition of thei
Lawyers in the case of SODELPA MP Salote Radrodro were told by High Court Judge, Justice Dr Thushara Kumarage to discuss the claims calendar provided by the defence lawyer as it is not an official Parliament document t
Pacific Technical and Further Education former CEO, Dr. Hasmukh Lal says he cannot recall if Research and Analytical Officer, Priya Devi analysed data for his doctorate paper. He has taken USP to court following hi
The new Batgirl movie has been scrapped by Warner Bros Discovery months before its planned release. Reportedly budgeted at more than USD$70m it was due to be shown in cinemas and on the streaming service HBO Max la
BSP Life in collaboration with BSP Bank has launched an Internet Payment Gateway that allows customers to pay Life and Health insurance premiums from anywhere and anytime, using a BSP EasyCard or any VISA branded card.
