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A man who raped his 12-year-old stepdaughter twice has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment. He was found guilty of two counts of rape. The girl also got pregnant after the incidents. The first inciden
A team from the Police Special Response Unit who are currently in Kadavu were joined by Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho as plants believed to be marijuana from 8 farms located along the borders of Nauciwa
SODELPA MP Ratu Suliano Matanitobua has been found guilty of a count each of Giving False Information to a Public Servant and Obtaining Financial Advantage. He falsely stated his place of residence as Namosi Villag
A man guilty of raping his stepdaughter will be sentenced by Justice Daniel Goundar today. He was found guilty of two counts of rape. It was heard in Court that the girl also got pregnant after the rape incid
The application for the registration of two proposed political parties has been rejected by the Fijian Elections Office. The Fijian Elections Office says following the evaluation of the applications for registrati
If farmers continue to be victimized due to land lease issues, I do not know when they will be able to contribute to the economic development of the country and towards the GDP. This has been highlighted by a farm
There are currently no plans to fix the road for Koromakawa villagers in the district of Wairiki as the Fiji Roads Authority says its a non FRA road and a proper application has to be made through the Commissioner North
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service collected a net revenue of $193.8 million in June this year which is the highest monthly revenue collected during and post COVID-19 pandemic period. Consumption taxes such as Do
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says he has told the Russian President, Vladimir Putin directly over a video conference call that his conflict is costing us all and it must end. Bainimarama made these comments du
There is good news for heart patients in Fiji as the Lautoka Hospital through it partnership with Aspen Medical could begin performing open heart surgeries by next week. This has been confirmed by the Minister for
Students of Malomalo Primary School in Sigatoka are expected to benefit from a generous donation of $15,000 from Australian based company, More Than Advice Mortgage Brokers. The funds are to assist the school with
24 police prosecutors are undergoing a six week Basic Prosecution Course facilitated by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. While speaking at the launch, the Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions
Six people have been shot dead at a 4 July Independence Day parade near the US city of Chicago. The event in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, was suddenly halted about 10 minutes after it began, when several shots
The vaccination roll out for children aged 5 – 11 years old will commence in the Central Division from tomorrow, followed by the Western Division then Northern together with the Eastern Division. Permanent Secre
Fiji currently has 229 active cases of COVID-19 after we recorded 181 new cases since Friday. 73 new cases were recorded on Friday, 21 new cases on Saturday, 44 new cases on Sunday and 43 new cases in the last 24
The late President of the Fiji Muslim League, Haji Hafizud Dean Khan always ensured the small Muslim community in Fiji was intact and vigorously promoted unity amongst them. While giving his eulogy at Khan’s fun
A man who had a vehicle in Kadavu transporting goods to the wharf and another one that was usually hired out in Suva is asking for assistance from the government after both his vehicles were repossessed during the heigh
International finance facility for education must be established to provide concessional loans and grants needed to drive education transformation. This is according to Minister for Education, Premila Kumar who say
A Nausori farmer has made a request to the Minister for Economy if more money can be poured into the Agriculture Ministry. While speaking during the budget consultation in Nausori, the man told Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
Farmers can expect greater access to organic materials as the Ministry of Agriculture has formulated and produced mixture of bacterium culture to encourage farmers to establish their own compost sites and improve soil f
