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More than 200 cancer patients are in need of oxygen concentrators for which the Fiji Cancer Society aims to raise close to $60,000 through its Bushell’s Fiji's Biggest Morning Tea campaign. While speaking during
Nuclear weapons do not feed us, clothe us or keep out the rising seas. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while speaking in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vien
At least 114 people have been killed in northeastern India and Bangladesh after heavy monsoon rains led to heavy flooding and landslides. The death toll in the Indian northeastern state of Assam increased to 82, wi
The top 10 finalists for the Domo Vou Talei competition have been confirmed. They are Amos Simpson of Savusavu, V5 band which consist of four teenagers from Suva, Titilia Mua Lacanivalu of Nausori, Jerome Tauleka,
With Fiji’s non-sugar agriculture export earnings raking in $121.3 million last year, farmers from four villages in Sigatoka are being urged to grow high-value crops with lucrative export markets to enable them to ful
A 11-year-old boy has passed away after he allegedly stepped on a live power line in Viwawa, Navua at around 3pm yesterday. He was found lying motionless near a soil extraction site under a broken live power line w
From 5 bundles of fish to owning her own stall, and then buying a family car during the pandemic. That is the success story of Fane Vereivalu as she spoke at the launch of the USP Pacific-European Union Marine Part
Law student and aspiring actor from Levuka, Shayal Simran Prasad is representing Fiji in the Miss India Worldwide Pageant currently underway in the United States. While speaking to fijivillage, Prasad says people c
Three youths were injured during a brawl near Raiwai Housing, and Police are trying to establish what transpired on Sunday. A video being circulated on social media shows people running after each other and some sw
Fijian seasonal workers have greatly benefitted from ANZ’s MoneyMinded financial inclusion program. An independent report by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology has found that the program has significantl
Serious concerns are being raised by farmers in the Western Division following a series of breakdowns at the Lautoka sugar mill since last Wednesday. Umesh Kumar of Qeleloa Nadi has told Legend FM News that farmers
A man disguised himself as a woman and entered the CWM Hospital Maternity Ward yesterday. fijivillage has been informed that the man then allegedly beat up a 19 year old medical student and stole some items. P
Well-known Hindu priest and the National Vice President Culture and Religion of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, Vigyan Sharma has passed away. Sharma was a respected figure amongst Hindus. H
For Lynda Tabuya to claim that Energy Fiji Limited’s service ‘sucks’ is a slap on the face of every single EFL staff, including engineers who sometimes track many kilometres for hours to fix infrastructural damage
Some women informal waste pickers endured and struggled with abuse and domestic violence at the hands of their partners because they could not give them money despite not earning due to the COVID-19 lockdown. These
The month-on-month inflation rate for May this year compared to last year stands at 5 percent. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says the average annual rate of inflation for the twelve months to May 2022 stands at 2.2
Allegations that two secondary school students in Suva were smoking marijuana in the bus and making noise before punching a passenger have been labeled as false by the Ministry of Education. The Ministry says they
People can expect a lot more activities promoting healthy living at the workplace and increasing resilience to COVID-19 following the launch of the Healthy Setting Approach at the Workplace this morning. Permanent
We continue to see an increase of cases of COVID-19 as the Health Ministry has reported 95 new cases since last Thursday. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says 50 cases were recorded in the Western
SODELPA MP Ratu Suliano Matanitobua will know his fate next Friday when High Court Judge Justice Dr Thushara Kumarage delivers his judgement. Ratu Suliano is alleged to have falsely stated that his permanent place
