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Two men and a woman charged for their alleged involvement in causing the death of a 49-year old man from Korotari on the 5th of June, 2022 have been remanded in custody by the Labasa Magistrates Court. This is in r
Local band Makare who have become a household name over the years are currently working on an album that they hope to release as early as August this year. Makare lead guitarist, William Waqanibaravi better known
As we travel through the cane belt areas, we note large lots of land suitable for farming lying idle, and we encourage landowners and prospective farmers to come forward and make use of their land. That is the call
People from Samabula, Nabua and nearby areas will soon benefit from a volleyball court at the Ram Lakhan Park. The cost of the volleyball court is $46,810.05 which has been provided under the Construction Implement
11 men who allegedly gathered to drink kava on Bau Island in 2021 have been acquitted by the Nausori Magistrates Court. The court has also dismissed their charges. Kevueli Ratumaitavuki, Aisea Komaitai, Vilike
There is a bigger opportunity for the kava industry in the US than in Australia because the US has a bigger kava market. ANZ Fiji Country Head Rabih Yazbek stated this while answering the question as to how Fiji c
Popular singer Natalie Raikadroka and former Permanent Secretary for Education Iowane Tiko have been announced as provisional candidates for Unity Fiji. Unity Fiji announced 32 provisional candidates today which in
Bribery is a shameful act and a form of systemic corruption that some officers become infested with. This was the strong message from the FICAC Manager Corruption Prevention Kolora Celua as she urged senior office
The woman whose body was found in a drain along Daniva Road yesterday has been identified as a 40-year-old self employed woman from Delaitokatoka in Valelevu. Police say two students who were walking along the roa
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in an aggressive move to tackle white-hot inflation that is plaguing the economy, frustrating consumers and stifling the Biden adm
Up to 500 students in the greater Nadi- Lautoka corridor can be accommodated in the newly commissioned Muaira Methodist College in Lautoka. The $2.1 million school that was funded by the United Arab Emirates Red Cr
You can expect better access to health services as 38 private general practitioners will be providing free medical services to Fijians throughout the country from next Monday. The cost will be paid by the Governmen
More than 600,000 Fijians are expected to benefit from essential health equipment received by the health ministry through a partnership between USAID and UNICEF. The equipment includes items such as vaccine refrige
40 plus residents of the Golden Age Home in Lautoka will now be able to benefit from the new 35-seater wheelchair accessible special bus which has been donated by Japan. While receiving the Golden Age Home special
It is disheartening to hear the resistance of some current bureaucrats to the SODELPA Manifesto Plan for the free tertiary education and TELS debts cancellation scheme. Those are the words of SODELPA’s Youth Vice
The state witness in the murder trial of Kiala Henri Lusaka has told the Suva High Court that there were two coins on the dead wife’s eyes and Lusaka was lying beside her. Lusaka allegedly murdered his wife on 2
SODELPA MP Salote Radrodro's lawyer has told the court that she has been wrongfully charged, the dates and amount for another charge is wrong and the matter should be heard in the Magistrates Court. She charged wit
Marist Brothers High School made a clean sweep of the 4x100 metres relay finals of the Coca-Cola Suva 2. Marist took out the Senior Boys 4x100 metres relay in style after a mix up of the baton change by the Grammar
Two communities in the Serua Province are expected to benefit from the Memorandum of Understanding between Leadership Fiji and the Uto ni Yalo Trust Stewardship Program. The MOU sees Leadership Fiji give a communi
Tevita Mocekinasau of Suva Grammar has won gold in the Senior Boys 200 metres race at the the Coca-Cola Suva Zone 2 Athletics meet at the ANZ Stadium. Mocekinasau clocked a time of 22.61 seconds to win gold. B
