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89,000 Social Welfare recipients will be receiving $50 top up this week as per the announcement in the Revised 2021/2022 National Budget. This includes all recipients of the Social Pension Scheme, Poverty Benefit S
The ban on harvesting and sale of Grouper, Kawakawa and Coral trout, Donu fish will come into effect on the 15th of this month to September. The seasonal ban aims to protect all the species in the two families dur
People from the Province of Lau today heard during their Provincial Council Meeting that the Government did not like that one politician had said that the late Tui Nayau and former President, Ratu Kamisese Mara was behi
India-Fiji defence cooperation in the areas of capacity building, capacity development and other areas of shared interest were discussed between the Defence Advisor of India to Fiji, Captain (Navy) Akhilesh Menon and th
The people of Lau are being encouraged to fill their vacant chiefly titles after the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted during their Provincial Council Meeting today, that out of the 13 chiefly titles in Lau,
With Tuvalu being at the forefront of climate change, SODELPA will back Tuvalu in anyway it can. This was the message from SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka as he paid his condolences at the Tuvalu High Commission foll
There’s no doubt that Tertiary Education Loans Scheme is a costly scheme but without it, we would be in a worse place. This was stated by the CEO of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, Mark Dixon while respondi
Students of St Teresa School in Sigatoka have been told to let the Ministry of Education know if they need any sort of assistance. While receiving 10 computer sets donated to the school by the Korean Government, Mi
Six cases of serious sex offences were withdrawn in May due to inconsistent evidence, false complaints and inability to locate victims. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, there was one
There has been an increase in reports of teachers using corporal punishment in schools and a 16-year-old student had to be taken to the hospital because of an incident over the weekend. It is alleged that the 36-ye
Police are urging drivers to be patient and practice safe driving habits during peak hours after six minor accidents were recorded this morning between the Suva-Nausori corridor. Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul
Fijians living in coastal and maritime islands are being reminded not to overlook the importance of seagrass and its role in the marine ecosystems. This comes as Conservation International builds its research aroun
The Government has done its part and we support and recognise that every child must have access to quality early care and education. Those are the words of Analesi Delailoa-Tuicaumia, the founder and Director of Ch
Our tax revenue is picking up with visible improvements but collections are still below pre pandemic levels. This has been revealed by the CEO of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, Mark Dixon while making a subm
One of the two men who stormed a neighbourhood shop at Buca Settlement near the Savusavu Airport last Thursday armed with cane knives has been charged and produced in court by Police. 29-year-old Tatini Tikoledua w
The shared importance of our ocean to the Blue Pacific Continent will be the main topic of discussion when New Zealand’s Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs Aupito William Sio has meetings with Pacific Marine Minist
People in the North who are unemployed now have time until 5pm this Friday to apply for the Government’s $100 unemployment assistance. The application closed yesterday however government has extended the deadline
There is good news for farmers as the fourth cane payment of $15.15 will be paid today. The Registrar of the Sugar Industry Tribunal, Timothy Brown says this will bring the total amount to $77.48 per tonne of cane
Hollywood star Johnny Depp, awaiting a ruling in a US defamation case involving his ex-wife and actor Amber Heard, has made an unscheduled appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall during a rock concert, his second in as
Police are yet to find the suspect in the death of a 17-year-old student in Makoi on Friday night. Police say the victim was found by a relative lying motionless inside his bedroom. According to Police, prior
