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The ruling in the case of dismissed Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma will now be delivered on notice. The ruling has been deferred four times over the past few weeks. Sharma filed legal action in relation to
We will try to bring back or recreate the structure of the organisation for the iTaukei but not bring back the Great Council of Chiefs. This was highlighted by the Acting Party Leader of the New Generation Party Va
The elections date is the prerogative of the Prime Minister, and the Minister responsible for Elections does not run the Fijian Elections Office or the Electoral Commission. This has been stressed by the Attorney G
The Foreign Minister for the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi will travel to eight countries in the Pacific including Fiji starting this week. Yi will begin his trip in the Solomon Islands today as they solidif
19 sewing students at the Makoi Vocational Centre who have completed their nine weeks training have received a sewing machine each from the Government to better their skills and earn a living to support their families.
The first batch of refunds to people who applied for the Lagilagi Housing Units has been approved by the Ministry of Housing. A payment in excess of $66,000 has been processed to Fijians who applied for a refund of
Much needed refurbishment works as well as equipment to help boost patient care and experience at Saint Giles Hospital are being provided by the Fiji Program Support Facility of Australia. Equipment which includes
Following the election of Anthony Albanese as the new Prime Minister of Australia, the National Federation Party is confident that the winds of political change will also follow in Fiji. Party Leader Professor Bima
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum yesterday questioned whether People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka should have been fit to continue to be Prime Minister as under his leadership the National Bank of Fiji was lo
Newly appointed Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong says she is coming to Fiji today to strengthen our Vuvale partnership and to discuss how we can best secure our region and help build a stronger Pacific fa
An internal investigation is now being carried out by the Fiji Police Force after the Labasa High Court acquitted a man yesterday because marijuana plants could not be located and produced in court. Police say the
The People’s Alliance says without proper supply of water and power, Fiji cannot make full social and economic progress. In a statement, Party Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says a People’s Alliance Government is commi
The growing concerns in Fiji in relation to persons’ using fake Facebook identities to harass individuals, fake pages to harass every sector of the society and hiding behind anonymity have been raised by the Superviso
Two men charged by Ba Police for their alleged involvement in a series of robberies in the Ba area have been remanded in custody. Wayne Brown and Tevita Sausau are charged with two counts of aggravated burglary, fi
With 26th May, 2022 the first possible date the writ of elections can be issued, the Electoral Commission has today informed political parties that all communications with them must be communicated via email or letter a
The death toll for the shooting at a primary school in Texas this morning has risen to 21 which includes 19 children and 2 adults. The 18-year-old gunman opened fire in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by l
50 new jobs have been created after the setting up of a new state of the art $8 million asphalt plant at Laucala Beach by Higgins, a New Zealand company that specialises in roading and infrastructure. The plant wa
Alleged police brutality cases are not institutionalized but are isolated incidents. This has been highlighted by the Deputy Police Commissioner Itendra Nair when answering a question about the incident in Labasa w
The announcement on the $100 unemployment assistance for the Northern Division and a one-off $50 payment to all Social Welfare recipients will be made today. This has been confirmed by the Permanent Secretary for E
Two men have been arrested and charged by Ba Police for their involvement in a series of robberies in the Ba area. Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says the two accused persons are from Navoli in Ba and are
