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Cancer Survivor, Sughanda Goswami is thankful that through all the hardships she faces, her family and friends have always lifted her spirit to help her recover from this deadly disease. Speaking at the Bushells Fi
Richard Tanumi who was born in Australia and has maternal links to Soso, Naceva in Kadavu has exited The Voice Australia stage with a bang. Tanumi lost to fellow contestant Jael Wena in the knockout stage of the co
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has conveyed his condolences to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the people of
The Water Authority of Fiji will be conducting a refresher training programme for the water committees in the villages of the Lomaiviti Province. This was agreed upon by the WAF CEO Dr Amit Chanan and Lomaiviti Pro
A large crowd turned up at the Girmit Festival in Navua yesterday to enjoy the festivities and witness the Ram Leela. Sharmila Kumar who is a businesswoman from Nasasa Rd Navua is anticipating on having an annual R
Descendants of Girmitiyas can now go online to look at the boarding passes of their ancestors who came to Fiji after the launch of the girmitdata.org database. Developer, Akhilesh Shiuram says they wanted to create
The passengers were ill-treated and whipped on board the SS Sutlej, despite the ordeals, they connected well with one another and addressed each other as brothers on the ship, says Ram Swarath. According to Swarath
Five additional K-9s have joined the Fiji Police Dog Unit. They are K-9 Spike, K-9 Lola, K-9 Simba, K-9 Princess and K-9 Raja, who graduated after three months of training. Chief of Planning and Internal Affai
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the question that needs to be asked is how responsive is the government and the society in Fiji to the interests, demands and the needs for the future of those below the ag
68 new recruits have joined the Fiji Corrections Service after their Passing Out Parade yesterday. While speaking at the Passing Out Parade, Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says corrections officers play a ver
At least 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in New York state. US media outlets are reporting that police are at the scene in the city of Buffalo and say a suspect has been taken into custody
The Tikina of Yale in Kadavu has pledged its support in working with Police to eliminate the illegal drug trade in their district. The commitment was made by the Tui Nabou Aminiasi Waqanivalu who spoke on behalf o
The David sisters from Vanuatu have won gold in their respective events in the Suva Grammar School Inter-House competition. Claudie David who is in Year 10, clocked 26.58 seconds in the Junior Girls 200 meters fina
As we commemorate the 143rd anniversary of the arrival of the first Girmitiyas to Fiji, 89-year-old Shiu Balak says whatever has happened is in the past and we all are Fijians now. Balak who is also a renowned folk
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says politicians should not be making insincere promises to people to win their votes after People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka said an annual public holiday to honou
There is an environment of fear amongst people of Indian origin created by some to serve their political interests however, we need to re-assert and re-affirm our need, as diverse communities of a great nation, to work
As of yesterday, a total of 126,726 individuals have received COVID booster doses. This represents 29.3% of those eligible for a booster dose. The booster dose interval for eligible persons has been reduced to 3 mo
Former politician Jai Ram Reddy had once said that Girmitiyas had given meaning to ideals of hard work, perseverance and endurance. The Senior Divisional Medical Officer Dr Sravaniya Dasi quoted this while speaking
Staff of FNPF, Suva City Council, Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Suva Paddlers Association took time out today to clean the Nabukalou Creek and Suva Foreshore. FNPF General Manager Human Resourc
We have recorded 48 new COVID-19 cases since Monday, the 9th of May. 11 new cases were recorded on Tuesday, 18 new cases were recorded on Wednesday, 10 new cases were recorded on Thursday and 9 new cases in the las
