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Sixteen people have been injured in a shooting during the morning rush hour at a New York City subway station. The unidentified attacker detonated a smoke bomb and opened fire at Brooklyn's 36th Street station.
You can now apply for police clearance on Land Transport Authority related applications at LTA branches as the Fiji Police Force and LTA have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Applications for police clea
Fijians aged 12 years and above living in the maritime islands in the Eastern Division will now be able to access Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at their local health facilities. This is after the Ministry of Health bega
50 Fijians will shortly be travelling to Australia to begin their tertiary studies in four key sectors which includes environment, governance, health and infrastructure, through the Australia Awards scholarships. T
The drainage works recently completed by the Ministry of Waterways is expected to mitigate flooding for the Drasa and Teidamu communities in Lautoka. Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment Dr Mahendra
The Ministry of Health is currently facing difficulties in ensuring doctors and nurses from the Ministry are well-taken care of when they are designated to work at a community health centre. While visiting the Nawa
Police confirm the Suva motel where a 28-year-old man was allegedly murdered earlier this month continues to be cordoned off as investigations are underway. Lemeki Duidomo was found lying motionless with visible in
Plus-size clothing will have a dedicated runway show at Australian fashion week this year, for the first time in the event’s 26-year history. Diversity has become a watchword for the fashion industry in recent ye
The first clue has been revealed for the FM96 Crack Me competition where people who crack the seven-digit code win a Samsung S22. Joey and Drix of FM96 Crackfast revealed this morning that the first clue is the num
Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport Faiyaz Koya says they undertook 63 trainings in the last financial year which empowered more than 1,300 Fijians in confidently starting, improving and expanding their
As of yesterday, a total of 120,173 individuals have so far received COVID-19 vaccine booster doses. The Health Ministry says the booster dose has been approved for deployment at a reduced post-dose 2 interval of
The Health Ministry is stressing that those who fail to comply with arrival testing once in Fiji will face a spot fine of $1000. As of 7th of April, all quarantine measures in Fiji were lifted. This includes
HFC Bank has announced Tower Insurance Fiji Limited has come on board to its online Bill Payment platform. CEO Rakesh Ram says HFC Bank BillPay is a secure electronic payment service that gives their customers the
Food prices are soaring again in many countries. They had already reached their highest level on record earlier this year as the pandemic, poor weather and the climate crisis upended agriculture and threatened foo
A suspended police officer who is also a prominent soccer player has been remanded in custody by the Nadi Magistrates Court for allegedly assaulting his wife in a settlement in Nadi. He is facing a count each of a
Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are glad many people who are on their vulnerable list are turning up for their booster doses. Dr Waqainabete says this includes people over the age of 60 and th
The Registrar of Political Parties has received the application for registration by the proposed ‘New Generation Party’. The Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem will now process the application.
The CEO of Fiji Crop and Livestock Council, Jiu Daunivalu says they are seeing an increasing number of women and youth farmers attending their workshops. She says the women and youths saw the business and entrepren
HFC Bank has announced the activation of their highly anticipated interchange service with the BSP Financial Group Limited. HFC customers now have additional access through 121 BSP ATMs for cash withdrawals, balanc
Year 9 student of Tilak High School, Ameera Azraa Abdul sent a message to the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama this morning thanking him for providing them free education. Abdul has thanked Bainimarama for making
