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Minister for Education Premila Kumar says they are informing students who have passed Year 13 and are looking to apply for a programme of study, that the Ministry has a shortage of teachers in selected areas, and studen
The Reserve Bank of Fiji in partnership with the Fiji Rugby Union and the Marist Rugby 7s will unveil a commemorative currency during the Fiji Bitter Marist 7s this Saturday at the ANZ Stadium. The currency will be
Tebbutt Research has today released a statement saying that it is currently undertaking a research study by telephone after a Fijian Government statement yesterday that it has been alerted by members of the public who h
The founder of global megachurch Hillsong, Brian Houston, has resigned after an internal investigation found he behaved inappropriately towards two women. This has been announced by the Acting Head of Hillsong Chur
A woman has questioned why women cannot show their marriage certificate as proof of their name for voter registration as the name on the birth certificate is chosen by the parents when their baby is born, thus there sho
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says Government must remove VAT on basic food items, reduce duty on freight costs and remove the 20 cents per litre tax on fuel in the Revised Budget. Prasad
Minister for Transport Faiyaz Koya says many Fijians were so greedy during COVID-19 that they were using rental cars as taxis, and this needs to stop. The Minister highlighted this in the 2021 Annual General Meetin
650 new mothers at CWM Hospital, Makoi Hospital and in communities between Serua and Tailevu have received maternal and infant kits from the Frank Hilton Organisation. CEO, Sureni Perera says these kits have all es
There are outbreaks of dengue fever in Nadi, Tavua and Ba. The Health Ministry has recorded 127 new cases since Friday. A total of 1, 212 cases of dengue fever have been recorded so far this year. The Hea
There are localised outbreaks of typhoid in communities in Ra, Lautoka, and Nadi with 73 cases confirmed by the Health Ministry this year. The Health Ministry says there were seven confirmed cases last week alone a
Madeleine Albright, a Czech immigrant who went on to become the first female secretary of state in US history, has died aged 84. A long-time foreign policy veteran, Albright became America's top diplomat in 1997 du
Fiji has recorded 13 new cases of COVID-19 of which 5 new cases were recorded on Monday and 8 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. There are currently 40 active cases in Fiji. Permanent Secr
South Pacific’s largest broadcaster, Communications Fiji Limited which is the parent company of Legend FM, FM96, Navtarang, Radio Sargam, Viti FM and fijivillage has come on board to support the Leadership Fiji Fell
Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate says the Water Authority of Fiji is trying hard to resolve the issue where every time the power goes off, water supply is affected as well, and as the Minister, he expects the A
The Fijian Government says it has been alerted by members of the public who have received cold calls from unidentified persons claiming to be from a “research and development unitâ€, insinuating that it is a departme
The Fiji Labour Party says the revised budget should be aimed at providing relief to the thousands of people struggling to make ends meet. Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says there are three measures which need to
The Director of the National Training and Productivity Centre, Dr Isimeli Tagicakiverata says they have approximately 240 apprentices in training with more than 60 employers who have been continuously supporting this sc
Thousands of people living in parts of Suva and Nasinu are facing low pressure to no water again today. This is because the water level at the Flagstaff and Nasinu Reservoirs are reaching critical level. WAF i
The Suva High Court has found Fabiano Dakai not guilty by reason of mental impairment for allegedly killing 34-year-old Timoci Dogai in 2019 in Waidradra, Navua. While delivering his judgement, High Court Judge, Ju
A man in his late 20s has passed away after the heavy machinery he was operating veered off the Denarau Road in Nadi yesterday. Police say from the initial information that was gathered, the victim who was from Mar
