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A 24-year-old man died in an accident along the Togovere Road in Sigatoka yesterday afternoon. Police say the victim who was from Togovere was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a man in his 20s who is from Naidovi
The Leader of the National Federation Party Professor Biman Prasad says the FijiFirst Government is drunk on power, is in election mode and allegedly abusing valuable state resources while 50 percent of our population i
SODELPA Women's Forum Vice President Tanya Waqanika has confirmed that she will be running again in the 2022 national elections. While confirming her stand in the next election, Waqanika says she will be running un
Former Fiji Bati star Jarryd Hayne still doesn't know whether he will face a third trial on sexual assault charges which date back to the night of the NRL Grand Final in 2018. Abc.net.au reports the District Court
More than 3,000 Fijians living adjacent to the Drauniivi River in Ra are expected to be protected from flooding following the commissioning of desilting works at the river. The desilting works are expected to safeg
Dr Mere Samisoni and Tanya Waqanika have been re-elected as Vice Presidents during the SODELPA Women's Forum Annual General meeting at Epworth Hall in Suva. Samisoni received 69 votes while Waqanika got 31 votes.
Minister for Education and Heritage Premila Kumar says we should appreciate the 2013 Constitution that has created fairness and has allowed everyone to practice their religion as 35 years ago, people had difficultly in
An analysis by the Health Ministry says unvaccinated adults in Fiji have been dying at a rate 17.8 times higher than fully vaccinated adults during the third wave of COVID-19. There have been 128 deaths during the
US President Joe Biden has said he is convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch an invasion of Ukraine, and that an assault could happen in the "coming days". Biden said the assessment was ba
The Fiji Development Bank has disbursed nearly $60 million to a record number of businesses affected by COVID-19 under the COVID-19 Recovery Credit Guarantee Scheme. $28 million was disbursed to restaurants, hotels
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong stresses that masking, physical distancing and ventilation are three measures that must constantly be present. Doctor Fong adds when one of the measures becomes diff
SODELPA Vice President Ro Teimumu Kepa has urged all women that are present during the SODELPA Women's Annual General Meeting to register for the upcoming elections because there is a need for more women to be represent
96,515 people have received booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine so far while 93.1% of the adult target population have received two doses. The Health Ministry says for the month of February, a further 175,558 hav
People can now visit their loved ones admitted at the CWM Hospital but visitors must be fully vaccinated. Restrictions on visitation are being eased after almost two years. The Ministry of Health says all visi
There have been 128 COVID-19 deaths in the third wave so far. This is according to the latest update by the Health Ministry. One new COVID-19 death was reported overnight. It is a 68-year-old man from the
A 23-year-old man who has been charged with one count of sacrilege after breaking into the Ram Mandir Temple in Kulukulu earlier this month, appeared in the Sigatoka Magistrates Court today. Abishek Kumar from Vun
Fiji Teachers Union General Secretary Agni Deo Singh is calling on the Minister for Education, Premila Kumar to immediately stop making changes to the exams and curriculum for primary and secondary schools. Singh s
R Patel Lawyers partner Devanesh Sharma who is representing the Attorney General, President of Fiji and the Judicial Services Commission today revealed details in court about the complaint to the Judicial Services Commi
The Water Authority of Fiji says while restoration works from WAF teams with regard to the burst mains have been completed on Robertson Road in Suva, the area is still cordoned off as final reinstatement works have to b
The Acting CEO of the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Service, Dr. Hasmukh Lal says TSLS has so far disbursed around $32 million through M-PAiSA to students in the last 4 years. He highlighted this while renewing it
