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The war in Ukraine continues to subvert major commodity markets, supply chains and trading partner economies, causing imported inflation to surge to 10 percent while domestic inflation stood at 3.4 percent according to
The recent video which has gone viral, showing two young girls walking on a busy highway after being disallowed to board their school bus in Lautoka for not having their bus cards, is disturbing. Those are the word
A man has been found guilty of raping his stepdaughter by High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar. He was charged with two counts of rape. It was heard in Court this morning that the girl also got pregnant af
An 89-year-old unvaccinated woman with pre-existing comorbidities passed away from COVID-19 earlier this week. The Health Ministry says she was brought to the Valelevu Health Centre in distress and sadly passed awa
Government debt is forecast to reach $9.1 billion, equivalent to 88.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product compared to a total debt of $5.2 billion at the end of July 2018 equivalent to 45.9 percent of GDP. It had be
Fijian Drua flyhalf, Teti Tela will start at No.10 for the Vodafone Flying Fijians while five players will be making their debut against Tonga on Saturday in the Pacific Nations Cup. Drua stars, Vinaya Habosi, Isoa
Get ready to dig much deeper in your pockets as there is a significant increase in fuel prices from tomorrow while there is some relief as there is a significant decrease in gas prices. The Fijian Competition and C
Rashida Khatoon who lost her mother when she was four years old, says her passion for cooking started by helping her grandmother in cooking, and she has now opened the new-look Zamzam Restaurant in Samabula. Khatoo
After years of having a small food stall selling tea, fried fish and cassava at the Suva Market, Rashida Khatoon has now opened her new-look Zamzam Restaurant in Samabula. Khatoon had started off a small restauran
Two primary school female students were lost for 3 hours as they were walking along the highway in the Lautoka area after the bus driver did not allow them on the bus because they had insufficient funds in their bus car
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has high hopes that all children will get the COVID-19 vaccination when they start vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 years old from Monday 4th July. He says they will see the
A 6-year-old girl has passed away after she was trapped in a house fire in Martintar, Nadi last night. The girl was home with a relative and an older sibling when the incident happened at about 9pm. Police say
Fiji’s poverty rate can be much lower if we get more people in the rural areas including villages to go into farming to earn more. People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says that is the party’s answer to
People living in Taveuni, Qamea and Rabi Island can now apply for the $100 unemployment assistance as Government has extended the scheme to these areas. Applications will begin at 9am tomorrow and close at 5pm Frid
Another round of voter registrations will be done in New Zealand, Australia, USA and Canada next month. Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem says FEO teams will be at 17 venues in Australia from 9th to 18th Jul
A FNU student has asked if the apprentices fall under the recent increase in minimum wage and whether they will get the minimum wage of $4 an hour. The student raised the issue during a budget consultation with the
The economic costs of deaths due to tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke need a collaborative approach to save lives. This was stated by the Chief Operations Officer Assistant Commissioner of Police Abdul
Three people who were under investigation for monkeypox have tested negative and are no longer in isolation. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says of these three individuals, one is a local citizen whi
A suspended surgeon at the CWM Hospital facing sexual assault charges has been granted bail. Dr Joji Vakadiwaiwai has been charged with 2 counts of sexual assault and it is alleged he committed the offences against
We do not talk about what other parties are doing internally so let us focus on issues that affect the people and the policies being delivered. Those are the words of FijiFirst General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyu
