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Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Ashneel Sudhakar stresses that no mining lease can encroach onto an iTaukei village, their settlement or their traditional fishing ground, and they cannot relocate a village for
The Fijian government says Magma Mines Limited does not hold a mining lease but currently holds an exploration license for the lower end of the Sigatoka River, towards the Sigatoka river mouth. The full briefing to
SODELPA MP, Lynda Tabuya who is part of the “Fiji Free from Porn Movement†made up of concerned parents, maintains that the worrying trend on porn access in Fiji has been revealed to her by telecommunications compan
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director, Ashwin Raj says the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review specifically states that "All conclusions and/or recommendations cont
Fiji has been commended for certain things by members of the UN Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review for Fiji however they have also recommended Fiji to repeal laws and policies that they say unlawfully restri
The Fijian government and the Fijian Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission are yet to comment on the United Nations Human Rights Council's recommendations for Fiji to repeal laws and policies that they say unl
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has made it clear that the government is not and will not force any hindu organisation-run school to teach Fiji Hindi to their students. /+ARTICLE-255993+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-2560
The Hindi Parishad Fiji is calling on Fijian Broadcasting Corporation for one of their radio stations, Mirchi FM to discontinue broadcasting in Fiji Hindi while FBC CEO, Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that as a commercial rad
The Office of the Auditor General will not make any further comments about the 2010 Auditor General’s report on the Rewa Dairy consultancy contract for now. However it continues to stand by it’s statement that
FICAC and Auditor General's Office make opposing statements on 2010 audit of Rewa Dairy consultancy contract
FICAC has made the conclusion that cabinet had approved the restructure of the Rewa Co-operative Dairy Company and documents also show that cabinet did not approve that the consultancy services for Rewa Dairy’s restru
FICAC has ruled that there is no merit to the complaint made by Opposition Leader Sitiveni Rabuka regarding the 2010 Rewa Dairy Restructure Consultancy contract award of $500,000 Aliz Pacific without tender. FICAC
The number of students taking up the Hindi language as a subject to study is drastically decreasing in schools in the country. According to the Ministry of Education, 969 students took Hindi in Year 10 in 2015 whil
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has made it clear that the government is not and will not force any hindu organisation-run school to teach Fiji Hindi to their students. Hindu organisations like Sanatan Dharam Pra
The Fiji Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Aliz Pacific Chartered Accountants and Doctor Nur Bano Ali against the Auditor General and the Attorney General. Orders have also been made by the Fiji Court of A
A strong start from the Fiji Airways Flying Fijians was not enough as they went down 29-17 to Wales in their last pool match of the Rugby World Cup. Fiji started off with two tries from Josua Tuisova and Kini Murim
The Fiji Airways Flying Fijians have delivered a much needed 45-10 bonus point win to record their first 2019 Rugby World Cup win against Georgia at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka Prefecture in Higashiosaka City in Jap
The Fiji Police Force Drugs and Substance Abuse Unit Officer, Alisi Lalabalavu says the Zombie drug is already in the country and Police are working with other authorities to ensure the issue is addressed and drug rehab
Fiji's 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign saw them placed in Pool D. They started with a strong performance but lost to Australia 39-21. A shocking defeat to Uruguay 30-27 followed. They bounced back with a win against Georg
Handling errors, poor defence, and poor goal-kicking resulted in an embarrassing defeat for the Fiji Airways Flying Fijians as they were upset 30‑27 by Uruguay in their second pool match of the Rugby World Cup. T
