376 articles tagged "indepth"
Canadian national, Joshua Aziz Rahman has been found guilty of possession of illicit drugs by High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar. The 26-year-old was found in possession of 39.5kg of cocaine worth $31 million
Nadi Sangam College will be bringing a smaller group of athletes for the Coca-Cola Games due to the effects of COVID-19. School Principal Nazerin Rehman says they usually bring more than 40 athletes but will only b
Defending girls champions, Adi Cakobau School will be banking on their sprinters in the short distance events to win gold medals in their bid to successfully defend their title. Coach, Antonio Raboiliku says they h
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that everyone that got their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will surely be getting their second dose in the next 8 to 12 weeks as they have kept i
Some of the top contenders for the Senior Boys 100m race in the Coca-Cola Games had close finishes in the recent Athletics Fiji competition at the ANZ Stadium. Tevita Sokiveta of Suva Grammar School clocked an elec
27,705 Fijians have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine so far. The Ministry of Health says 9,932 people were vaccinated yesterday alone. The Ministry says based on the high uptake of
Jasper Williams High School has received a $7,000 sponsorship from Extra Supermarket for their sports uniforms for next week’s Coca Cola Games. School Principal Vanita Sharma says the sponsorship was a blessing i
The Ministry of Waterways and Environment has lifted the Prohibition Notice for Lami based cement company, Tengy Cement Fiji however strict monitoring continues this week while the notice still remains for Pacific Cemen
Suva Grammar School long-distance champion runner John Riccardo will be one of the athletes to look out for in the Intermediate grade in the Coca-Cola Games next week. Riccardo won a gold medal in the Intermediate
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School student, Nirav Kumar says he wants to make his father proud in the Coca-Cola Games next week. Kumar who won gold in the sub-junior boys 400 metres and 800 metres in the Coca-Cola
Renowned athletics coach, Antonio Raboiliku is now helping Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School athletes for the Coca-Cola Games. Raboiliku is best remembered for guiding Jasper Williams High School to win the 2013 and 2
Grandstand tickets for the Coca-Cola Games have been sold out while the concrete and grass embankment tickets are on sale. Fiji Sports Council CEO Litiana Loabuka says they will continue to adhere to the 50% seatin
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that the COVID-19 vaccination hesitation is starting to ease off as we are getting a critical mass of people getting vaccinated. With huge turnouts being r
Huge turnouts are being recorded at the COVID-19 vaccination sites around the country as the Health Ministry has stepped up the vaccination drive from today. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong say
Athletes living in and around the Lautoka area will have another chance to improve their performance at a Athletics Fiji Competition at Churchill Park this weekend. It will give them the chance to gauge their perfo
Apenisa Talenaua aims to replicate what Tilesh Naidu did for Swami Vivekananda College and win the Senior Boys 100 metres title at the Coca-Cola Games. Talenaua ran a manual time of 10.69 seconds as he won the Seni
Despite the effects of COVID-19 being felt in Nadi, ex-scholars of Swami Vivekananda College have stepped in to ensure that the logistics are taken care of as the school prepares for the Coca-Cola Games. Team coach
The number of schools that will participate in this year’s Coca-Cola Games has decreased when compared to 2019. Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association Secretary Vuli Waqa says in 2019 they had about 120 sch
Some Lami residents who had gathered with signs outside two cement manufacturing factories to raise concerns about the emissions were dispersed by the police this morning. The residents are raising concerns about t
This year’s Coca-Cola Games will be dedicated to all the frontline workers who have worked hard to ensure Fiji is COVID contained. Coca-Cola’s Marketing Manager Lawrence Tikaram says it is with their efforts th
