EgyptAir wreckage found, Egyptian government says
The Egyptian government says it has found wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last month. Images taken of the wreckage were provided to an Egyptian investigative...
View ArticleTwo changes to Wales team to take on All Blacks
Wales have made two changes to the side that lost the first Test for Saturday’s game against the All Blacks in Wellington. Lock Luke Charteris replaces Bradley Davies and Rhys Patchell starts at...
View ArticleDisney gator attack: 2-year-old boy found dead
The 2-year-old boy who witnesses said was pulled by an alligator into a lagoon near a Walt Disney World hotel has been found dead by the Orange County dive team, Sheriff Jerry Demings said at a...
View ArticleMcCain: Obama ‘directly responsible’ for Orlando massacre
Sen. John McCain said Thursday that President Barack Obama was “directly responsible” for the massacre at the gay nightclub in Orlando, though McCain later said he “misspoke.” “Barack Obama is directly...
View ArticleKiribati President meets with PM to discuss issues of Climate change
The President of the Republic of Kiribati His Excellency Taneti Maamautu is in the country. He met with Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama today to discuss issues like climate change and the assistance...
View ArticleArable lands used for other purpose other than agriculture
Fiji only has 30 percent or 600 thousand hectares of land that is arable or can be used for agricultural activities. However most of these arable lands are now being used for purposes other than...
View ArticleVodafone Flying Fijians ready to take on Samoa
The Flying Fijians wrapped up their preparation for the Pacific Nations Cup with the captain’s run this morning. The players looked confident and morale is also high as a win over Samoa will see them...
View ArticleEgyptAir Flight 804: Cockpit voice recorder found damaged
The cockpit voice recorder for EgyptAir Flight 804 has been found but is damaged, an Egyptian investigative committee said Thursday, a day after the government said it found the wreckage of the...
View ArticleKatonibau out of contention for Rio
Vodafone Fiji 7s player, Isake Katonibau has been released from the preparation camp for Rio due to injury. This was confirmed today by Vodafone Fiji 7s team coach Ben Ryan. Ryan said that Katonibau...
View ArticleI-tukei life style to be presented to those visiting Namosi Eco Retreat
It is a first for the province of Namosi – an Eco-retreat in a traditionally-styled village of 10 bures. Located here in Navuni-kabi village in the interior of Namosi is a traditional homestay made of...
View ArticlePolice continue to raid farms in Highlands of Navosa
Operation “Cavuraka’ has not led to the arrest of anyone although more than 30,000 plants have been uprooted from 16 farms. The Fiji Police Force says this will not stop them and military officers from...
View ArticleOrlando shooter texted wife during attack, source says
The Orlando shooter and his wife exchanged text messages during the Pulse nightclub rampage, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN. Around 4 a.m. on June 12, about two hours...
View ArticleObama: Orlando victims’ families pleaded with me to stop the violence
President Barack Obama said Thursday that grief-filled parents in Orlando pleaded with him to take steps preventing the kind of gun violence that took their children. But he acknowledged,...
View ArticleNational Federation Party denied permit to conduct its meeting
Police have rejected an application from the National Federation Party to hold a meeting in Nadi tomorrow. The Working Committee of the party was to meet and deliberate on a number of important issues....
View ArticleFormer PM vying for SODELPA’s leadership
The Social Democratic Liberal Party has confirmed there are five people vying for the leadership of the party. In a message to all supporters, the Secretary General says all 5 applications have been...
View ArticleLabasa farmer loses all in a house fire
A wooden and corrugated iron house of a 42 year old farmer of Vunilogologo Settlement, Nasaqa outside Labasa was completely destroyed by fire with its content on Thursday morning. The farmer and his...
View ArticleTui Macuata commits to ending gender based violence in his province
The Tui Macuata Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has made a commitment to ending violence against women in his province. Ratu Wiliame was speaking at the conclusion of the workshop facilitated by Fiji Women’s...
View ArticlePolice search for missing Russian couple
Police are looking for a Russian couple who went missing on Thursday. Yuri Shipulin and his wife Natalia went missing from their farm at Kachiquari, Mulomulo up the Nausori Highland Road in Nadi. They...
View ArticleMake a difference in nation building : PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has called on people to make a difference in relation to nation building. Bainimarama was speaking at the Fiji National University Sustainable Livelihood Project...
View ArticleCourt grants Fiji Times leave to apply for judicial review
The High Court has granted the Fiji Times leave to apply for judicial review of the Government’s decision to award its advertising contract for 2016 to the Fiji Sun. However it has refused to grant the...
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