Former players savage England football team
Former England players lined up to savage their national team after one of the nation’s most embarrassing defeats, a 2-1 loss to tiny Iceland which sent them spinning out of the European Championship....
View ArticleCaitlyn Jenner poses on ‘SI’ cover sporting gold medal
Caitlyn Jenner’s first “Sports Illustrated” cover is here. The 66-year-old posed for the July cover complete with the gold medal she won in 1976 Olympic games. “The decathlon for me was the ultimate in...
View ArticleBad Romance? Lady Gaga angers her Chinese fans with Dalai Lama meeting
Has Lady Gaga become the latest Western celebrity to upset Beijing? The singer has angered her legions of Chinese fans after meeting with Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader. Thousands of...
View ArticleRed Cross apologizes for ‘super racist’ safety poster
The Red Cross is apologizing after a poster depicting pool safety rules was circulated on Twitter and flamed for being “super racist.” The poster, which shows a crowd of cartoon children committing an...
View ArticleTrump slams globalization, promises to upend economic status quo
Donald Trump on Tuesday trashed U.S. trade policies that he said have encouraged globalization and wiped out American manufacturing jobs in a speech in which he promised to herald a U.S. economic...
View ArticleRisk management unit handles complaints within Ministry of Health
A risk management unit within the Health Ministry currently handles complaints regarding health services. Health Permanent Secretary Dr Mecuisela Tuicakau says there are processes in place to follow...
View ArticleRichard Branson: Brexit killed my big deal
Brexit has already killed off one big investment in the U.K. Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, said his company had ditched a planned acquisition after the U.K. voted last...
View ArticleIssues faced in the procurement of free medicine
There are issues being faced in the procurement of medicine for the Free medicine scheme. The free medicine scheme has been expanded from 72 to 142 items with all pharmacies in the country required to...
View ArticleArt Basel 2016: Why the art market is in the ‘hyperfast’ lane
Cutting through the noise at Art Basel is easier said than done. The annual fair is famed for its epic proportions and rich seam of talent. So perhaps it was naive of us to ask critics and curators...
View ArticleCould Australia have its sixth prime minister in six years?
Six prime ministers in six years? It could happen in Australia on July 2. Australians will vote in their first national election since 2013 on Saturday, as the center-right Liberal-National coalition...
View ArticleChiefs coach names an experienced lineup for match
Chiefs head coach Dave Rennie has named an experienced lineup to play the Crusaders at the ANZ Stadium on Friday night. The tropical climate of Fiji is a fitting venue for the hottest contest on the...
View ArticlePolice in UK arrest 3 after racist outburst on tram
Police in Manchester, England, arrested two young men and a teenager in connection with an apparent hate incident on a tram Tuesday. Video of the incident, which shows several men taunting a male...
View ArticleFHL announces reward packages for Olympians winning medals
Goods news for athletes that are taking part in the Rio Olympic Games as the Fijian Holdings Limited has announced a reward package for Olympians that win a medal. FHL is planning to provide a cash...
View ArticleFNPF increases interest rate
The Fiji National Provident Fund will credit approximately 239 million dollars to its members tomorrow evening following the Board’s decision to declare a 6.25 per cent interest for the financial year...
View ArticleCrusaders have an advantage playing in Fiji
Well Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder knows they have an advantage playing here in Fiji as their fan base is huge. Even some fans turned up at the Nausori international airport this morning to catch a...
View ArticleIt’s time to move on: Ratuva
So much has happened since the coup of 1987 and its time for lot of people to move on. This was the comment by Political Sociologist Professor Steven Ratuva in relation to the new SODELPA leader...
View ArticlePlan B for those who oppose SODELPA leadership
SODELPA parliamentary leader Ro Teimumu Kepa says she has a plan B in place after her supporters raised questions with her on what she is doing following the appointment of new party leader Sitiveni...
View ArticleGruesome hit-and-run: Woman drives with man wedged in windshield
A motorist who struck a pedestrian drove almost a mile with the man’s body lodged in the windshield, his head resting on the passenger seat, police in Oceanside, California, said Tuesday. One witness...
View ArticleU.S. officials say Russian warship came dangerously close to Navy ship
A Russian warship approached within 315 yards of a U.S. Navy warship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea earlier this month in what U.S. officials say was a series of unsafe maneuvers. The USS Gravely was...
View ArticleIstanbul airport attack: 36 dead, 147 injured, Turkish officials say
Gunshots, screams and explosions pierced the air Tuesday at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, as three terrorists armed with bombs and guns attacked passengers at one of the world’s busiest travel spots....
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