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SBW ticks another box, Messam misses out on Rio
The athletes who will represent New Zealand in Rugby Sevens at the Olympics for the first time has been named but All Blacks veteran Liam Messam has missed out. The 12 players in both the men’s and...
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Jarryd Hayne being chased by five NRL clubs
JARRYD Hayne’s future beyond the Rio Olympics is well and truly up in the air. The cross-code star continues to fight for a plane ticket to the Games with the Fiji Sevens side, but where he lands after...
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Body remains belong to the missing Russian couple
Police have confirmed that body remains found washed ashore at Natadola beach last week belongs to the mission Russian couple. DNA tests conducted confirm the remains belong to the couple....
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Selfless Fijians urged to be nominated for Honors award
Members of the public are being urged to nominate anyone they feel deserves to be recognized for their service to the community. The call is being made by the Fiji College of Honors which considers and...
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Soil health an issue for the sugarcane industry
SONY DSC Soil health is a major issue that contributes to the decline in sugarcane production in the country. Fiji Sugar Corporation Cane Development Manager Samu Railoa says the depleting soil health...
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We shouldn’t be personalizing issues : AG
Shadow Minister for Public Enterprise Mosese Bulitavu has raised concern on the several portfolios being held by the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed – Khaiyum. In a statement titled Minister for Economy a...
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Parliament to debate National budget
Parliament sitting resumes tomorrow. Finance Minister Aiyaz Sayed- Khaiyum will move the second reading of the Appropriation Bill. A Bill for an Act to appropriate a sum of more than 3 billion dollars...
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Fiji Police hopes to bring security arrangements to new height
Fiji Police Force hopes to add new dimensions to its security arrangements in future. The Force, after a successful operation during the Super Rugby Clash between the Chiefs and Crusaders, hopes to...
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Tuvalu granted short visa waiver to Schengen area
The European Union and Tuvalu has signed a short-stay visa waiver Agreement. This now means EU citizens can travel to Tuvalu and Tuvaluans to the Schengen area for a period of stay for 90 days in any...
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Tulo and Vaivai for Rio
It’s now official, our top weightlifters, Manueli Tulo and Apolonia Vaivai are Fiji’s representatives to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Tulo will compete in the Men’s 56kg Category while...
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Baby’s body found in bus
The body of a fully formed baby was found inside a bus which was parked at a garage in Wainibokasi this morning. The discovery was made after 8am by a 56-year-old mechanic who was cleaning the bus. The...
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Kubuabola questions SODELPA leadership
The appointment of a non member of parliament to lead the SODELPA party was questioned in parliament yesterday. Minister for Foregin Affairs Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has questioned the SODELPA...
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More vehicles for police force
The Fiji Police Force was today handed another 26 new leased vehicles. It takes the total of vehicles of operation with the police to 199. Commissioner of Police, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho told...
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Police to update Russian authorities
The Fiji Police Force, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide an update on the case involving two dead Russian immigrants to Russian authorities. Commissioner of Police, Brigadier General...
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More overseas employment next year: Koroilavesau
Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Semi Koroilavesau has assured Fijians that more employment opportunities will be available next year. While delivering his speech during...
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4000 students still studying in tents
More than 4,000 students are still studying in tents around the country. Minister for Education Dr Mahendra Reddy today made this clarification after the Opposition had questioned why 85,000 students...
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Traditional farmers to move into commercial farming
Minister for Agriculture Inia Seruiratu says they have mapped out a plan for traditional farmers in Fiji to transit into commercial farming. Following extensive research, Seruiratu says, they...
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Parramatta Eels winger Semi Radradra pleads not guilty to domestic violence...
NRL star Semi Radradra has pleaded not guilty to three charges of domestic violence against his former partner. A lawyer for the Parramatta Eels winger formally entered the plea on his behalf in the...
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Prime Minister complex allocation questioned
The 2016-2017 budget came under attack by members of the Opposition today. They highlighted the allocation for the construction of a new Prime Minister’s complex. The closure of the Penang Mill in...
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Semi Radradra pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
Parramatta Eels player Semi Radradra has pleaded not guilty to three domestic violence charges. The 24-year-old was arrested at Sydney airport after he returned home on a flight from Fiji last week....
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