Fijian national deported from Australia
A Fijian national who claims to be Aboriginal has been deported out of Australia. Australian authorities deported detainee Rinay Rekash Singh for overstaying his visa since 1998. The 39 year old who...
View Article27 year old latest road fatality
27 year old Ashneel Singh died in a fatal car accident last night around 10:20pm. According to Police, Singh was on his way to Samabula when he had a head on collision with an on-coming vehicle at...
View ArticleFiji honoured for progress towards MDGs
Fiji has been recognized for progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The South-South Gala Event honoured Fiji for it’s efforts in eradicating extreme poverty and hunger – one of...
View ArticleRatu Inoke holds several bilateral meetings
Several bilateral meetings have been held by Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola at the margins of the United Nations 70th General Assembly. He met with his counterparts from Indonesia, Italy and the...
View ArticleAG:Internal open dialogue needed
There is a great need for stakeholders to have open dialogue internally first regarding employees. Government says recent amendments to the Essential Industries Decree and Employment Relation...
View Article50 schools battle for top honours in Chem Quiz
Over 500 students today participated at the annual chemistry competition organized by the USP’s Chemical Society. 50 schools battled for top honours with Mahatma Ghandi Memorial High school taking...
View ArticlePhase 1 housing project nearing completion
Only 3 months into development and 70 percent of work has been completed at the Matavolivoli Housing Project Phase One. This was confirmed by the Minister for Local Government, Parveen Kumar who...
View ArticleDental caries and mouth cancer on the rise
Tooth cavities is the least of our dental problems faced in the country. What oral health officials are now realizing is the rise in dental caries and mouth cancer. Dental caries is the leading dental...
View ArticleLabasa beats Rewa
The Labasa Football side have put a strong performance in the Courts Inter District Championships taking down Rewa 3 nil in the opening match at Subrail Park. Captain Taniela Waqa was the man of the...
View ArticleMcKEE to comment on Matavesi’s statement
The Flying Fijians head coach John McKEE will respond on Josh Matavesi interview later to night. Wales Online reported that Matavesi has said he has been left gutted and de-motivated by the treatment...
View ArticleAuthorities raise concern over lack of dentists
More dentists are needed in the country.Currently, there the ratio is one dentist to around 18 thousand people. Moreover, Fiji has less than five specialized dentists and no specialized clinical dental...
View ArticleEx-servicemen association call for education inclusion
More needs to be done to safeguard the memories of those who served the country in previous wars. This is the sentiment shared by the Returned Soldiers and Ex-servicemen Association. On Friday the...
View ArticleFiji Year 10 examination begins tomorrow
Tomorrow, 14,937 students around the country will sit their Fiji Year 10 Certificate Exams. There are 167 centres where the exams will be instituted. Uluivalili Secondary School, Vatuvonu Secondary...
View ArticlePrivate sector urged to investment more
There needs to be more participation by the private sector in the economy. In closing the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation Top Executive conference, President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau said the...
View ArticleFiji races against deadline for ILO report
Fiji has less than two weeks to finalize its report to the International Labour Organization. The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation, Fiji Trade Union Congress and the Ministry of Labour need to...
View ArticleDiplomatic immunity for car crash driver
Police say a diplomat who was involved in a fatal accident on Friday night is entitled to diplomatic immunity. Police Commissioner Ben Groenewald confirms under the Vienna Convention 1961, a diplomatic...
View ArticleOver 400 calls made to child helpline
There have been 4,634 calls made so far this year to the Child Helpline. Of this, just over 400 calls were genuine pleas for assistance. The helpline is outsourced by Medical Services Pacific and...
View ArticleFRCA under FICAC investigation
The Fiji Revenue and Custom Authority’s customs division is under investigation. This follows allegations of abuse of office. According to the attorney general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the matter has been...
View ArticleSemi Koroilavesau will be the new Minister of Employment, Productivity &...
Government Whip, Semi Koroilavesau will be sworn in as the new Minister of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations. This was confirmed to Fiji One News by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama...
View ArticleMH Supermarket up in flames
The Morris Hedstrom Nabua supermarket this afternoon caught fire. This afternoon fire fighters were trying to bring the blaze under control. At this early stage it is unclear how or where the fire...
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