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NFA farewells O’Connor
The National Fire Authority farewelled its Chief Executive Officer John O’Connor yesterday at the NFA Headquarters. The NFA staff were joined by Minister For Local Government, Parveen Kumar Bala along...
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Farm duties for Correction officers
In a show of unity and in the spirit of team building, about 100 officers of the Fiji Corrections Service engaged in farm duties in Naboro yesterday morning. Led by senior officers Assistant...
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Dhooria crowned Men’s Open Singles Champion
Top Australian Junior team member, Rohan Dhooria participated in the Fiji Table Tennis Open for the first time to take out the Mens Open singles title. In a pulsating 7 set final , Dhooria seeded No 2...
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Kerber stuns Williams in Aussie Open final
Angelique Kerber upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on Saturday and become the first German to win a grand slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf...
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More efforts needed in women empowerment
Improving the status of women in Fiji is a priority for Government. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has reiterated Governments stand on gender equality during the Parliamentarians Policy Dialogue...
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Tripartite parties await March
The International labour Organization governing body is expected to meet on the 10th of March. An agreement has been reached between Government, the Fiji Trades Union Congress and the Fiji Commerce...
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Body found
A body of a man was discovered at Matanikorovatu, Tovata yesterday. Police Spokesperson Atunaia Sokomuri confirms the body was discovered by a driver yesterday who then alerted police. Injuries were...
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All Blacks Sevens show signs of strength
The New Zealand rugby Sevens’ coach Gordon Tietjens won’t say that his side will win the Wellington round of the World Series but he is a bit more positive about the team’s chances. The All Blacks’...
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NZ rugby clubs are poaching Pacific players and paying them ‘illegally -Ben Ryan
The way many Pacific Island players are recruited to New Zealand clubs is “like the Wild West”, says Fiji’s sevens rugby coach Ben Ryan. “We’re getting huge amounts of players going into clubs in New...
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Malakai Fekitoa ‘cried all the time’ when he first came to NZ to play rugby
Rugby clubs are accused of playing games to get work visas for overseas players, with little thought for their wellbeing. All Black Malakai Fekitoa cried all the time when he first moved from a remote...
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Bangladesh’s ‘tree man’ to have surgery to remove ‘branches’
A Bangladeshi man whose hands and feet have grown to resemble gnarled tree branches is to undergo surgery. Abul Bajandra has been suffering from a rare disease called epidermodysplasia verruciformis,...
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David Bowie leaves $100 million estate to family
David Bowie left the bulk of his estate to his wife, Iman, and his two children, Duncan and Alexandria, according to a 20-page will originally filed in 2004. Bowie — who used his birth name, David...
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Adele: Donald Trump doesn’t have permission to use my music
Donald Trump has been playing Adele’s music to fire up his supporters at rallies across the country throughout his presidential campaign. And Adele wants her fans to know she never gave the brash...
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Pacific Challenge to kick off in March
Fiji will host the World Rugby Pacific Challenge from 8-21 March. The tournament will be played at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, with match days on 8, 12 and 17 March with the final on 21 March. Four teams...
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Highlanders endure mixed reaction to alternative jersey
The Highlanders have encountered a mixed reaction to their alternative strip for the upcoming season after revealing it online. On Monday, the defending Super Rugby champions posted a photo on their...
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Tietjens to work Super players this weekend
The All Blacks Sevens coach has just this weekend’s inaugural Sydney tournament and two more World Series events to work with his Super Rugby players before the code’s Olympic debut in Rio. Sir Gordon...
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Boko Haram attackers set village ablaze, kill dozens in Nigeria
Gunmen riding motorcycles raided a Nigerian village under the cover of darkness, killing dozens of people and setting homes on fire, officials said. The Boko Haram militants, armed with machine guns,...
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Sydney Roosters trying to lure Sonny Bill Williams back
Serial code-hopper Sonny Bill Williams could be on his way back to the Sydney Roosters as early as this year. The Daily Telegraph reports the National Rugby League club has met with Williams’ agent...
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Seabelo Senatla
Seabelo Mohanoe Senatla (born 10 February 1993 in Welkom, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing domestic rugby with the Western Province, Super Rugby with the Stormers...
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Chinese airlines to unruly passengers: Enough is enough
Five Chinese airlines announced on Monday that they’ll start putting restrictions on “uncivilized passengers,” according to China’s National Tourism Administration. The five airlines — Air China, China...
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