Archive [ 2015 May 9 ]

Fiji Eyes Search, Rescue Concept
NATION

Fiji Eyes Search, Rescue Concept

The Fijian Government, through the Ministry of Defence, is proposing the adoption of a new search and rescue concept...

Apply Visa On-line Now
NATION

Apply Visa On-line Now

You will no longer have to wait in a line to apply for a tourist visa to India. Thanks to the internet, Fijians want...

Fund Clarifies Forms For Members’ Deaths
NATION

Fund Clarifies Forms For Members’ Deaths

A gathering in Labasa has been told that some members of the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) are still not aware...

‘FNPF Consultations Successful’
NATION

‘FNPF Consultations Successful’

The Fiji National Provident Fund’s members’ forums have been hailed a success. FNPF assistant general manager me...

Shirley Park Re-Zoned
NATION

Shirley Park Re-Zoned

The Department of the Town and Country Planning has approved the re-zoning of the Shirley Park in Lautoka. It has be...

Consultations Constructive, Says Cane Union
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Consultations Constructive, Says Cane Union

The National Farmers Union (NFU) says public consultations organised by the iTaukei Land Trust Board in the Northern...

Lease Cash Payout Tops Discussions
NATION

Lease Cash Payout Tops Discussions

The equal and individual distribution of lease money was one of the major topics discussed during the iTaukei Land T...

TLTB Clears Security Concerns At Savusavu
NATION

TLTB Clears Security Concerns At Savusavu

Farmers in the Northern Division have been told that the iTaukei Land Trust Board (TLTB) is working to ensure they h...

Family Bids Goodbye To Nischal
NATION

Family Bids Goodbye To Nischal

It was an emotional scene as the Chand family with their extended relatives and friends bid an emotional farewell to...

TLTB Explains Services
NATION

TLTB Explains Services

The iTaukei Land Trust Board public consultations in North raised many informative issues like lease distribution an...

Tenants Told, Pay On Time
NATION

Tenants Told, Pay On Time

Land tenants have been told to pay their rents on time or take appropriate action if their land lease is expiring. T...

Healthy Discussions During Consultations
NATION

Healthy Discussions During Consultations

There were several issues of major concern during the iTaukei Land Trust Board’s public consultations in the North...

Govt Schools Will Undergo Facelift
NATION

Govt Schools Will Undergo Facelift

The Assistant Minister for Education, Vijay Nath, has confirmed that all Government schools would undergo refurbishm...

Youths Told Be Creative, Use Energy Well
NATION

Youths Told Be Creative, Use Energy Well

Youths of Navua and surrounding communities of Nakaulevu have been urged to use their energy and youthful creativity...

Health Ministry Prepares For Chikungunya
NATION

Health Ministry Prepares For Chikungunya

The Ministry of Health has scaled up its preparedness for the Chikungunya virus after three cases were confirmed to ...

Need For Change In Attitude: Akbar
NATION

Need For Change In Attitude: Akbar

There is a need for a change in the way stakeholders approach the issue of domestic violence in Fiji. Minister for W...

Cervical Cancer ‘Top Killer’
NATION

Cervical Cancer ‘Top Killer’

Cervical cancer is the second highest cause of cancer deaths in Fiji, says the Ministry of Health. The disease is hi...

More Than 14,000 Applications Approved
NATION

More Than 14,000 Applications Approved

Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) is urging all its customers to register for free water allowance. To date, 22,028 peop...

Courts, Ministry Of Women Strengthen Partnership
NATION

Courts, Ministry Of Women Strengthen Partnership

The strengthened partnership between Courts Fiji Limited and the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation...

EU Backs Fiji
NEWS

EU Backs Fiji

Fiji’s efforts to fight climate change have been backed by the European Union. EU ambassador Andrew Jacobs in an e...

Novice Pilot Rescued From The Skies
NEWS

Novice Pilot Rescued From The Skies

A disorientated novice pilot has air traffic controllers to thank after she became lost flying west of Nadi on Thurs...

Free Education At The Doorstep
Coconut Wireless

Free Education At The Doorstep

Parents of kindergarten students living in squatter settlements in Vatuwaqa – Nanuku, Wailea, Veidogo and Muan...

Jaywalking Still Worries Road Marshalls
NEWS

Jaywalking Still Worries Road Marshalls

There are many on our streets in Suva crossing carelessly, said the officers of the Suva City Council Bus Management...

Battling Climate Change
NATION

Battling Climate Change

iTaukei villages have formed their own management resource committees to create awareness on the impacts of climate ...

Two Settlements In Serua Earmarked For Villages
NEWS

Two Settlements In Serua Earmarked For Villages

Work to formalise Galoa and Dranikula settlements in Serua as villages will start next week. The Deputy Permanent Se...

Artist Knox Vies For Awards
ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

Artist Knox Vies For Awards

Local celebrity artist Inoke Kalounisiga better known by his fans as ‘Knox’, will be vying with Saimone Vuatalev...

Maintain Decorum: Judge To Lawyers
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Maintain Decorum: Judge To Lawyers

Lawyers representing both sides in the $3.1 million scam case were told to maintain decorum in the court, after a fe...

Fashion Council, High Commission Team Up
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Fashion Council, High Commission Team Up

The Fashion Council of Fiji, in partnership with Australian High Commission, made an official launching at Howard St...

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