Archive [ 2017 January ]

Change For Sydney
SPORTS

Change For Sydney

The Vodafone Fijian 7s team officials have made a change to the team that will play in this weekend’s Sydney Seven...

Judge Finds Ex Cop Guilty Of Rape
NATION

Judge Finds Ex Cop Guilty Of Rape

A Suva Judge has found a former Police officer guilty of three counts each of rape and one count of sexual assault....

Blind Woman Dreams Of Being A Singer
NATION

Blind Woman Dreams Of Being A Singer

A blind 35-year-old woman doing voluntary work in Nadi has a dream of one day becoming a famous singer and musician...

Student In Crutches Overcomes Hurdles
NATION

Student In Crutches Overcomes Hurdles

Life became difficult for Leslie Tikotikoca after his right leg was amputated. But, he did not give up and tackled a...

COP23 Will Help Us Improve Our Standing  In Global Affairs
Sunvoice

COP23 Will Help Us Improve Our Standing In Global Affairs

The magnitude of our task in our presidency of COP23 was evident yesterday in our first Planning Meeting in Suva for...

Authorities Wait  For Iranian To Come Forward
NEWS

Authorities Wait For Iranian To Come Forward

The Department of Immigration will wait for the Iranian refugee to present himself to them. Director for Immigration...

Defence Given More Time To File Voir Dire
NATION

Defence Given More Time To File Voir Dire

Defence lawyer Aman Ravindra-Singh for letter writer, Josaia Waqabaca, was given more time by the court to file his ...

Guns Were Toy Pistols: Police
NEWS

Guns Were Toy Pistols: Police

Police have confirmed that toy pistols, originally thought to be real guns, were found in a house that caught fire i...

Roqica: We Are Ready for Sydney
SPORTS

Roqica: We Are Ready for Sydney

The Telecom Fijiana 7s captain Ana Maria Roqica is confident of a good outing in this weekend’s 2016/17 Women Worl...

Big Turnout Impresses Former Rugby Star
SPORTS

Big Turnout Impresses Former Rugby Star

Former Vodafone Flying Fijians ace goalkicker Seremaia Bai is happy with the turnout during the Rugby Academy Fiji t...

U17 Learning To Improve
SPORTS

U17 Learning To Improve

  The Vodafone Fijian national Under-17 team won their last build-up match by beating Onehunga Manereu 2-1 in A...

Invest In Agriculture
SUNBIZ

Invest In Agriculture

  Minister for Agriculture Inia Seruiratu encouraged the boarding students of Monfort Technical Institute in Sa...

Yabaki Dedicates Selection To Mum
SPORTS

Yabaki Dedicates Selection To Mum

  Seventeen-year-old, Tuwai Yabaki is the youngest member of the national cricket team that will tour Australia...

Issuing Of Commercial Fishing Licence Reduced
SUNBIZ

Issuing Of Commercial Fishing Licence Reduced

In an effort to stop overfishing and help the rightful fishermen to enjoy benefits from their catch, the issuing of ...

Unfit Players Worry Naiduki
SPORTS

Unfit Players Worry Naiduki

Northland Rugby is concerned over players’ fitness during the first trial at Gatward Park, Korovou last Saturday. ...

Entrepreneur Receives Award
SUNBIZ

Entrepreneur Receives Award

  Moreen Arti Kiran received the Best Female Entrepreneur UNICEF Award-Winner at the 2017 Northern Division You...

Nanuku Auberge Resort In Top 25
NATION, SUNBIZ

Nanuku Auberge Resort In Top 25

Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji has once again been recognised for its superior service receiving a much coveted TripAdvi...

Firm Shows  Interest In Oil
NATION

Firm Shows Interest In Oil

COCAVO, a New Zealand based company, has shown interest to buy Fiji-made virgin coconut oil. The company’s directo...

Letters To The Editor, 31st january, 2017
Letters

Letters To The Editor, 31st january, 2017

Drug overdose deaths Savenaca Vakaliwaliwa,  Surrey, BC, Canada The headline in The Leader, one of our local dailie...

Union In Turmoil?
Coconut Wireless

Union In Turmoil?

This one union is the latest troublespot in the trade union fraternity. The situation is tense as heavy artillery ha...

PM Will Show Seawall To Climate Change Officials
NEWS

PM Will Show Seawall To Climate Change Officials

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will today show our climate change adaptation efforts to world officials. He will ...

Funding Committed, Says Aust Official
NATION

Funding Committed, Says Aust Official

AU$105million (F$163 million) will be given by the Green Climate Fund for various climate change projects in the reg...

Keiyasi Hospital Construction To Begin Next Month
NATION

Keiyasi Hospital Construction To Begin Next Month

The construction of a new sub-divisional hospital in the highlands of Navosa will start as early as next month, says...

Akbar Assigns Officer
SUNCITY

Akbar Assigns Officer

Recipients of social welfare assistance in Navosa will soon have a welfare officer to serve them. This after the Dis...

Dr Luveni Commends Water Champion Programme
SUNCITY

Dr Luveni Commends Water Champion Programme

The Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) has been commended for introducing the “Water Champion” programme as a platfor...

Letters To The Editor, 30th January 2017
Letters

Letters To The Editor, 30th January 2017

True chief Savenaca Vakaliwaliwa,  Canada A true chief, in the iTaukei context, would be one who puts his people fi...

Letter Of The Week Winner: Women’s Kava Drinking Worrying?
Letters

Letter Of The Week Winner: Women’s Kava Drinking Worrying?

Tevita Seruilumi, SUVA This quote (FS 24/01) reads: “Sometimes children are left unsupervised and leads to proble...

We’re Keen To Meet Iranian Refugee: Raj
NEWS

We’re Keen To Meet Iranian Refugee: Raj

The Director for Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj, says he is keen to meet the young Iran...

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