Environment

BAT To Invest In A Solar Project For Nabua Site
SUNBIZ

BAT To Invest In A Solar Project For Nabua Site

British American Tobacco (BAT) Fiji is shifting to renewable energy sources from fossil fuel and electricity as part...

Worshippers Pollute Saweni Beach, Frustrate Public  
NEWS

Worshippers Pollute Saweni Beach, Frustrate Public  

Public education on the way we treat our oceans can also affect the people who depend on it for these different reasons

Environment Director, Consultant And Defence Witnesses Testify
NEWS

Environment Director, Consultant And Defence Witnesses Testify

Freesoul Real Estate Development (Fiji) PTE Limited is charged by the DPP with two counts of undertaking unauthorise...

SODELPA Leadership: Environment Ranks High in Tabaiwalu’s Vision In His Bid To Become Party Leader
Analysis, Politics

SODELPA Leadership: Environment Ranks High in Tabaiwalu’s Vision In His Bid To Become Party Leader

Analysis: Pio Tabaiwalu, a top candidate for party leader,  has unveiled his vision in the SODELPA contest. Environ...

More Than 36,000 Seed Packages Distributed By Agriculture Ministry
NATION

More Than 36,000 Seed Packages Distributed By Agriculture Ministry

“Over 3842 packages were also distributed to faith-based organisations, and employees of non-government organisati...

Businesses Amongst Those Dumping Waste At Illegal Site, Claims Lakena Resident
NEWS

Businesses Amongst Those Dumping Waste At Illegal Site, Claims Lakena Resident

Mounds of rubbish ranging from white goods to kitchen and diaper waste is evident with the visibility of flies and m...

Lautoka Market Vendors Support Plastic Ban
NATION

Lautoka Market Vendors Support Plastic Ban

“In addition to the plastic ban, they should also get rid of diapers because if you look around in some communitie...

Fiji-Japan Seek To Strengthen Diplomatic Relationship
NEWS

Fiji-Japan Seek To Strengthen Diplomatic Relationship

The meeting was an opportunity for Minister Seruiratu to provide an overview of growing Fiji-Japan relations and exp...

Taste Fiji Could End Operations Due To Road Closure, Management Say
SUNBIZ

Taste Fiji Could End Operations Due To Road Closure, Management Say

  The owners of a popular cafe in Nadi is unhappy after the Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) said the access road is ...

Initiative Aims To Reduce Plastic Usage
NATION

Initiative Aims To Reduce Plastic Usage

  The eradication of the use of plastic bags was the focus of an event at Moto Sanatan Shammelan School in Ba l...

Govt Helps Landowners
NEWS

Govt Helps Landowners

Minister for Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment Parveen Bala says Government is at the for...

Crown Night Awaits Contestants
NATION

Crown Night Awaits Contestants

  The Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastructure and Transport, Parveen Bala, will be ...

Heroic Firefighters Awarded For Bravery
NATION

Heroic Firefighters Awarded For Bravery

Seven brave firefighters were recognised and commended for their heroic efforts in rescuing two pregnant women in Ba...

Lesuma Appointed CEO
NATION

Lesuma Appointed CEO

Manasa Lesuma is the new chief executive officer of the National Fire Authority. Minister for Local Government, Hous...

Bala Visits Vendors, Hears Grievances
NATION

Bala Visits Vendors, Hears Grievances

Labasa market vendors were happy to see Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastruc­ture and Tr...

Make The Right Choice: Bala
NEWS

Make The Right Choice: Bala

Minister attends 80th anniversary of the Temple in Ba. Parveen Bala told the people of Ba to decide their future wel...

Bala Orders Council To Bump Up Security
NEWS

Bala Orders Council To Bump Up Security

We will do our part to strengthen the security at the Nausori Market, says Parveen Bala. This was the assurance from...

Minister Ensures Investment Will Pay Off
NATION

Minister Ensures Investment Will Pay Off

  Protecting the environment and Fiji’s beauty is always a challenging task, says Parveen Bala, the Minister ...

New vehicles for enforcement operations
NEWS

New vehicles for enforcement operations

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has spent approximately $690,000 to purchase eight new vehicles dedicated to enfo...

Impact Of Overloading Poses  Risk To Vehicles, Public Safety
NEWS

Impact Of Overloading Poses Risk To Vehicles, Public Safety

Overloading with its associated impact on the deteriorating road conditions pose potential risks to vehicle and publ...

Road Code Available in Vernacular Now
NATION

Road Code Available in Vernacular Now

  The Land Transport Authority yesterday launched two new Road Code books, one in Hindi and the other in the iT...

Strengthen Partnership Roles with Govt, Bala Urges Municipal Councils
NATION

Strengthen Partnership Roles with Govt, Bala Urges Municipal Councils

Municipal councils will need to strengthen their roles as development part­ners with the national Govern­ment. The...

Ambulances To Assist In Crises
NEWS

Ambulances To Assist In Crises

“Our objective is to equip all our fire stations with an ambulance vehicle,” Minister for Local Government, Hous...

Fire Station Construction Begins
NATION

Fire Station Construction Begins

  The Bainimarama Government is concerned about the safety and well being of all Fijians from the dangers of fi...

New Classrooms Bring Smiles
NEWS

New Classrooms Bring Smiles

Children at three schools in the Western Division were all smiles yesterday following the opening of reconstructed c...

New Facilities Boost Nayawa Residents
SPORTS

New Facilities Boost Nayawa Residents

Another successful project has been completed to upgrade sporting facilities and amenities to the people of Sigatoka...

200 To Benefit From Korea Funded Project
NATION

200 To Benefit From Korea Funded Project

The Namara Village Solar Mini Project worth over $3 million in Kadavu is expected to benefit more than 200 people. M...

$165m Highway Project To Be Ready Next April
NEWS

$165m Highway Project To Be Ready Next April

The cost for the completion of the four-lane highway from Nadi International Airport to Wailoaloa Junction will be a...

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