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Son needs closure
THE son of a Lautoka businessman struck dead at the gates to his office is seeking answers from members of the public.
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80pc lack access to finance services
Update: 2:31PM A meeting in Fiji of representatives of five regional central banks has opened with a revelation that almost 80 per cent of Pacific islanders lack access to formal services, including...
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RBF rep at global finance talks
Update: 5:06PM A microfinance meeting in Turin, Italy, has been told that the Pacific's fragmented geography presents challenges for providers of financial services.
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Human death denial
THERE has never been any report of humans dying after being infected with brucellosis in Fiji, according to Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Colonel Mason Smith.
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Farms face clean out
TWO farms where cattle have contracted brucellosis will be "cleaned out" by the Ministry of Agriculture, says the ministry's Permanent Secretary Colonel Mason Smith.
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Go low on salt
CUTTING back on salt intake ù to less than five grams per day ù can save millions of lives each year, according to the World Health Organization.
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Hope for local talent
WORLD record-holder in magic and visual effects is in the country hoping to employ locals in the theatre industry.
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Decay statistics in children alarming
AROUND 84 per cent of children in Fiji suffer from tooth decay, a statistic the Fiji Dental Association president has labelled as "very alarming".
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Toothpaste out
CALLS have been made for the removal of a toothpaste brand from supermarkets and retail shops.
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Fluoride pastes way to go
THE decision to stop future sales of non-fluoride toothpastes was done in the interest of aligning Fiji to better developed countries and improving oral hygiene.
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Six hard drugs cases in 2 years
FIJI's police force recorded six cases of hard drugs in Fiji in the past two years.
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Aussie analysis for illicit samples
HARD drug samples are sent to Australia to be tested.
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Lab lack drug tests
LABORATORIES in Fiji are not well equipped to accurately analyse substances that are suspected to be recreational drugs.
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Station test volume rises
A TOTAL of 65,932 tests and 89,336 samples for the Police forensic analytical activities were conducted by the Koronivia Research Station in the last five years.
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2 more join judicial bench
TWO new magistrates from Sri Lanka were sworn in at the Government House yesterday afternoon taking the number of Sri Lankans on the judicial bench to 13.
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Chance to reform
A TEENAGER who admitted a charge of theft while making conversation with a salesgirl was yesterday given a four-month term suspended for three years.
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Mill stops, drivers sent home
LORRY drivers were sent home from Lautoka mill yesterday after waiting almost 48 hours for repairs to a broken conveyor belt.
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1600 to visit Fiji
ONE thousand six hundred Australian students are set to invade the country between November 27 and December 11 this year as part of the annual 'schoolies week' holidays.
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