B-a-rilliant
AVINESH Waran Swamy says he was suffering from fatigue and did not have chances go his way but gave it his all in nailing the winning goal against Navua in the Fiji FACT soccer final yesterday.
View Article$297m taken out of Fund
THE Fiji National Provident Fund recorded a negative net contribution of $63.8million for the year 2009.
View ArticleControl's the key, says teacher
controlling one's expenses is the best skill for the younger generation to gain, Money Smart teacher at Lekutu Secondary School Inoke Ravouvou says.
View ArticleFourth formers show how its done
If some students feel they are unable to save their pocket money then two Form Four students of Lekutu Secondary School, Fareen Hassan and Bimlesh Chand, have proved them wrong.
View ArticleTown tackles mosquitoes
THE Sigatoka Town Council has begun pouring larval abate powder into drains and areas where still water often collects in an effort to kill the breeding source of disease spreading mosquitoes.
View ArticleHotels escape typhoid threat
THE tourism industry is unaffected by the report of typhoid outbreak in remote Navosa.
View ArticleRevival on Fijian farms
THE Ministry of Agricul-ture is working with the Cane Farmers Co-operative Savings and Loans Association Limited to revive indigenous sugar cane farming in the West-ern Division.
View ArticleMedics launch village attack
HEALTH authorities will today begin a vaccination program in Navosa to quell the spread of typhoid in the area.
View ArticleNew rice board calls for more paddy
THE newly established Rewa Rice board has called on rice farmers in Vanua Levu to boost paddy production levels so that a $40million import bill for the commodity is reduced within the next three years.
View ArticleWomen show building skills
IT promises to be big, a blend of cultural and modern lifestyles, a venue for skills empowerment and a place of rest and healing for thousands of women in Cakaudrove.
View ArticleFrom drop-out to empire builder
A HIGH school dropout, Petero Gasau built an impeccable reputation as a businessman, farmer and rancher over more than five decades.
View ArticleIt's typhoid, says ministry
There are confirmed cases of typhoid in the Wainunu medical area, on Vanua Levu says Health Ministry's spokesman Iliesa Tora.
View ArticleLabour plan angers unions
Trade unionists in Papua New Guinea have warned that the recruitment of more than 5000 foreign workers, including Fijians, to work for the gas industry there is a recipe for disaster and an insult to...
View ArticleVisitors traverse the years at Times' booth
YOUNG and old alike have been fascinated by pictures displayed at the Fiji Times booth at the Fiji Showcase 2010.
View ArticleFiji invites MCG
RATU Inoke Kubuabola has extended an invitation to the Pacific Islands Forum Ministerial Contact Group to visit Fiji.
View ArticleBody found, police hold man
POLICE are investigating the death of an Asian national whose body was found at the seawall in Lami yesterday morning.
View ArticleSugar crushing starts
THE Penang Sugar Mill is expected to start its cane crushing season today, with harvesting already in full swing in Rakiraki.
View ArticleTobacco claims 4.9m lives
TOBACCO claims 4.9 million lives a year and if present consumption continues, the number of deaths will increase to 10 million by 2020.
View ArticleWomen face greater danger
WOMEN who smoke are more likely to experience infertility and delays in conceiving than those who do not.
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