Voice for the young
MISS FBC Henrietta Margaret Newton is an advocate for young children in society and hopes to radiate her message to the public to treat all children with respect.
View ArticleMan on mission for 2nd chance
EVERYBODY deserves a second chance and we all need to be loving and forgiving, says Mr Yellow Ribbon Penaia Ticksmith Cimo.
View ArticleUniform boost for school
STUDENTS at Arya Samaj Primary School in Nadi have a reason to smile after a sports clothing company gave them close to $2000 worth of sports uniforms last week.
View ArticleFree medical check-ups
A TEAM of volunteers from Australia and New Zealand will be in the country for two weeks providing free medical clinics for rural communities.
View ArticleFiji break for Norton
EDWARD Harrison Norton, the unusually talented American actor, screenwriter and director, is in Fiji for a holiday.
View ArticleWork to repair rural roads
LAUTOKA Rural Advisory councillors praised efforts by the Ministry of Works, Transport and Public Utilities in repairing major roads in the rural sector but simultaneously called for more to be done.
View ArticleHeritage destruction was arson
ARSON is suspected in an early Monday morning fire that completely burnt down the National Trust of Fiji office at the Sigatoka Sand Dunes.
View ArticleTown allows minibus base
INCREASING public demand for transport services in rural and isolated areas in Sigatoka has forced the Sigatoka Town Council to establish a base area for minibus and carrier operators.
View Article96-hours shutdown
THE Fiji Sugar Corporation confirmed that the Lautoka mill resumed crushing at 9am yesterday after a breakdown that ceased operations for close to 96 hours.
View ArticleVillagers offer land for hotel project
BOOSTING tourism is first on the State's agenda after a landowning unit in Vanua Levu offered its land for commercial purposes in response to the promulgation of the Land Use Decree 2010.
View ArticleWired up with nowhere to go
RAM Naresh is one father who wants the best for his family.
View ArticleAid decision against host
THE Vanuatu Women's Centre is disappointed with New Zealand's decision to withdraw their funding.
View ArticleEU assures on funding
THE European Union has reassured of the same level of funding or higher for the Pacific region.
View ArticleCommonwealth committed
THE Commonwealth Group is committed to working closely with the Forum in resuming Fiji's membership.
View ArticleFrom Fiji, with love
FIJI was not really absent from the opening of the Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting in Port Vila this week as two of its own sang its theme song.
View ArticleThe legendary Bula tradition
IN offices around the country people will dress in Bula (colourful - mostly floral) shirts and dresses.
View ArticleSuva City streetlights bill powers to a million
SUVA City Council's bill for streetlights alone has doubled and Special Administrator Chandu Umaria said if no other revenue sources were able to cover the costs they would have to look at increasing...
View ArticleTariffs the word
THE decision to charge a consumer lower or higher electricity tariff rates depend on the daily average usage of electricity a day.
View ArticleSecurity deposit policy concerns watchdog
THE Commerce Commission has been called on by the Consumer Council to look into decisions made by the Fiji Electricity Authority.
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