Homes go smoke-free
CLOSE to 650 households in the village of Nabukaluka in Naitasiri were declared Tobacco Free yesterday.
View ArticleDean's worry
FEW rugby fans give Fiji any hope of a Test win against the Wallabies at Canberra Stadium on Saturday night.
View Article$181m loss
THE Fiji National Provident Fund has posted a loss of $181.15million for the 2009 financial year.
View ArticleKhan salutes teachers decision
THE Public Service Commission's announcement of allowing retiring teachers to continue until the end of the year has been welcomed by a civil society group.
View ArticlePolice take in suspect trickster
A WOMAN who had been on the police radar for allegedly obtaining money from several people through dubious means was finally caught in Nadi at the weekend.
View ArticleWork on new land rules
WORK is in progress on new land rules, says the Native Land Trust Board.
View ArticleRain falls to stop Showcase crowd
PEOPLE continued to flock to the 2010 Fiji Showcase despite yesterday's rainy weather.
View ArticleDeath payout
THE widow of a man crushed by the contents of a silo of peas is expected to collect close to $100,000 as compensation.
View ArticleDeal on city's arrears
THE Suva City Council is in the process of finalising a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Lands for the collection of rates from defaulting ratepayers.
View ArticleHeadache comes at low tide
GOVERNMENT workers based at Walu Bay in Suva are blaming waste water for a stench along the Suva coastline where they work as the cause of their various illnesses.
View ArticleNo relief for lorry driver
CANE lorry drivers will have to pay the one-year mandatory one-year road worthiness fee, industry stakeholders were told yesterday.
View ArticleFSC to refund deduction
THE Fiji Sugar Corporation will have to refund growers the $3.74 deducted from the fourth cane payment last week.
View ArticleSCGF provides fertiliser funds
SOUTH Pacific Fertilizer s Ltd says its bridging finance for fertiliser production is drawn from the accounts of the Sugar Cane Growers Fund.
View ArticleGod's man saves displaced families
A NADI businessman has come to the rescue of a group of displaced labourers residing near Boutini Village in Sabeto.
View ArticleSmoke-free sugar mill
REGULATING the Labasa Fiji Sugar Corporation Mill as tobacco free will promote higher level of productivity and occupational and health safety, says the mill's human resource and safety officer,...
View ArticleMoney-smart kids rise
THE number of students participating in the Fiji Development Bank's Money Smart program continues to grow annually.
View ArticleDelinquents pose a risk
DELINQUENTS have been identified as a growing problem in Labasa Town and Internet shops have been warned not to entertain them.
View ArticleChildren's ward come alive with colours
CRAYONS, colours, newsprint, books and toys provided a welcome diversion for sick children at the children's ward of the Labasa Hospital.
View ArticleCall to protect women
WOMEN and girls' health should be protected from tobacco abuse, Commissioner Norther Colonel Inia Seruiratu says.
View ArticlePolice probe bowser robbery
THE police are investigating a robbery at the Mobil Service Station at Naulu in Nasinu Monday in which five masked men armed with broken bottles and knives threatened the staff before fleeing with cash.
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