Fight against filarial worm
MEDICAL officials and volunteers will conduct a door-to-door campaign about the dangers of lymphatic filariasis commonly known as elephantiasis beginning this week for the Central and Eastern Division.
View ArticleEnd looms for sick cows
THERE are more than 400 herds of brucellosis-infected livestock on 15 farms which will be culled by the end of this month, says Agriculture Ministry permanent secretary Colonel Mason Smith.
View ArticleGates: Province neutral help
THE Chief Justice, Anthony Gates has called for overseas missions to provide "neutral assistance" to institutions such as the Legal Aid Commission or the Consumer Council of Fiji.
View ArticleChief justice praises Kumar
CONSUMER advocate Premila Kumar has won the admiration of Chief Justice Anthony Gates who says she has left big shoes to fill.
View ArticleCrew re-trace route
THE crew of the O Tahiti Nui Freedom outrigger canoe made their third stop in Fiji on Monday morning.
View ArticleCalls to set up debt collection court
THERE are suggestions of a debt collection court as concerns arise on the Small Claims Tribunal's duties changing from a dispute settlement court to that of debt collection.
View ArticleBusiness owners discuss decline
THE Nausori business community meets tonight to discuss why business in the town has been declining and what can be done to arrest the decline.
View ArticleRanchy video clips removed
ORGANISERS of the Tadra-Kahani show say they do not condone pornography.
View ArticleFacelift for old Lami dump
THE groundbreaking ceremony for the new recreation park at the old Lami rubbish dump will be held on Friday, says Lands Director Jope Davetanivalu.
View ArticleClean water for Ra's 350
THE 350 villagers, students and teachers of three villages in Burewai, Ra, now have safe and clean drinking water.
View Article42 at FEA review
ONLY 42 of the Fiji Electricity Authority's 147,124 customers have made oral submissions at the second phase of the tariff rates review.
View ArticleMums turn up for free clinic
MORE than 300 people visited the Fiji School of Medicine booth to have their sugar, blood and cholesterol level checked by the doctors and medical students.
View ArticleMiss Perfect Party wins talent award
MISS Perfect Party Hire Shristi Sweta Singh won the Hibiscus Festival Queen's Talent Special Award on Monday night, and in doing so took home the first special award in the Queen's category.
View ArticleFSC rejects claims
THE Fiji Sugar Corporation said recent reports stating the sugarcane growers owned 70 per cent of assets, including railway lines and rail trucks, were wrong.
View Article27,000 tonnes ready for shipment
THE Fiji Sugar Corporation is preparing to ship up to 27,000 tonnes of sugar to London.
View ArticlePolice donate blood
AS a way of giving back to the community, police officers in the Northern Division organised a blood drive at the Labasa Police Station to boost blood bank supplies.
View ArticleNear full house in paradise
THE Garden Island of Fiji has a high number of visitor arrivals this month compared to the same period last year.
View ArticleViwa islanders desperate for water
THE prolonged dry season has dried up a number of water sources for villagers living on Viwa Island and in other islands of the Yasawa group.
View ArticlePolice question trio for murder
POLICE have questioned three suspects in connection with the killing of Lautoka shopkeeper John Leonard Dass.
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