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Four faint at the TIN queue
FOUR people fainted while waiting for tax identification numbers (TIN) at the Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority Lautoka office yesterday.
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Villagers fear sale of sand
THE Sigatoka Sand Dunes saga has taken another twist with revelation that residents of a coastal village wrote to Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama over the sale of sand from their land.
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Families plead for water
CARTING drinking water is a daily challenge for more than 400 people within the Korovatu settlement area outside Labasa.
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Stoppages fuel mill frustration
FRUSTRATION grows among cane famers as the Labasa FSC mill continues to experience breakdown.
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Inmates join the party
REACCEPTANCE into the community is one of the challenges prisoners face after serving time in jail.
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Crown hopeful banks on self-help spirit
GIVING back to the community is what Miss Labasa Town Council Salaseini Vosamana believes in doing.
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Hindus celebrate holy birthday
DEVOTEES of Lord Krishna started celebrations of his birth yesterday which will last eight days.
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Judiciary wants locals to fill void
THE hunt is on for locals to fill the judicial bench as Chief Justice Anthony Gates criticised Australia and New Zealand for "hampering progress in restoring the judiciary".
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27,000 tonnes sugar for export
ABOUT 12,000 tonnes of sugar departed Malau for export yesterday.
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Historic tree may be saved
PLANS to remove the historic baka tree from the Dudley High School compound are on hold.
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Firm wants healthy babies
A HEALTHY baby is the health of the nation, declared Johnson & Johnson's Savendra Dayal at the announcement of the winner of the Johnson & Johnson annual baby show yesterday.
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Water dash for remote islands
VILLAGERS of remote islands in the Lau Group are expected to receive water supplies soon.
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From India, with love
CATHOLIC priest Father James Maniamkeril was laid to rest yesterday after a requiem mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
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$12m hunt
THE National Fire Authority needs about $12million to buy new firefighting vehicles, said NFA chief executive Jone Koroi.
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League tour pulled after airline pull-out
Update: 1:54PM A 10-DAY rugby league tour of Fiji by Newcastle Crusaders has been cancelled after a deal between Air Pacific and the Fiji National Rugby League fell through.
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Voucher for cash
SOCIAL welfare food vouchers can be exchanged for cash at Post Fiji, but only in certain areas where there are no authorised food vendors.
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Tea funds for cancer fight
FIJI Cancer Society assists more than 50 cancer patients in Suva with basic requirements and toiletries.
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Boost to education
Fiji Association of Women Graduates yesterday presented a cheque of $A500 to a Fiji National University student teacher.
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Gold for Natabua
THE constant changing of head teachers at Natabua Primary School in Lautoka was identified by a group of teachers as the reason for the school's weak system.
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Clean hands to avoid disease
THE practice of hand washing is the best possible way to break the transmission of typhoid diseases, Ministry of Health says.
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