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Complaints on assistance
MORE than 40 complaints have been received by Ministry of Social Welfare through the call centre that became operational about three weeks ago.
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Consumer chief stays on in office
AFTER being inundated with letters, phone calls and personal visits from consumers and prominent people, Consumer Council chief executive Premila Kumar has decided to stay and continue championing...
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Police church ban
ALL religious activities within the police force have come to a halt.
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Life for mum
A 30-YEAR old pregnant woman has been given a life sentence over the murder of her newborn baby in February last year.
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Submissions on FEA tariff rates step up
PUBLIC submissions on the new Fiji Electricity Authority tariff rates received in the Northern Division exceeded the number received in Viti Levu.
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The North party starts
A SLIGHT drizzle yesterday failed to dampen the festive spirit in the opening of the Festival of the Friendly North.
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Better food, longer life span
THE food eating habit in Fiji can be improved by nutrition education.
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Tax pair deny charge
A NOT-guilty plea was entered by two Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority staff members and nine others charged with conspiracy to commit a felony and money laundering.
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All are winners
THE first three days of the Hibiscus Festival blood drive "was encouraging".
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Double Victory
MISS Bank South Pacific Jennifer Singh was the Miss People's Choice and also won the 2010 Vodafone Fiji Hibiscus Miss Charity.
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Salesman to king
DENNIS Prasad entered the Hibiscus Festival a salesman and came out a king last night.
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Party brings city to a stop
THE streets of Suva was a sea of colours as the 2010 Hibiscus Festival came to a close yesterday.
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Sera's finest moment
KADAVU beauty Sera Tikotikoivatu was crowned 2010 Miss Hibiscus last night — and dedicated her win to Fiji's youths.
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Factories go out to growers
WHOLE nut processing factories will be set up at the Department of Agriculture's stations in Bua, Taveuni and in Wainigata outside Savusavu later this year.
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Hunt for foreign aid
FIJI'S largest copra buyer Copra Millers of Fiji Limited is scouting for international donors to aid its diversification plans into refined coconut oil, virgin coconut oil and bio-diesel fuel.
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CMFL bid for subsidy
COPRA Millers of Fiji Limited expects to make presentations to the Government for an increase in sea freight subsidy for the transportation of copra to the mill.
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Nuts to fuel nation
THE coconut industry has a pivotal role in reducing the country's hefty fuel import bill of $761million, making it a vital one, according to the Bio-fuel Development Unit.
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Growers want change
TIRED of the rhetoric about changes that need to be made to revive the coconut industry, coconut producers say they need to see real change.
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Island reps in health talks
TWENTY-SIX representatives from 14 Pacific island countries comprising reproductive health co-ordinators, national procurement managers and chief pharmacists are in Suva to review how best to secure...
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Voyagers to record humpback whales
A TEAM of 15 volunteers on board the Uto ni Yalo are on a three-week survey of humpback whales in Lomaiviti waters.
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