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Go ahead for weighbridge
THE Land Transport Authority has been given the green light despite objections from the rural local authority to construct its Tabia weighbridge on Vanua Levu.
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Free bus service in true festive spirit
Northern Buses has boosted the carnival spirit by providing free bus service to certain areas in Labasa.
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Long wait for downed flight
THE President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, waited for about three hours at Labasa airport because his flight was grounded by a bat.
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Child abuse, violence top Rita's agenda
MISS Labasa Chamber of Commerce and Industries Rita Vakadranu feels strongly against child abuse saying a child's future, should be violence free.
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Fond farewell for Ratu Jo
MORE than 300 family members, close relatives, friends and colleagues paid their last respects to Kadavu chief and former chairman of the Kadavu Provincial Council chairman Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo...
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Sperm whale near old capital
A Pygmy/Dwarf Sperm whale has been sighted off Levuka, a first for Fiji waters.
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Times celebrates 141st birthday
THE Fiji Times today celebrates its 141st birthday. Staff celebrated the birthday yesterday over a barbecue lunch at the company's headquarters.
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Drop-out crisis
A MAJOR educational crisis is developing on Rabi Island, with revelations that more than 240 Banaban students dropped out of school over the past two years because of financial problems.
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Close eye on weather
THE drought will have an impact on the growth and output of agricultural crops like sugar cane with losses estimated at around 50 per cent.
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Rain blessing for all
THE weather system that affected the Fiji Group from August 27 to September 2 was a blessing in disguise.
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University collects blood for bank
STAFF and students of the University of the South Pacific turned up in numbers to donate blood at the Laucala Campus donating a total of 95 pints yesterday.
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No rain in sight
THE worst of the current drought is yet to come in the west and parts of the north, according to the Fiji Meteorological Service.
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Queens more beautiful every year
WITH not a care in the world, 69-year old Shiu Kumari sat on the footpath along Labasa's main street among the crowd that eagerly awaited the arrival of contestants of the Vodafone Festival of the...
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Silent sun lures merry makers
LIGHT-HEARTED jokes kept the huge crowd on their feet as they braved the hot sun along the main street of Labasa yesterday to witness the Vodafone Festival of the Friendly North float procession.
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Farmers suffer loss
THE prolonged dry period has caused losses for farmers of Yanuya Village in the Mamanuca Group.
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Journos work round the clock on updates
RADIO New Zealand reporters from Christ-church and nearby towns have been working tirelessly updating the public on the effects of earthquake yesterday.
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Disaster districts named
THE city of Christchurch, Slewyn and Wainakariri have been declared districts of emergency, says Wellington-based National Disaster Centre Public Information Management Communications officer Shona...
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Water concerns
DECREASING water levels remain a concern for the Water Authority of Fiji.
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