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Demand for water carts
THE demand for water continues to increase as water levels at sources in the Western Division decrease.
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Wells run dry
AS wells and boreholes dry up, a settlement in Lautoka yesterday reported that water sources are now emitting viscous fluid which can only be used for sanitary purposes.
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Motibhai buys Times
THE Motibhai Group is the new owner of the Fiji Times Limited, ending months of speculations on the buyer of the 141-year-old company.
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Litter shocks carnival goers
THE Valelevu ground in Nasinu was an eyesore for the people who passed by because of the amount of rubbish that was left by the people who visited the festival yesterday.
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A final, fitting tribute
HUNDREDS turned up yesterday for the memorial service of Craig McElrath, the businessman who will be remembered as a kind man of infinite jest and humour. The late director of McDonald's was an...
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Company reports crop decline
THE 2009 crushing season saw a 40,300 tonnes reduction in the production of sugar.
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FSC job cuts loom
FIJI Sugar Corporation plans to cut down on its workforce as part of strategies to address financial shortfalls as recently indicated by a massive loss for its financial year ending May 2010.
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Positivity brings change
THE positive change of villagers towards dealing with typhoid has seen only one case of typhoid reported in a district hospital of the Northern Division this year.
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Former VP urges action at reunion
Old scholars of Natabua High School have been urged to initiate a campaign to improve facilities at their school in Lautoka.
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Major pay issue
NOT enough inspection is carried out on all companies in Fiji to determine who and how many employers are breaching the approved wage regulation order to pay their workers the minimum wage.
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UN to review MDGs
A REVIEW of the Millennium Development Goals will take place in New York from tomorrow and a march was held in Suva yesterday to raise awareness on the issue.
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Confident women go it alone
WHILE the Ministry for Women has plans and strategies to empower women in rural areas, the women's group from the Methodist Church Raiwaqa circuit has decided to work on their own to improve their...
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District challenge
WOMEN of the district of Nakorotubu in Ra have challenged their husbands, brothers and sons to support them in exploring ways to start addressing their transportation problems.
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Villagers praise ban as long-lost fish return
THREE years into the 10-year ban on 12 fishing grounds and villagers in four districts in the Ra province are spotting fishes that have not been seen in a long time.
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Use land well to prosper: Lako
INDIGENOUS Fijians are the wealthiest in terms of ownership of land and fishing grounds, says Dr Jimaima Lako of the the University of the South Pacific's Institute of Applied Science.
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Committee to monitor implementation
A COMMITTEE made up of village headmen in Nakorotubu, Ra, will be formed to monitor the implementation of the skills acquired from recent workshops.
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Value adding important
MAKING flour out of dessicated coconut, cassava and breadfruit were taught to the women of Nakorotubu district in Ra as experts highlighted the importance of value adding.
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Women in awe
JAWS dropped in awe as the women of Nakorotubu were shown the propagation methods of grafting and marcoting at USP's COWRIE project training in Naocobau Village last Friday.
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Take the lead 'Eves'
WOMEN were advised not to wait for their men folk to go farming or fishing, and to instead take the initiative if the men are slow to their responsibilities.
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