World leaders tackle top three diseases
MORE than 500, 000 signatures are being sought by the end of this month to ensure that world leaders stick to their promise to provide care, treatment and support to millions that suffer from three...
View ArticleFilariasis awareness
People living in the Central Division are still requesting for filariasis tablets although the distribution period has ended, according to the National Filariasis Unit.
View Article10 steps to health
1. Healthy food intake - Eat at least five servings of fruit and vegetables a day and avoid saturated fat. Beware of processed foods, which often contain high levels of salt.
View ArticleDiet, tabacco the killers
THE most important risk factors of heart disease and stroke are unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and tobacco use.
View ArticleIsland Ika crowned winners
YESTERDAY marked the finals for The Fiji Times Bula Friday competition - with $800 given away.
View Article‘Loopholes' in prosecution
THERE are so many loopholes in the evidence tendered in the High Court in the murder and rape trial of teen sex worker Zoya Bibi.
View ArticleLawyer rejects kill evidence
DEFENCE lawyer Samanunu Vaniqi, representing Zoya Bibi's ex-boyfriend Anesh Ram said her client did not murder nor did he rape Bibi in June, 2008.
View ArticleState witness a 'victim'
STATE witness Ema Tauyavu is not an accomplice as submitted by defence counsels, but rather a victim, says state prosecutor Nayomi Wickramasekera.
View ArticleSeamen celebrate marine day
SEAMEN celebrated World Marine Day yesterday with a parade through the streets of Suva.
View ArticleStudents tour USP facilities
THE University of the South Pacific's open day at Lautoka Campus included a tour of facilities by high school students.
View ArticleOpen day for north schools
SECONDARY school students from the Northern Division attended the University of the South Pacific open day at Labasa campus yesterday.
View ArticleStudents plan for the future
PREPARING you for lifelong success was this year's theme for the University of the South Pacific's Open Day yesterday.
View ArticleAFL takes over housing estate
AIRPORTS Fiji Limited has taken over the lease of the housing estate and compound next to the Nadi International Airport.
View ArticleWater worries for hoteliers
THE hotel industry has advised property owners to seek the assistance of the Water Authority if they encounter water problems.
View ArticlePleas flow for water
THE National Disaster Management Office continues to be inundated with requests for water supplies from interior and rural areas in the western and northern divisions.
View ArticleMinistry targets health, biology
PUBLIC health and biology should become key focus areas in medicine to prepare for emerging and re-emerging diseases says Ministry of Health permanent secretary Doctor Sala Saketa.
View ArticleKeeping fit and healthy
HEALTH workers were out early this morning, pounding the pavement in an effort to draw attention to the need for people to be more physically active.
View ArticleUnregistered to cut off
VODAFONE customers who failed to register their phone numbers or flashnet accounts at the close of the registration deadline on September 21 would be disconnected from the service early next month.
View ArticleMunicipalities on the brink
THE delays in reviewing of fees and charges levied by municipalities has left the majority of town and city councils on the brink of bankruptcy.
View ArticleAust frees Fijian
A POST-MORTEM examination has been conducted on the body of man at a detention centre in Australia.
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