2018 poll results to be announced after 4 days
THE national results of the 2018 election will be made known four days after the election.
View Article'No major' voting changes
THERE will be no major changes in the voting procedures of 2018, says Fijian Elections Office supervisor of elections Mohammed Saneem.
View ArticleVolunteers build home
TWENTY international volunteers for Habitat for Humanity are in Sabeto, Nadi, this week building a home for a widow.
View ArticleInitiatives to boost cane
GOVERNMENT initiatives for the sugar industry has seen an increase in the fertiliser subsidy from $9 million to $15.4m and new $6.3m weedicide subsidy will pay huge dividends this year.
View ArticleRoad upgrade monitored
THE Pacific Community (SPC) says all cane access road upgrades conducted under the EU-funded $30 million Rural Access Roads and Associated Infrastructure (RARAI) project were being closely monitored.
View ArticleSolar energy project
A NEW solar energy project supported by the Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation (LDF) will be piloted on Vio Island off the coast of Lautoka.
View ArticleFormer inmates raise concerns
FORMER inmates at the Vaturekuka Corrections Centre have been advised to lodge their complaints with the officer in command of the Labasa Corrections Centre.
View ArticleNDP injects $80m
SINCE its establishment in 2008, the Northern Development Plan (NDP) has injected $80 million into the Northern economy.
View ArticleConcerns over grant promise
THE Shiri Guru Nanak Khalsa College and Shiri Guru Nanak Khalsa Primary School management have raised their concerns on the non-payment of school grants promised to the Labasa-based schools in the past.
View ArticleSeaweed farming costly for women
THE financial costs of seaweed farming has left the women of Naividamu in Macuata turning to other income generating projects.
View ArticleSpeaker orders Nawaikula to withdraw accusation
OPPOSITION MP Niko Nawaikula was yesterday ordered to withdraw an accusation that Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was involved in the removal of a school principal.
View ArticleAccommodation woes
ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Minister for Education Aiyaz-Sayed Khaiyum admitted in Parliament yesterday that there were accommodation challenges faced by students at the Fiji National University Lautoka campus.
View ArticleMotion to review Act defeated
A MOTION by National Federation Party leader and Opposition MP Professor Biman Prasad to review the Media Industry Development Act 2010 was defeated in Parliament yesterday.
View ArticleState to upgrade aging infrastructure
GOVERNMENT has admitted that there are a lot of aging infrastructures, particularly in Suva.
View Article'Forced to go'
FORMER Housing Authority chief executive officer Dr Punit Sethi claims he was forced to resign by the authority's board last week and to leave Fiji immediately.
View ArticleGreen Bonds in World Bank Guide
Update: 12:50PM GREEN bonds issued last year by the central bank in a bid to finance the government's climate change resilience works continues to receive praise.
View ArticleRodu to coach Fiji women's football
Update: 1:02PM MARIKA Rodu will coach the national side at the upcoming Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Nation Cup qualifiers which will be held at Churchill Park in Lautoka.
View ArticleFiji reps to feature in Fiji Finals
Update: 1:05PM FIJI Secondary Schools Athletics Association secretary Vuli Waqa has confirmed that Fiji reps athletes who missed out in their zone competition will still participate in the Coca-Cola...
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