Corporate sector challenged to change
THE Ministry of Works, Transport and Public Utilities has called on the private sector to exercise corporate social responsibility in an effort to contribute to road safety.
View ArticleSticker campaign to reduce road fatalities
THE National Road Safety Council launched the in-vehicle sticker and slap on bands campaign to combat rising road death fatalities in the country.
View Article$43.7m investment
Substantial investments made by Government are intended to improve and ensure safe and comfortable travel on our national road networks, says Ministry of Works and Transport permanent secretary Cama...
View ArticleTough penalty call
THE Fiji Police Force will work with the Land Transport Authority to impose harsher punishment on careless road users after road fatalities increased to 24 compared to 18 for the same period last year.
View ArticleKids talent on display
THE Kaila! Star auditions got off to a big bang with about 60 hopefuls registering for the competition on Monday.
View ArticleStaff learn firefighting skills
STAFF of Tropik Wood in Lautoka took part in a firefighting team training exercise last Wednesday in an effort to respond efficiently to a fire incident.
View ArticleMedics contain typhoid threat
HEALTH officers working in the Navosa area managed to contain a typhoid outbreak in the area with no new cases recorded apart from those previously reported.
View ArticleStress at root of fires
THE recent cases of women setting themselves or their homes alight can be attributed to extremely high levels of stress.
View ArticleRural-urban drift 'at a standstill'
THE rural to urban drift is at a standstill in the district of Nadogo.
View ArticleBush fires trend worrying
BUSH fires have become a major problem for the people living in the districts of Namuka and Nadogo, Nadogo Secondary School principal Setereki Koroilagilagi said.
View ArticleFire authority concerned with hoax calls
THE National Fire Authority at Labasa has warned the public against making hoax calls to the department.
View ArticleBorder villagers unite
ONLY one conch shell will now sound in Batiri Village on the border of Cakaudrove and Macuata outside Seaqaqa following a resolution to its provincial allegiance crisis.
View ArticleBusiness as usual at Forest Industries
IT was business as usual when 347 mill workers of the Fiji Forest Industries returned to work this morning after a month without work.
View ArticleProvince's $2.2m loan struggle
ITS struggle to pay off a $2.2m mortgage on Macuata House resulted in a financial committee of the province suggesting it seek the State's help to write off the loan with the Fiji Development Bank.
View Article6000 people missing from registry
A DRIVE for indigenous registration in the Vola Kawa Bula is being done in Cakaudrove after it was seen that not all villagers were listed in the indigenous registry.
View ArticleInternet down for hours
ABOUT 2000 corporate and residential customers of Internet service providers, KIDANET, yesterday experienced disruptions to their Internet service for more than three hours.
View ArticleSuspended term for killer
A man on a manslaughter charge was handed a suspended sentence after he admitted that his actions were influenced by marijuana.
View ArticleFumigation complete, vessel still quarantined
QUARANTINE officers at the Lautoka Wharf began fumigation of the cargo vessel Tropical Islander yesterday morning after insects were found on the boat.
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