Ex-cops hired as city guides
THE Suva City Council has employed 12 retired and terminated police officers as security guards and guides to tourists who visit our shores on cruise liners.
View ArticleBook challenges Christians
A BOOK titled Jesus of Nazareth was launched last week by Father Kevin Barr to challenge those who over-spiritualise Jesus and fail to be held accountable to the memory of Jesus in the gospels.
View ArticleCancer threat to all women
FORMER leading local gynaecologist Doctor Mary Schramm says there is a common misconception that only promiscuous women develop cervical cancer.
View ArticleBid for Momi shares
THE Banaban Trust continues to review its investment in the Momi project and is now hoping to secure partners to help it recover its $1million investment in the project.
View ArticleSewere spill raises stink
A PIPE believed to be a sewage outlet directed into a stream near a densely-populated settlement has become a cause of concern for residents.
View ArticleRoad project disrupts water supply
ROAD upgrading works on a feeder road in Saweni, Lautoka, damaged a water main leading to a community in the area.
View ArticleFirefighters warn families
THE National Fire Authority has advised people to control their emotions and think twice before destroying their properties.
View ArticleAid for fire victims
THE Ba Provincial Council yesterday handed over much-needed basic items to families in Navala who lost their homes and belongings in a fire that destroyed part of Fiji's national heritage.
View ArticleTermites spread
THE termite infestation in the West continues to spread with another 23 homes in Lautoka added to the list yesterday.
View ArticleQuarantine clears termite ship
A BEETLE-infested cargo vessel that was quarantined this week was given the green light to dock yesterday.
View ArticleSupport for fete
NADI Bula Festival organisers have sought the support of chiefs and villagers for the fete scheduled to be held at the end of November.
View ArticleJetty villagers in the dock
SEVEN men who attempted to disrupt a foreshore development project in the Coral Coast last week appeared before the Nadi Magistrates Court yesterday.
View ArticleAnger over manure quality
BLENDED fertiliser quality drew the wrath of Seaqaqa cane farmers at a meeting with Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.
View ArticlePoor profit puts pressure on farmer
TASLIM Hussein earned $2400 in profit from his cane farm last year, a pitiful amount he told Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama at a consultation with Seaqaqa farmers on Tuesday.
View ArticleSurprise over farm ignorance
THE Fiji Sugar Corporation is surprised that some cane farmers are ignorant of the markets that purchase Fiji sugar.
View ArticleFSC pleads with farmers
THE Fiji Sugar Corporation has pleaded with cane farmers to support the sugar mills with a consistent supply of cane.
View ArticlePayout for farmers
SUGARCANE farmers can expect to receive a refund on deductions made from their fourth cane payment next Wednesday.
View ArticlePolice dispute FWCC abuse claims
THE Fiji Women's Crisis Center recorded 389 cases of violence and abuse against women and children between January and May this year.
View ArticleBoy with a big dream
TEN-year-old Lui Vunibobo held his head high and marched with pride yesterday
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