Towers of honesty
BROTHERS Abele Vasi and Luke Toroca will always be remembered for their honesty after returning a wallet containing $1000 to its owner in April.
View ArticleUnion bid on cab fare
THE Fiji Taxi Union has finalised its submission on the taxi industry and aims to forward it to the Ministry of Transport this morning.
View ArticleGift for jailbirds
THE Natabua Prison received a timely donation of computers from a US-based church ministry last Sunday.
View ArticlePrison tactics evolve
THE Prison Department is moving away from the old ideology of containment to correction of prisoners.
View ArticleUpgrade for island school
KORO High School plans to renovate its hostel so that students can be looked after by the teachers when they board.
View ArticleMusic & culture fest for capital
REPRESENTATIVES of various embassies gathered at the Alliance Francaise office in Suva on Monday to discuss the upcoming Fiji International Music Festival.
View ArticleWorkshop a boost for youth groups
University of the South Pacific Social Work Program student Serupepeli Votea believes the workshop organised by ECREA will give him more exposure on how to work in the communities.
View ArticleFirefighters prevent blaze
Firefighters averted a major disaster on Monday night by dousing a storeroom on fire and preventing it from spreading to the main house.
View ArticleDiabetics fail to take tests
FIFTY per cent of diabetics in the Pacific region fail to have eye checks at hospitals and health facilities.
View ArticleTaskforce has state support
THE termite taskforce has the full support of the State and funds sought for the purchase of chemicals will be made available, Ministry of Finance permanent secretary John Prasad said.
View ArticleSugar City leads the way
AN environment initiative being undertaken by the Lautoka City Council has been described as one of the first of its kind in the South Pacific.
View ArticleOil find 'is petrol'
A SUSPECTED oil find on Malake in Ra has been identified as petrol.
View ArticleOfficial touts peer tutoring
THE solution to literacy problems in Fiji is peer tutoring. Teachers at a two-day workshop in Lautoka last week were taught to attack what is being a deemed a growing problem in the country by getting...
View ArticleA chance to help the poor
MISS Lautoka Sector Jiajiana Tuivita says that being a contestant in the 2010 Farmers Carnival has given her a chance to help the poor and needy in Lautoka.
View ArticleTechnical glitch delays flights
ALL flights out of Nadi International Airport were disrupted last Monday because of a purported problem with the Australia end of the Southern Cross Cable.
View ArticleWater tank for school
SEAQAQA Indian Primary School received a replacement for their water tank that was damaged during Hurricane Tomas from Red Cross.
View ArticleCarrier drivers warned
Carrier drivers in Seaqaqa have been warned by Land Transport Authority against providing an illegal public service.
View ArticleSchool heads rage over bus service
Heads of schools in Seaqaqa related disappointment over bus services in the area during their meet with Land Transport Authority this week.
View ArticleCall for extra buses
The Seaqaqa community has asked for special school bus for students because morning and evening buses are overcrowded.
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