Drinks factory creates jobs
A BOTTLING factory for a relaxing soda, expected to create 15 jobs in Savusavu, is on the drawing board.
View ArticleVillagers ready to give land
THE landowners of Macuata have pledged support for the renewal of leases for cane farming.
View ArticleGrowers Council to decide on rice delivery
A FINAL decision is being made on the supply of 3000 tonnes of rice to thousands of cane farmers this season.
View ArticleCutters want more pay
EXPENSES for sugar cane farmers in the north are expected to increase this season because cane cutters are demanding higher rates as well as lunch.
View ArticleMinistry issues child warning
THE Ministry of Education yesterday warned that parents could be prosecuted if they are found guilty of neglecting their children.
View ArticleHospital to look into water problem
DOCTORS at the Lautoka Hospital were forced to perform two emergency operations in the midst of a water crisis last Thursday while patients awaiting elective surgery had their operations postponed.
View ArticleCity raises concerns
THE Lautoka City Council has raised the concerns of ratepayers to the Water Authority of Fiji regarding intermittent water supply.
View Article22,000 speed bugs caught
More than 22,000 drivers have been booked so far this year for traffic-related offences.
View ArticleFourth mill scheduled for crush
RARAWAI Sugar Mill begins crushing today and harvesting is already in full swing in Ba and Tavua.
View ArticleCreature drives villagers ashore
A STRANGE looking marine creature reportedly spotted in lagoon waters of three villages in Cakaudrove are keeping fishermen and divers away from sea.
View ArticleSix accidents every day
CLOSE to six accidents are reported every day in Fiji, says the director Traffic, SSP Mahesh Mishra.
View ArticleRise in pedestrian accidents
PEDESTRIAN accidents in Fiji have increased this year compared to 2009.
View ArticleVirgin's review is no surprise
THE announcement by Virgin Blue Group of Airlines of a review of its operations is not surprising, says David Plieger, chief executive officer and managing director of Air Pacific.
View ArticleA teacher's impression
A VISITING meditation teacher says Fiji is a great model for good and ethical leadership that other nations can learn from.
View ArticleHunt for land
AN emergency meeting of landowners was called yesterday by the Committee on the Better Utilisation of Land which is trying to secure about 55,000 acres of land by the first week of July, which is next...
View ArticleApology from t he master
WAISALE Serevi, once regarded the most decorated Fijian in world rugby, has been given a lifeline thanks to Good Samaritan in Steven Chand of Management One.
View ArticleSeeds start well at regional meet
FOURTH and fifth women's seed Steffi Carruthers and Marcia Tere-Apisah got off to a good start at the South Pacific Open Junior Championships International Tennis Federation world junior circuit...
View ArticleParshotam dies, 78
A PROMINENT lawyer and former president of the Fiji Law Society, Kantilal Parshotam, passed away Sunday in New Zealand.
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