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Sector optimistic for 2011
THE Drasa sector in Lautoka is optimistic about the new sugar cane planting program but believes more rain is needed to make it work.
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Girl flown out from danger area
A NINE-year-old girl was airlifted to Lautoka Hospital from Nubuyanitu Village near Keiyasi in Navosa yesterday.
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Officials believe it's a common problem
HEALTH officials attending to a typhoid outbreak in Navosa believe it could be a reoccurrence of a common problem in the area associated with use of river water.
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Sales to be monitored
HEALTH officials will monitor sale of food and yaqona during games and other events in Navosa to curb further outbreaks of typhoid in the area.
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Disease loose in the highlands
THE Ministry of Health has declared a state of public health emergency in Navosa after 28 cases of typhoid were confirmed in the area.
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Umaria targets rate defaulters
RATEPAYERS owe the Suva City Council about $15.5million in rates, says administrator Chandu Umaria.
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Vendors feel pinch of prices
WHOLESALE prices for Suva market vendors have risen by as much as 275 per cent since Hurricane Tomas.
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Bus operators seek cleanliness
BUS operators are working on having cleaner buses with less oil leaks but this will take some time.
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Pastor dad guilty of rape
A 42-YEAR-OLD pastor was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of incest by assessors in the High Court for crimes he committed against his 10-year-old daughter.
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Deserted
THREE young children aged, 5, 3, and six months, were this week deserted by their parents, leaving a good Samaritan who took pity on the family last week scrambling to care for them.
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Practice makes perfect
AFTER running his own cleaning business in Labasa for twenty years, 40-year-old Yantesh Goundar thought that it was about time he changed his profession.
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The hands that rock the ladle
FOR decades the women of Bua have relied, as a source of income, on weary travellers who pass through the Government station at Nabouwalu every day.
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Bure per village
CURRENTLY a rare sight, the bure should be commonly visible in Bua soon with a decision by the provincial council for each of the 59 villages to own one.
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Plan to approach Tui Cakau
CHIEFS from the 15 districts of Cakaudrove plan to make a traditional approach to the Tui Cakau, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, for a decision over the People's Charter.
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Chiefs under scrutiny
DISTRICT representatives are now required to work hard for their allowances as they come under the close scrutiny of the Cakaudrove Provincial Office.
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Proposed Suva bus stand move
ONE of the proposals that the Suva City Council was presented with was to move the bus station to Delainavesi or another location on the outskirts of the capital.
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Retailers welcome clean up
THE Suva City Council is on the right track and doing a very good job keeping the capital city clean and environmentally friendly.
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Harold's sweet success
Embarking on a fruitful journey was always on 24-year-old Harold Ram's mind and he vowed to himself that he was going to make it to the top even if he had to jump through hoops.
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Why I support the Fiji Netball Team
Many people ask me why I have such an interest in netball especially when I don't play the game.
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