Strong political will required for Pacific Plan
STRONG political will is an absolute prerequisite and must be maintained to continue to momentum in supporting the Pacific Plan, says Forum secretary general Tuiloma Neroni Slade.
View ArticleIndon music hits our shores
SUVA got first-hand experience of Indonesia's finest traditional music yesterday via a workshop organised to promote the country's culture in Fiji.
View ArticleString serenader
A Spanish guitarist's dream to make a living off his guitar has seen him ending up in Fiji to share his knowledge about the trade.
View ArticleCampaign to empower youths
THE Youth Ministry has begun a Fiji-wide campaign for holistic empowerment of rural youths.
View ArticleCash gift for children
IN a bid to help more children stay in school the Inner Wheel Club in New Zealand yesterday (Wednesday) handed a donation to Foundation for the Education of Needy Children in Fiji (FENC Fiji).
View ArticleRatepayers owe $20m
Government's commitment in facilitating the maintenance of roads in various municipal councils in Fiji will depend very much on how efficiently ratepayers pay their rates.
View ArticleDrug bust
POLICE and Customs officers seized meth-amphetamines worth close to $5million in a joint raid in Suva late yesterday, says Police spokesman Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri.
View ArticleKids learn fire safety tips
Eleven schools in Levuka took part in Twisties smokehouse awareness campaign last week.
View ArticleFestival on track
PREPARATIONS for this year's Vodafone Fiji Hibiscus Festival are well on track with 48 sponsors confirmed for the much-anticipated event next month.
View ArticleBank refurbishes major hospital
Bank of South Pacific yesterday handed over a refurbished waiting area at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital Dental Department.
View ArticleCrush halt upsets grower
A BA cane farmer is upset that tonnes of cane have been lying in the field over the past four days because the Rarawai Mill is not operating.
View ArticleFSC denies boycott
THE Fiji Sugar Corporation has denied claims of a boycott by the Vanua Levu Cane Farmers Milling Transport Union.
View Article'It will hinder return to democracy'
BRITISH Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has spoken about the expulsion of acting Australian High Commissioner Sarah Roberts.
View ArticleNZ responds to expulsion
NEW Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully has described Fiji's decision to expel the Australian head of mission from Suva as "completely unjustified and very disappointing".
View ArticleForum to stock take 40 years
THE Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat will take stock of its achievements next year as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations.
View ArticleEngaging Fiji meet
ARMY commander Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will host an "Engaging Fiji" meeting at the same venue that the Melanesian Spearhead Group Plus was to have been conducted, said Permanent Secretary in the...
View ArticleConspiracy theory
THE conspiracy theory over a break away from the Pacific Islands Forum was an assumption made by Australia and New Zealand, said Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Lieutenant...
View ArticleLandowners in bid to resolve dispute
ONE of the landowning units embroiled in a dispute regarding the sand dunes in Sigatoka has revealed that all parties are working towards resolving the issue.
View ArticleVillagers end talks
THE region of Ba has completed consultations over draft village by-laws, says Ba Provincial Council chairman Ratu Meli Saukuru.
View ArticleFiji students receive praise
FIJIAN students performing at an international arts festival in Taiwan have received rave reviews from festival organisers and international media.
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