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ALL PSV drivers will undergo a basic fire drill test and first aid certificate course as part of their defensive driving course so they know what to do in case of a fire.
View ArticlePlea of grave girls
From left, Ranjana Devi, Pritika Singh, Swastika Singh with their mum at their home in Vatuwaqa, Suva.
View ArticleStudents speak at festival event
Bula beauties Miss Softly Fiji Asena Mumu, Miss Ramesh Studio Rosie Vatuciri, Miss Clyde Acrow Titilia Seruitukana, Miss FENC Fiji Alice Tanua, Miss Hasmat Investment Mereisi Liku Miss Sharma Music Ana...
View ArticleClimate change in the South Pacific
No one has a monopoly on new ideas. The UN ambassador for Samoa Afioga Aliioaiga's phrase was echoed at a recent climate change and disaster preparedness meeting in Nadi, Fiji.
View ArticleTwo faces of international power: Fiji and Egypt
The reactions after the 2006 coup in Fiji was very different from the recent coup in Egypt, even though both coups overthrew democratically elected governments.
View ArticleDeliberate fires spark warning
AUTHORITIES are warning members of the public who are deliberately starting bush and rubbish fires in their communities to cease The NFA spent seven hours trying to extinguish a major uncontrolled...
View ArticleVilsoni beats disability
DESPITE having his right leg amputated from above the knee at the age of 15, 62-year-old Sumasafu Vilsoni has had a successful career.
View ArticleNew laws for buses
LTA CEO Naisa Tuinaceva said all buses going to the authority's yard for fitness tests had to be checked and certified by qualified electricians.
View ArticleKeep warm in the cold weather
Wakesa Losa and her daughter Litia Losa keep warm at the Labasa market yesterday morning as the cold weather kept other vendors away from their food stalls.
View ArticleFlight Check: Fiji Airways FJ410
Class: Sadly, economy, because those business class seats sure look big, beautiful, and bloody inviting as I make a sharp right-hand turn towards cattle class.
View ArticleChurch seeks extra time
THE Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma needs more legal time for more democratic talks at its annual conference next month.
View ArticleTen-year-old guilty of manslaughter in Fiji
A Fiji court has found a 10-year-old boy guilty of the manslaughter of a 6-year-old New Zealand child killed in a shooting last year.
View ArticleCourt adjourns Nemani's case
Update: 1:33PM THE High Court in Suva further moved the mention date for a case relating to Fiji National Provident Fund's former general manager, Foana Nemani against the Fiji Independent Commission...
View ArticleStakeholders talk violence prevention
Update: 1:19PM Fiji's first National Consensus Meeting on Violence Prevention was held at Holiday Inn in Suva today.
View ArticleA tale of struggle and human triumph
From right, Mereia Tokasa, 9, Selita Wati, 6, and Asenaca Valebuliti, 5 with their classmates at Nadelei Catholic Primary School in Vatukoula.
View ArticleGeorge Knight - Fiji's first pop star
WHEN George Knight took to the stage and stole the limelight at the Corona Fiji Musicians Reconnect Tour in Suva last month, the 65-year-old was simply repeating history.
View ArticleFijian boy, 10, guilty of killing NZ child
A 10-YEAR-OLD Fijian boy has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a six-year-old New Zealand boy after shooting him at a building site near Fiji's second largest city.
View ArticleStrong wind warning remains
Lautoka recorded 16 degrees Celsius, Penang 18.5, Labasa 20 and other areas were between 20 to 22 degrees Celsius.
View Article42 on HIV/AIDS treatment
Citing figures released from the Ministry of Health for the month of June, Fiji Red Cross Labasa branch peer educator Inoke Drauna said of the 42 cases, 23 were females and 19 males.
View ArticleFiji to host Pacific development forum
Update: 8:36PM TWENTY three countries are expected to be part of the 2013 inaugural Pacific Islands Development Forum that is to be held from August 5 to 7 at the Sheraton Fiji Resort and Spa in Nadi.
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