Kainamoli surprised by success in long jump event
FIJI under-19 basketball rep Tiyana Kainamoli traded her basketball shoes for track shoes at the Coca-Cola Games on Saturday.
View ArticleAustralia government approves working holiday visa for Fijians
The Australian government has approved a new initiative of working holiday visa for Fijians.
View ArticleRice ready to roll
Local blues man Knox will showcase his unique style of music at the 2014 Fiji International Jazz and Blues Festival when it kicks off on Thursday in Suva.
View ArticleOutbreak of war and mobilisation
THE ancient Fijians are said to have generally weighed up the options carefully before engaging in a large-scale war.
View ArticleFirst band arrives for fete
READY TO JAM ... New Zealand blues guitarist Jesse Valach will kick-start his international career at the 2014 Fiji International Jazz & Blues Festival when it starts in Suva on Thursday.
View ArticleLessons in culture
Tae kwon do third-dan black belt Kim Yeong Ji of the Keimyung University in Korea and second-dan Candace Veramu show their high-kicking skills at the Fiji Museum in Suva yesterday.
View ArticleDraws change
Ba's Osea Vakatalesau goes down in a tackle from his Amicale FC marker during their clash at Govind Park in Ba on Sunday.
View ArticleBest on show in Nadi fight
TOP class fights are scheduled in the Naidiri Boxing Promotion to be held at Nadi's Prince Charles Park on Saturday.
View ArticleTuragaiviu believes they can repeat their World Cup win over Samoa
Vodafone Fiji Bati rep Atunaisa Turagaiviu believes they can repeat their World Cup win over Samoa this Saturday in Australia.
View ArticleSingh tightlipped on contesting elections
The General Secretary of the Fiji Teachers Union, Agni Deo Singh has refused to make any comments on whether he will step down and contest the September 17th General Elections.
View ArticleWhen I met the coup leader who expelled me
T P Sreenivasan was India's high commissioner in Fiji in 1987, when Sitiveni Rabuka toppled the Indian-dominated government there.
View ArticleCCTV to monitor inmates
THE $120,000 worth of CCTV cameras at the Natabua corrections facility are expected to capture inmates in their dormitories on a 24-hour basis.
View ArticleFiji leads anti-tobacco fight
FIJI, through the Health Ministry, is taking steps to prohibit and limit tobacco smoking because of the associated health risks.
View ArticleNegotiations with UAE in process for export of sugar
Fiji Sugar Corporation Executive Chairman Abdul Khan said the decision to pursue new sugar markets like the Middle East, Bangladesh and China is because of stability in market trends.
View ArticleAustralia warms to Fiji's democratic transition, but will Suva reciprocate?
The relationship reached a lowpoint in 2006, when Canberra introduced travel sanctions on Fijian officials, following Commodore Frank Bainimarama's military coup.
View ArticleRatuere knocks out Rehu to keep clean slate
FIJIAN boxer Taito Ratuere continued his fairy tale run with another victory at the ABA Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand last Friday.
View ArticlePacific NCD crisis: Urgent action needed now
SUVA, Fiji -Pacific Directors of Health met yesterday to consider critical actions to respond to the non-communicable disease crisis in the Pacific.
View ArticleJudicial review
SUVA lawyer Richard Naidu yesterday made an application for a judicial review on the case of the 11 former students of Labasa Sangam College who were awarded zero marks in their biology paper during...
View ArticleBoxing referees and judges to attend refresher course
REFEREES and judges that will feature in this weekend's boxing promotion in Nadi will be given a refresher course from a New Zealand-based official.
View ArticleTeachers warned on decline on morality
FALLING moral standards, the low value placed by many parents on education, high levels of absenteeism and student underachievement were identified as the main challenges facing Fiji's education system.
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