Consumers cautioned of ‘fake honey’ in the market
The Consumer Council of Fiji is cautioning consumers against the sale of ‘fake honey’ in the market. The Council recently received a complaint where a consumer paid $10 for a bottle of ‘pure honey’ in...
View ArticleConcerns raised on partnership between Fiji Police force and Republic of Fiji...
Concerns have been raised on the partnership between the Fiji Police force and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. Radio New Zealand reports New Zealands Massey University’s – Anna...
View ArticleFiji Airways flight experiences air system fault
Fiji Airways flight FJ822 ‘Christmas Island – Honolulu’ service experienced a loss of pressurization today, due to an engine air-system fault. The Boeing 737-700 had 73 passengers and 6 crew...
View ArticleLive tsunami test to be conducted today
The National Disaster Management Office will be conducting a live test of tsunami sirens in Laucala Bay and Lami Town today between 10:00am and 10:30am. The tsunami sirens being tested are located in...
View ArticleNumber of farms using unregistered pesticides
A recent field survey by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji officials on crop farms in the Western parts of Viti Levu has revealed that a number of farms are using...
View ArticleWorld Customs Asia meeting held in Australia
The 27th World Customs Organization (WCO) Asia Pacific Regional Contact Points Meeting hosted by the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection commenced in Cairns, Queensland...
View ArticleGirls day highlighted challenges they face
The First Lady – Sarote Konrote, officiated at the opening of the “Fiji Girl Guides Association’s” evening event on “International Day of the Girl” at Domain Road in Suva. October 11 is the...
View ArticleFNPF overwhelmed with support for COP 23 messages
The Fiji National Provident Fund is overwhelmed with the response from the public, to its climate change initiative to celebrate Fiji Day. Scrolls fashioned from masi provided at the ‘My FNPF Centre’,...
View ArticleNFP lodges Police complaint against Fiji Sun
The National Federation Party has filed a Police complaint of inciting communal antagonism against the Fiji Sun. A letter was submitted as a complaint to the Commissioner of Police Sitiveni Qiliho at...
View ArticleDPP appeals suspended sentence
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde, will appeal a suspended sentence handed down to a man convicted of assault arising from an incident of domestic violence. Shahadatt Khan was...
View ArticleUsamate encouraging Airline Staff Association and ATS to engage in good faith
Minister for Employment, Jone Usamate is encouraging Federated Airline Staff Association and the Air Terminal Services Limited to continue to engage in good faith dialogue to implement the Settlement...
View ArticleFletcher Road will be closed from tomorrow
Fiji Roads Authority would like to advise members of the public, especially motorists traveling along Vatuwaqa Bailey Bridge that Fletcher Road will be closed between Toa Street and Viria Road East and...
View ArticlePolice officers will not be treated seperately – Qiliho
The Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho says that police officers will not be treated separately from any other citizens. Qiliho says officers who involve themselves in illegal...
View ArticlePeople to people relations have strengthened like never before- Konrote
It is believed to be a bridge that would improve cultural exchange between the pacific and China. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of the Model Confucius Institute this morning the President...
View ArticleFirst ever meeting of Parliamentarians from SIDS
The Fijian Parliament, in partnership with the Seychelles Parliament, is organizing the first ever meeting of Parliamentarians from Small Island Developing States or SIDS. The meeting will discuss the...
View ArticleUniversity student crowned Miss Rakiraki
University of the South Pacific student Sereana Draunibau will represent Rakiraki at the upcoming Fiji Pageant. This is after Draunibau was crowned Miss Rakiraki last night after a weeklong carnival....
View ArticleBala attends to water issues in Rakiraki carnival
Minister Parveen Bala personally attended to numerous cases where people needed water at the Rakiraki Carnival grounds last night. He joined Water Authority of Fiji staff in their booth to hear from...
View ArticleClimate Change displacement tops Human Rights discussions
The relationship between Human Rights and Climate Change displacement was the main topic for discussion at the inter-sessional panel of the Human Rights Council. Earlier this year, the Human Rights...
View ArticlePrime Minister drums up support as COP 23 nears
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji will be demanding bold and decisive action on climate change in Bonn, Germany this year. Speaking at the official Fiji Day celebrations in Sydney yesterday,...
View ArticleEducation system have to meet work place demands
The Government of Fiji hosted the 22nd Pacific Heads of Education Systems Meeting held in Nadi from 11 – 12 October, 2017. Representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries attended the two-day meeting....
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