14+ hour, 21+ min ago   (220+ words) Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka honoured the memory of Cabinet Minister Agni Deo Singh, remembering his colleague as a dedicated leader who devoted his career to the service of others. Paying tribute to their shared work in Government, Mr Rabuka highlighted…...

14+ hour, 53+ min ago   (190+ words) YOUTH and Sports Minister Jese Saukuru has rejected any suggestion that the distribution of Government assistance to young entrepreneurs in the North is linked to vote-buying. Mr Saukuru said the grants being distributed were from the previous financial year and…...

15+ hour, 51+ min ago   (297+ words) THE Naitasiri women’s team will use its 36-20 defeat to Nasinu in round seven of the Subrails Marama Championship at Ratu Cakobau Park as a lesson rather than a setback. The Naitasiri side struggled to contain Nasinu’s attacking momentum as the…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (203+ words) Lawyers acting for former deputy prime minister Professor Biman Prasad filed an urgent application in the High Court this morning seeking a permanent stay of his criminal proceedings in the lower court. Defence lawyer Richard Naidu informed Magistrate Yogesh Prasad…...

16+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1140+ words) “On behalf of the Board and Management of the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation, we extend our sincere condolences to the family of the late Honourable Agni Deo Singh, Minister for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations. “Mr Singh touched the professional…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (153+ words) Minister for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations Agni Deo Singh has died in Brisbane. The Office of the Prime Minister confirmed Mr Singh’s passing in a statement this evening, saying he died today. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has expressed his…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (311+ words) THE Standing Committee on Economic Affairs’ visit to the Western and Northern divisions covered five reports, three of which were current, and used the trip to conduct an enquiry into rural electrification and meet stakeholders. This was shared by Committee…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (221+ words) A SURGE in complaints to the Nasinu Town Council has been attributed to improved reporting system with ratepayers now able to have their concerns centrally recorded and tracked through to resolution. Acting chief financial officer Imran Khan told the Parliamentary…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (410+ words) FIJI should not dismiss the findings and warning contained in the latest electoral review report. The message in it is not about voting systems or political representation but what can happen to a country when economic hardship begins to follow…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (139+ words) Young people must be given more than an invitation to participate in Fiji’s political system – they must be recognised as collaborators and leaders, Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) candidate Anne-Marie Vikatoria Raduva told the Parliament Standing Committee on Justice, Law…...