Lau students eager for jamboree
Student Scouts of Matuku, Lau, have sacrificed a lot to be part of the Fiji Centennial Jamboree scheduled for next week at Queen Victoria School (QVS) in Matavatucou, Tailevu. Ratu Mocevakaca Memorial...
View ArticleReproductive Health Training for Serua Village
Namaqumaqua Village in Serua province is one of the 55 communities to be equipped with skills and information on sexual reproductive health and family planning. Minister for Social Welfare, Women and...
View Article$2K for Bowls
Suva Bowling Club received a timely financial boost yesterday ahead of their annual Suva businesshouse competition which starts on Thursday. The club was presented $2000 from Basic Industries head of...
View ArticleManifesto Gets Rural Treat
The Fiji United Freedom Party (FUFP) highlighted the rural emphasis of its manifesto by launching it in a village yesterday. While other parties launched their manifesto in urban centres, FUFP did it...
View ArticleVoting Soon To Be Conducted In Eastern Division
Teams from the Fijian Elections Office left the Marine Jetty bound for the Lau Group yesterday. These teams have been deployed to these islands because of the remoteness of most of the communities...
View ArticlePadarath Bail Variation Refused
An application for bail variation for Benjamin Padarath was yesterday refused by the Suva Magistrates Court. In the application for bail variation, Padarath’s lawyer Filimoni Vosarogo in the last court...
View ArticleVKB, Land Safe: PM
The Prime Minister clarified to those at Vanuakula Village in Ra the claim by One Fiji Party on the new birth certificate. A woman said that during the One Fiji Party campaign at the village they were...
View ArticlePAFCO Posts $1.9m Profit
Pacific Fishing Company Limited has made a recovery posting profit before tax of $1.9 million after three years of operating on a loss. The results reflect the financial year ending December 2013...
View ArticleNew Boat For Oneata District School
Oneata District School this week will receive a new boat and its outboard engine to help students attend school. The school is one of the four identified by the Ministry of Education which are facing...
View ArticleMinistry Takes Measures Against Ebola
The Ministry of Health is working closely with a multi-agency group to help prevent the Ebola virus from entering Fiji. Ministry media officer Sunil Chandra said quarantine officers were members of the...
View ArticleFire At Police Barracks
A flat at the Levuka Police barracks on Ovalau was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Chief executive officer of the National Fire Authority John O’Connor said they received a fire report from Police...
View ArticleBumble Bee To Strengthen PAFCO’s Levuka System
A delegation from United States-based Bumble Bee Foods was at Pacific Fishing Company Limited recently to see how they can improve its software information system to manage information sharing. This...
View ArticleOld Capital Celebrates
More than a thousand students and families marched through the old capital, Levuka to celebrate 44 years of independence yesterday. As Fijians across the country and the world celebrate Fiji Day this...
View ArticleMarijuana Substitute Plans
Plans are in place to identify income generating resources to replace the cultivation of marijuana. The recent drug raids conducted by the Fiji Police Force saw more than 2200 marijuana plants uprooted...
View ArticleFull Education Access For Lau
It is difficult to establish primary schools on virtually every inhabited island in the Lau Group because of the number of small islands in the province. Lau provincial administrator Eliki Masa said...
View ArticlePine Produce Gains Momentum
Chiefs and the people of Lakeba say they are starting to see improvements once the running of their pine development company was handed to them last year. Previously it was run by private companies....
View ArticleGovt Aid Reassures Village Businesses
A couple who run a virgin coconut oil (VCO) and soap making business on Cicia Island in the northern Lau Group have expressed relief after being assured of Government assistance to boost their...
View ArticleRotumans Laud Government Roadshow
The people of Rotuma had more than one reason to celebrate Rotuma Day on Wednesday. For the first time, a Government roadshow was held simultaneously on the island. Kafoa Inia from Juju Village said it...
View ArticleWelfare Officer For Ovalau
The Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation has appointed a social welfare officer to be based in Levuka. This is the first establishment of a social welfare office in Levuka which will...
View ArticleFICAC Message Goes To Southern Lau
A group from the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) this week toured islands in southern Lau. The group is part of Commissioner Eastern, Jovesa Vocea’s delegation to the islands....
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