Court grants bail for Rabuka.
By SAMISONI PARETI Former Prime Minister now leader of the opposition’s SODELPA Party Sitiveni Rabuka has been bailed by the Suva Magistrates Courts. He was taken in for questioning and later charged by FICAC,
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Rabuka taken in
By Samisoni Pareti Fiji’s anti-corruption unit, FICAC has confirmed that it is currently interviewing SOCIAL Democratic Liberal Party leader (SODELPA) Sitiveni Rabuka at its head office in Suva. “We can
NFP proposes anger counselling for Hon Politini
By Anish Chand The National Federation Party has written a letter to the Speaker of the House, asking her to look into providing professional anger management counselling for Fiji First backbencher Howard Politini and
Not Guilty. Fiji Times trio acquitted.
By Nanise Volau The Fiji Times’ trio of its publisher Hank Arts, its editor in chief Fred Wesley and vernacular newspaper editor Anare Ravula are free men today after the Suva High Court upheld last Friday’s
Bullets found in Lautoka
by Anish Chand Fiji Police have confirmed the discovery of bullets in Lautoka. A resident of Natabua, a suburb of Lautoka city found the bullets inside a bag by the roadside. The incident happened
COP23 $9m Presidency
By Anish Chand “External professional services” was the highest expenditure for the COP23 Presidency of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama as revealed in the COP23 Trust Fund account report that was tabled in
Aqorau welcomes Dr Tupou-Roosen as new FFA boss
By Samisoni Pareti Top Pacific expert on tuna, Dr Transform Aqorau has congratulated Tonga national Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen in her appointment as the new Director General of the Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency. Dr
Tongan troops on regional exercise
By: Netani Rika TONGAN troops will join a regional training exercise in New Caledonia this week. A platoon from the Tonga Defence Force was picked up from Fuamotu International Airport by French military aircraft.
Tongan media resolve differences
By: Netani Rika LAST minute unification talks between rival Tongan media groups saw the election of Katalina Tohi as vice president of the Pacific Islands News Association today. Papua New Guinea broadcaster Kora
Talks on new TV station in Tonga
By: Netani Rika MOVES are afoot in Tonga to set up a commercial television company. Papua New Guinea’s Click TV has started negotiations to purchase a licence to operate in the kingdom. Click TV’s Richard
Pacific islanders urge to save money
By Samisoni Pareti- at the 5th Pacific Media Summit in Nuku’alofa, Tonga Nuku’alofa, Tonga – More islanders in four countries of the Pacific have improved their saving attitudes and saving behaviour by between 40
Petition for Pohiva’s dismissal
By: Netani Rika A PETITION has been distributed in Tonga to have Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva impeached and dismissed. Pohiva confirmed this at the opening of the 5th Pacific Media Summit in
New Navua Hospital health scare
Ministry of Health officials are scrambling to address a fault in the sewer outlet of the new hospital in Navua in order to avert a major health crisis. Residents near the hospital at Namelimeli on the Queens Highway
Rabuka wants constitution and Fijian name reviewed
By Anish Chand Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has said he will continue from where he left off in 1997 to ensure a constitution like the one his government enacted in 1997. In a speech at University of
Tourism Fiji video gaffe worsens
By Anish Chand Tourism Fiji’s global brand agency, Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand says it was not involved in the production of the promotional video that caused an uproar in Fiji over the wrong translation of
Ro Teimumu blasts Tourism Fiji video blunder
By Samisoni Pareti Fiji’s leader of opposition has expressed outrage at the embarrassing blunder by Tourism Fiji overnight when it posted a video that labels the church as the Fijian meaning of the word ‘toilet.’
Tourism toilet gaffe
By Samisoni Pareti Tourism Fiji, the marketing agency of Fiji as a tourist destination has been forced to issue a public apology following an embarrassing langugage blunder on one of its social media postings overnight.
Police probe ‘revenge rape’
By Anish Chand A woman in Savusavu has paid a huge price for the alleged action of her husband. Police are now actively investigating the case where a man raped the woman to punish her husband. The incident is related
Fiji pins $435 million on green bonds
By Anish Chand The Fijian Government has identified F$434.9 million (US$213m) worth of projects it says will be financed through the Green Bonds it recently issued at the London Stock Exchange. Seven sectors have been
3800 new Fiji citizens
By Anish Chand A total of three thousand 815 foreign nationals were granted Fiji citizenship for three and a half years between October 2014 and February 2018. Out of this, Australians topped the list as the most number
800 new Fiji citizens
By Anish Chand A total of three thousand 815 foreign nationals were granted Fiji citizenship for three and a half years between October 2014 and February 2018. Out of this, Australians top4ped the list as the most
Chinese seaman missing in Fiji waters
by Anish Chand A Chinese national is presumed dead after he reportedly fell over-board a fishing vessel in Fiji waters three weeks ago. And Fijian authorities have been made aware of the incident which is believed to
Magistrate’s house burgled
By Anish Chand Fiji’s Chief Magistrate has been targeted by thieves. Police are now actively investigating a burglary at the residence of Usaia Ratuvuli. The break-in is alleged to have taken place yesterday and
