+ Enlarge this image Eyes right ... new recruits during their passing out parade at the Naboro Corrections Facility yesterday. Picture: MICHELE ...
Fiji Corrections Service recruits 106 officers
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London to raise money for Boston victims
LONDON - London Marathon organisers announced on Thursday that they will donate two pounds ($F5.47) for every finisher in Sunday's race to a fund for victims of the bomb attacks in Boston. The One Fund Boston was set up to help people affected by the twin bombings that killed three people and injured over 180 during Monday's Boston Marathon.With around 35,500 people expected to ...
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Course for district leaders
ABOUT 40 traditional, religious, youth and women leaders from the district of Conua in Nadroga completed a two-day leadership course at the Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji yesterday. Organised by the iTaukei Affairs Board (TAB), the objective of the course was to educate the leaders on their roles in line with good governance and wise leadership.TAB official Ro Aca Mataitini said the workshop was ...
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WWF looks at national policies
ISSUES regarding the effects of development on nature continues to be raised in World Wildlife Fund for Nature public consultations. WWF policy officer Alfred Ralifo says they will work closely with government to discuss issues raised during the consultation process.He said there were environmental issues governed by national policies and that these were beyond their reach."Public ...
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Ovalau to defend turf
THE Ovalau rugby side is ready to defend their turf against Naitasiri today. The old capital will be a buzz once again with the arrival of a Digicel Cup title contender for the round three match at Nasau Park.Both teams have one win and one loss in the bag to hover mid-way in the points table.Ovalau team manager Rev Semi Kamikamica said the message to his team was to be proud of their vanua and ...
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MH sends scam suspects home
WORKERS at a retail outlet on Taveuni who are suspects in an alleged scam have been sent home. And the MH Supermarket has employed new staff to ensure the smooth running of the businessCarpenters Group retail and marketing director Kunaseelan Sabratnam said workers including the manager have been laid off.Mr Sabratnam confirmed the case was reported to the police."This is what happens when ...
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DPP appeals rape sentence of former cop
A FORMER police inspector has been remanded in custody by High Court judge Justice Paul Madigan. He was handed a partially discharged sentence by Magistrate Sumudu Premachandra after being found guilty of raping his sister.The Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the sentence handed to the accused who only serves his eight-year sentence in the weekend.Justice Madigan told the man ...
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A golden moment as Webb Ellis Trophy tours the West
IT was an historical moment for the people in the West to finally take a glimpse of the coveted Webb Ellis Trophy after its arrival in the country on Thursday night. The 15s Rugby World Cup trophy was accompanied by officials from the Fiji Rugby Union and escorted by the Fiji Police Force together with various media personnel.The world's rugby jewel attracted people from all walks of life ...
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25 men face ejection
IMMIGRATION New Zealand (INZ) has defended its decision not to renew the work visas of Fijian bus drivers working in Wellington and Auckland. From 2006, bus driving was listed on INZ's skills shortage list. This saw a number of Fijians move to New Zealand to work as bus drivers after being granted annual work visas.Twenty-five men who were employed by bus company Go Wellington now have to ...
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LTA seizes four vehicles in city
THE LTA seized four vehicles during an operation conducted in Lautoka yesterday. LTA west team leader Joji Suguturaga, said the seizure of the vehicles was of concern as illegal operations persist despite an extensive public awareness campaign by the authority through the media."We seized one private car operating as an illegal rental and three vans operating illegal taxi services," he ...
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Brumbies Reds coaches swap barbs ahead of clash
CANBERRA - The tension between the Brumbies and Queensland has reached boiling point ahead of tonight's huge Super Rugby derby, with both sides taking pot-shots at each other's ill-discipline. Coaches Jake White and Ewen McKenzie on Thursday engaged in a niggling tit-for-tat battle of one-upmanship which included disputed penalty statistics and thinly-veiled accusations over ruck ...
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NZ tour for LMS
THE Lelean Memorial School (LMS) under-18 team players are hoping to impress scouts in New Zealand when they make their annual tour at the end of this month. The Davuilevu-based school has been touring New Zealand for the past three years but only for educational purposes.This year, the school will be making its inaugural rugby tour, visiting three schools and playing four 15s and two Sevens ...
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Ice man up next
ICE Man Tuidrau is set to break Mission Babasiga's winning streak in the Koroua Horseracing Club competition next week. Mission Babasiga is the champion in the weekly competition and Tuidrau is ready to take that title away from the Nabitu horse. Tuidrau owner Saiyad Dean of Koroua Village said he had been resting his horse to be fit enough for the challenge.He said Mission Babasiga would ...
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Fiji stars in world video
THE conservation measures undertaken by a resort in Nadroga is now featured in a nine-minute documentary that will be viewed around the world -- at all 78 Shangri-La resorts. Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa on Yanuca Island was chosen as one of six Shangri-La properties to feature in the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) video.Resort general manager Michael Monks said ...
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Chalking up a rainbow change
IN the lead-up to International Day against Homophobia next month, the Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM) hosted a 'DIY-rainbow chalking' event on Wednesday. The chalking, which has become a recent global fad -- raking in over 18,000 people following the activities on the DIY Rainbow Facebook page -- was one of many to come."The rainbow we chalked yesterday (Wednesday) ...
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Four released on bail
FOUR biosecurity officers who were in remand on 17 counts of theft have been released on bail. Arvin Chand, Ronald Rohit Kumar, Salesh Chand Chaudhary and Kamlesh Kumar yesterday appeared before Magistrate Lashika Fernando who approved their bail applications.The four had spent 42 days in remand and yesterday were instructed to look for a lawyer.The men have been given strict bail conditions and ...
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Fashion with passion and purpose
FIJI fashion designers are being empowered on how to be financially literate when dealing with their various fashions design businesses during the Financial Literacy Workshop in Suva today. More than 10 designers are learning about money-making strategies and how to budget wisely when operating a fashion business. Fiji Fashion Designers Alliance general secretary Jo Nacola said the workshop was ...
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Nurses gather for annual talks
THE Fiji Nursing Association held its 56th annual general meeting in Suva today. The meeting was attended by senior health ministry officials and nurses from various divisions in the country. Officiating at the meeting, ministry permanent secretary Dr Eloni Tora said nurses played a key role in Fiji's survival. Dr Tora also urged nurses to help prevent the NCDs crisis Fiji was facing. ...
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IRB praises Fiji Union as it marks 100 years
Brett Gosper has praised the Fiji Rugby Union for its "impressive and inspirational" achievements during a centenary of major feats on and off the field of play. Speaking at the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) AGM in Nadi on Saturday where 16 Oceania Unions gathered for a programme of strategic workshops and meetings, the IRB Chief Executive led the tributes as the Union ...
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Air Pacific loan will benefit members F...
Air Pacific, soon to be ‘Fiji Airways’ has announced that from today all customers traveling to and from Hong Kong will only travel ...
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