09 MAY 2008
Soweto delights Suva fans with first gig
A little over 4500 fans crowded the Vodafone Arena to witness two-time Grammy Award winning choir, Soweto Gospel raise the roof ...
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09 MAY 2008
Luveni wants more women directors
Fiji’s Department of Women aims to achieve a 30 per cent representation in Government statutory boards. ...
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09 MAY 2008
US refuses entry to Fiji A-G
Fiji’s interim Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was not allowed entry into the US on his way to a UN conference in Vienna, Austria ...
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09 MAY 2008
Lomaiviti 'supports' new GCC law
The Lomaiviti Provincial Council is the latest to express support for changes to the Great Council of Chiefs following its meeting in Levuka today, according to ...
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09 MAY 2008
High world prices to breed more poor: ADB
An additional 5 per cent of low-income earners could slip into poverty this year due to recent increases in world prices, according to a ADB study. ...
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09 MAY 2008
African choir brings message of hope
Soweto Gospel senior choir members Sipokazi Luzipo and Vusi Junior say their message in the two-day concerts in Fiji is one of hope and faith in God. ...
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09 MAY 2008
FICAC probes Qarase over Fijian funds
Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was questioned by the Fiji anti-corruption unit today over the use of funds in the Fijian Affairs Ministry. ...
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09 MAY 2008
FSC, Tate & Lyle ink deal on sugar supply
The FSC has entered into a long-term agreement on the supply of raw sugar for preferential import into the EU market with its traditional buyer, Tate & Lyle. ...
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09 MAY 2008
Vavau flights by early 2009: Air Pac
Air Pacific will not commence operations to Vavau, its second and newest destination in Tonga, until late 2008 or early 2009 ...
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09 MAY 2008
Iloilo awaits C’wealth, UN response
Fiji’s President Ratu Josefa Iloilo is awaiting a response from the secretary generals of the Commonwealth Secretariat and United Nations ...
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09 MAY 2008
Popular African choir arrives
Two times Grammy Award winning South African gospel group, the Soweto Gospel Choir, touched down in Nadi yesterday evening ahead of their ...
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09 MAY 2008
Cabbie to identify suspect
Fiji police are relying on a taxi driver to identify the man who delivered a letter Wednesday allegedly containing threats on the life of Australian ...
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08 MAY 2008
No double payment to landowners: Govt
The interim Government has clarified confusions surrounding the payment of goodwill to the landowners of the Labasa Weather Radar Site. ...
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08 MAY 2008
Bole clarifies on Rishikul's new principal
Minister for Education, Filipe Bole has indicated that an officer has been provisionally promoted for the position of Principal at Rishikul Sanatan College ...
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08 MAY 2008
Chiefs to reconcile at GCC meeting
A recommendation by the Great Council of Chiefs taskforce for national reconciliation amongst chiefs in the 14 provinces is deemed as a way forward for Fiji ...
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08 MAY 2008
Tax relief a welcome move: Fr Kevin Barr
The move by the interim Government to reduce duty on selected food items and to increase the income tax threshold to $15,000 was unexpected ...
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08 MAY 2008
GCC sitting in limbo
The much-awaited sitting of the new Great Council of Chiefs, which was supposed to take place next month, may not happen ...
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08 MAY 2008
We'll back the Commonwealth: SDL
The Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL), is willing to hold talks with its political foes if a meeting is brokered by the Commonwealth. ...
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08 MAY 2008
Fiji’s progress worries Forum group
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Joint Working Group has expressed disappointment at Fiji’s continued delay to provide a detailed timetable for an election. ...
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08 MAY 2008
Chaudhry shocked over media report
Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has said that he is appalled at the mischievous and highly selective reporting by Fiji TV of his ad on food prices. ...
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08 MAY 2008
Cabinet to discuss media report
The report of an inquiry conducted into the Fiji media is expected to be discussed at the next Cabinet meeting ...
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08 MAY 2008
Regime can do more, says Qarase
Fiji’s ousted PM, Laisenia Qarase, says the interim Govt can do more than the concessions they have given to ease the burden of rising food prices ...
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08 MAY 2008
PSC plans talks with unions
Fiji’s Public Service Commission chairman Rishi Ram plans to hold talks with public service unions as soon as possible on the Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA). ...
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08 MAY 2008
Air China checks Fiji direct flights bid
A delegation from Chinese airline, Air China will be in Fiji in September to look at the feasibility of providing a direct flight to the country ...
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08 MAY 2008
Envoy death threat ‘politically motivated’
Threats made to Australia’s High Commissioner to Fiji appear to be politically motivated by persons objecting to Canberra’s current policy on Fiji ...
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