Provides the latest RSS feeds for Fiji News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Fiji News.net http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/cat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:08 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:08 -0400 30 Fiji kept alive their hopes of winning the Pacific Nations Cup when they claimed a 35-10 win over the United States in Japan on Wednesday. The Pacific islanders scored four tries against the Americans' one during the game in Nagoya, central Japan.The victory takes Fiji to two wins against one defeat for 11 points, trailing leaders Canada by only one point. Canada will play Japan later on ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215294707/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:54:01 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215294707/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 POLICE have confirmed that the origin of the fake certificates that were confiscated by officials of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority has been established. FRCA confiscated 41 fake certificates alleged to have been issued by a local based university. Police Spokeswoman Ana Naisoro said investigations were continuing and the focus was now on working with the relevant university in ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215287409/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:13:59 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215287409/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 POLICE have confirmed that more than $5000 has been recovered from the $86,000 that was stolen from a salesperson earlier this week. Police spokeswoman Ana Naisoro said three people who were allegedly involved in the daylight robbery were now in police custody. Ms Naisoro said the taskforce was now focusing their attention on recovering more of the $86,000 that was stolen on Monday afternoon. ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215287408/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:13:58 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215287408/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 UNITED NATIONS--Fiji has offered more than 500 troops to the UN Golan Heights peacekeeping force after several countries withdrew because of the spillover from the Syria conflict, diplomats said Tuesday. Fiji will supply 170 troops this month to replace Japanese and Croatian soldiers who have left in previous weeks. Diplomats said it has also offered to replace the 370 troops that Austria is ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215286471/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:22 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215286471/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 New Caledonian President Harold Martin has lashed out at their Congress president Gerard Poadja for speaking out against ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215286568/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:39:28 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215286568/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 A total of two red and eleven yellow cards were shown in the first match of the 2013 Fiji FACT at the ANZ Stadium in Suva as Lautoka downed Navua ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215286569/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:39:27 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215286569/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 PUBLIC Service Day will be celebrated in Fiji on June 25. The announcement was made today at a press conference by permanent secretary for Public Service Commission Parmesh Chand, permanent secretary for Information, National Archives and Library Services Sharon Smith Jones and permanent secretary for iTaukei Affairs Savenaca Kaunisela. Also present at the press conference were senior ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215285733/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:03 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215285733/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 TWO men accused of burning an Auckland man to death have pleaded not guilty and will go on trial. Bryne Permal, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, who are both charged with the murder of 21-year-old Shalvin Prasad, appeared at the Auckland High Court today where they denied the charge. The pair have been remanded in custody will go on trial in July next year. Prasad's scorched body was ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215285732/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:03 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215285732/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Fiji peacekeeping soldiers posted to the Golan Heights will not be vetted for human rights abuses or involvement in military coups, a United Nations watchdog organisation says. Fiji is sending 170 soldiers to the heights between civil war-torn Syria and Israel. They will replace 377 Austrian troops in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which has monitored a ceasefire ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215284912/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:37 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215284912/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 ) and Tadrai Island Resort have been placed on the market for sale at a time when tourism to Fiji continues to grow. The properties are being marketed for sale by CBRE Hotels, Colliers International Hotels, and The Professionals West Realty (Fiji) through an International Expressions of Interest campaign closing on August 1, 2013. The resorts are for sale in-one-line or individually and Dean ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215283799/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:51:10 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215283799/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more troops and heavy weapons. British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant says there is "strong support" in the council for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's proposal to expand the 913-member force to 1,250. The force was established in 1974 to monitor the ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215281427/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:36 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215281427/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 The Special Committee on Decolonization approved four draft resolutions today, including one by which the General Assembly would stress the importance of implementing the plans of action for the Second and Third International Decades for the Eradication of Colonialism, in particular by expediting the application of the work programme for the decolonization of each Non-Self-Governing Territory, on ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280416/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:37 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280416/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 "The addition of a spa truly completes the romantic, relaxing experience that is Turtle Island," said Richard Evanson, owner of Turtle ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280417/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:28 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280417/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Bank of South Pacific Group has committed 200million kina ($F165million) for capital expenditure plans which are yet to be finalised. Boasting to be the leading bank in the Pacific, BSP confirmed it was working on a number of significant activities to be achieved across its regional banks this year.Newly-appointed BSP Group CEO Robin Fleming said they had three large infrastructure ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280419/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:58 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280419/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE construction of a new water factory plant in Namosi is expected to take Fiji-based company Pleass Global Limited to new heights. The company announced the process in its 2012 annual general meeting and said the project was expected to be completed in 18 months with a total budget exceeding $7million for the factory, additional product line and associated machinery, services and ancillary ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280422/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:57 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280422/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 A NEW innovative life insurance product was introduced on Thursday night in Suva. BSP Life launched the 'Bula Elite' product, a unique insurance product with features and benefits not offered before in the Fiji market.Managing director Malakai Naiyaga said they were confident Bula Elite would assist many of their customers fulfil their future financial goals, whether personal or ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280421/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:57 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280421/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 WAYNE Deed has been appointed as the new Tourism Fiji New Zealand regional director. Welcoming the new appointment, Tourism Fiji CEO Rick Hamilton said Mr Deed brought with him 20 years of experience which made him a well-respected industry professional."It's great to have him on board and his wealth of knowledge plus his long-term relationship with the trade will be an enormous asset ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280420/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:57 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280420/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 FIJI is open for business. That's the message Fiji delegates will take to the 20th Australia Fiji Business Forum at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from July 28-30.In a joint statement, Fiji-Australia Business Council president Kalpesh Solanki and Australia-Fiji Business Council president Greg Pawson said the annual business meeting between Fiji and Australia would provide ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280418/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:57 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215280418/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 MEMBERS of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) have proven that MSG is an organisation that is here to stay. These were words of the outgoing chair and Fiji's Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, while handing over the chairmanship of the MSG Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) to FLNKS in New Caledonia on Monday."Our organisation is now poised ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279164/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279164/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 AFTER three years of practically fearing the sea, villagers of Naiqaqi in Cakaudrove yesterday put that anxiety to rest after they caught the scary looking sea creature. In 2010 villagers had raised their concern with this newspaper after they first sighted the creature.Unknown to the villagers who have seen it for the first time, the top part of the creature, has features of a sting ray while ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279162/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279162/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 FRANCE-based Seremaia Bai will guide his younger brother Setareki Koroilagilagi in today's Pacific Nations Cup clash against the United States in Japan. Bai and Koroilagilagi have been named in the starting fifteens to face USA at 8pm at Nagoya Municipal Mizuho Park Rugby Ground in Nagoya.Koroilagilagi will start at flyhalf while Bai will be at second five-eighth and will be helping his ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279161/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279161/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 FIJI has encouraged fellow MSG member countries to carve their own niche in Pacific regionalism and extend their presence internationally. On the eve of the handing over of the chairmanship of the MSG Foreign Ministers Meeting to FLNKS in New Caledonia this week, Fiji's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola called on the MSG members to continue working ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279160/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279160/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Fiji sevens team members are adjusting their training schedules to Moscow time as they build up to the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Fiji is eight hours ahead and the team management are setting up their training and daily routine to help them adapt to what it will be like in Moscow.Team manager Semi Rogoyawa said they wanted the players to start adapting to the time in Russia."Yes we are ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279154/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279154/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 DEFENCE is one key component for the Fijiana women's 7s, building up to the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. Fijiana coach Timoci Wainiqolo says they need to be aggressive on defence in all pool games.The former national sevens rep named his final 12-member team last Monday with the hope of making the top eight and securing a spot in the International Rugby Board Series."Defending ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279159/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279159/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 EIGHT-time champions Ba will field its strongest line-up for the final Pool A fixture against Suva at Prince Charles Park in Nadi on Friday. The Men in Black have taken a serious approach to the tournament aiming to maintain consistency.Ba manager Arvind Singh said the side resumed light training yesterday.Singh said they had no injury concerns."The 90-minute format is very good," ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279158/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279158/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 CHINA Railway First Group Fiji Limited has completed about 70 to 30 miles of roadwork along the Dreketi-Nabouwalu highway since it started work in March early this year. However, continuous wet weather conditions and rough terrains in the area continue to pose a challenge for the team.Road construction site chief engineer Alan Ann said they started excavation works where culverts would be ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279168/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279168/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Lami Darts Association is anticipating an exciting competition at their Singles tournament this weekend. After a night of upsets during their weekly competition on Monday at the Fusion Restaurant in Vatuwaqa, the association believes every player is ready to rumble on Saturday and Sunday.Nilesh Chandra of Procera scored two 180 points to help his team beat Combine One 6-5.Association ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279167/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279167/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 CZARINA is the top seed for the Lautoka Men's and Mixed Netball Association competition which starts next week. This is after Czarina made a clean sweep during the knockout tournament at the multi-purpose courts on Saturday.Czarina with former national basketball rep Jale Vunisa won the men's and mixed categories.The side defeated Bankstown in both finals.In the men's semi-finals ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279166/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279166/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 TUI Wainunu Ratu Orisi Baleitavea says the inclusion of village elders and chiefs from the three provinces of Cakaudrove, Bua and Macuata in the Duavata Northern Crime Prevention Carnival is necessary to relate the message of crime prevention effectively to the grassroots people. Ratu Orisi said it was only appropriate if the committee members visited villages, districts and provincial council ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279165/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279165/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 ABOUT 1000 drivers in the country are not paying wheel tax. And the growing number of drivers dodging payments is of concern to the LTA."The number of people not paying their wheel tax is of concern for us because they are not paying for something that belongs to the government," said LTA spokesman Iliesa Sokia."We have close to 100,000 registered drivers in the country and each ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279157/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279157/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Nadi Football Association will be proposing for an increase in the number of players in each team during the 90-minute tournaments. According to Nadi soccer boss Navneeda Gounder, players were prone to injuries and fatigue in the 90- minute game.He said two of his players had been ruled out of the tournament leaving them with 20 players out of which three were goalkeepers."The initial ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279156/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279156/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE LTA loses out on potential revenue and much needed income when drivers refuse to pay their wheel tax. LTA spokesman Iliesa Sokia confirmed this after he revealed that more than 1000 drivers failed to pay the levy each year."Each tax is different for different vehicles, the minimum is $60 while the maximum wheel tax is $300," Mr Sokia said."For the Western and Eastern Central ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279155/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279155/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Squash Fiji annual business house league is set to start next week. The competition which will run for six weeks is expected to see more than 60 players participating.Squash Fiji president Ravi Singh said they were anticipating an exciting competition this year."We are in for the big league this time as we mould our current group of young and enterprising players to represent Fiji in ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279163/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:56 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279163/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Tanoa Waterfront Hotel in Lautoka has been given the certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor for the third year in a row. The recognition that honours hospitality excellence is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews.Tanoa Hotel Group director Kalpana Reddy welcomed the award."Tanoa Waterfront is delighted to receive the TripAdvisor ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279176/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279176/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE launching of a new colour coding program is aimed at improving manpower and achieving togetherness within the police force in the West. Divisional police commander West SSP Jope Ralulu said the program would involve all officers from Rakiraki to Nadroga.SSP Raululu said the police officers would be divided according to the colours red, green, blue and white.The program, which was officially ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279173/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279173/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 A $20million project proposed by the FSC could see people of the Western Division travelling on a new mode of transport. The project would see the use of sugar cane tramlines for commercial trains to ferry passengers across the region.In a government statement, FSC executive chairman Abdul Khan said they were reviewing the railways and would invest millions over the next few years in the ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279172/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279172/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 OBTAINING life skills in order to earn a living and starting their own income-generating projects was the key message behind a youth workshop conducted in Lautoka yesterday. Organised by the Save the Children Fiji at Vunato settlement, the workshop was attended by 15 school dropouts.Project manager of the Early Childhood Education project, Barbara Ratabacaca, said through the workshop, they ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279171/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279171/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE government has officially issued a commercial lease to a multi-million dollar company planning to set up a bottled water business at Nadelei in Tavua. After two years of drilling and testing, the Korean Resort Company Limited was granted a five-year development lease by the Ministry of Lands in Lautoka last Friday.About 150 locals will be employed in the first phase that involves the ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279170/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279170/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 PLANS are in progress to establish a Psychiatric Survivors Association in the North. Speaking during a recent village awareness campaign at Wailevu Village in Labasa, Public Health Risk manager Maca Wainiu said as the North did not have such an association at present, villagers could always contact their nearest health centres in order to raise issues regarding mental cases.Mrs Wainiu said ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279169/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279169/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Fiji Corrections Service is moving in a new direction and is a shining example for corrections jurisdictions in other Pacific Island nations, says Solomon Islands Commissioner of Corrections Francis Haisoma. Mr Haisoma, who met Fiji Corrections Service Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel Ifereimi Vasu, led a delegation from the Solomon Islands on a five-day study tour of the facility here this ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279175/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279175/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Water Authority of Fiji has reinstated four of its eight employees who were suspended in March because of allegations of malpractice. CEO Opetia Ravai confirmed they had set up a tribunal within the authority last month to carry out their investigation."Out of the eight, two staff members resigned, four were reinstated and the contracts of another two were not renewed," Mr Ravai ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279174/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:55 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215279174/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Tuesday met with Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.Yang said during the meeting that China and member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum enjoy friendship and the relationship between them has soundly developed with close high-level contact and fruitful cooperation.He said China is willing to work with the ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215271912/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:42 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215271912/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Fiji's attorney general has demanded jail for the Methodist minister found in contempt of court for quoting a Law Society Charity report whose contents were first revealed in the Gazette. Counsel for the attorney, Ropate Green, sought a minimum sentence of six months for Reverend Akuila Yabaki, and a fine for the Citizens' Constitutional Forum, a group which Yabaki heads, of not less ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215270764/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:37:17 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215270764/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Canberra 2600 The Brumbies have clung on for a dramatic 14-12 victory over the British and Irish Lions in Canberra to become the first provincial team to beat the touring side in 16 years.The win in front of a crowd of 21,655 makes the Brumbies the first provincial side to beat the Lions since South Africa's Northern Transvaal in 1997, now known as the Bulls.The win delivers a massive ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215269414/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:39:41 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215269414/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 A total of two red and eleven yellow cards were shown in the first match of the 2013 Fiji FACT at the ANZ Stadium in Suva as Lautoka downed Navua ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215267234/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:08:25 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215267234/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE Fiji Police Force has urged business owners to contact their nearest community post or station if they need assistance when transporting large sums of money. The request comes after a daring robbery at the Nand's Mall carpark in Nabua, Suva at around 2.45pm yesterday. A 32-year-old salesman was threatened with a kitchen knife and robbed of more than $49,000 cash, and cheques worth ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215265300/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:29:45 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215265300/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 THE National Fire Authority has requested people to stop making prank calls and support it in reducing the number of property fires in the country. It comes after a prank fire call last Wednesday, which saw two fire tenders being deployed to Nasese from the Suva Fire Station. On arrival at the location given by the caller, firefighters found there was no property fire as reported by the caller. ... http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215265301/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:29:45 -0400 http://www.thefijinews.net/index.php/sid/215265301/scat/7b9fd5fd3be1c082