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Reddy urges focus on uninsured sectors
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:26 -0400
Fijilive.com - Gateway to Fiji Islands - News:-
Elections, tender deposits still sitting
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:26 -0400
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Woman braves hot sun for grandkids
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- ANASEINI Cabeasalu braved the hot sun yesterday as she walked around Labasa town selling brooms to help pay her grandchildren's school fees.
Jail terms extended
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- TWO men jailed for a violent robbery had their jail terms increased by the High Court in Lautoka as they appealed against their initial four-year sentence.
Times hosts tea party
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- RAISING awareness of cancer especially the importance of early detection is a priority community program for the Fiji Times, says managing director Anne Fussell yesterday as the company hosted the Bushells Fiji's Biggest Morning Tea event.
Father tends to his flock
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- WE arrived in Sumi in Rotuma on Thursday morning after spending three nights and two days at sea and the first thing that greeted us was the flock of sheep running merrily on the school playground.
Group frets over future
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- CONSERVATION of the environment is one of the main aims of the Rotuma Women's Association, says President Marieta Tuihea.
Church hosts spiritual nurturing workshop
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- CLOSE to 70 children from three squatter settlements and a housing estate participated in a four-day workshop aimed at nurturing them spiritually.
Fiji band sings health
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- KORO Island group Tegu ni Delai Kuitarua has released two health songs on healthy living and HIV and AIDS.
Rapist dad gets sixteen years
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- A LABASA man was yesterday jailed for 16 years for 15 counts of rape and one count of indecent assault against his 13-year-old daughter.
State reviews job norm
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- ALL those who want to join the civil service will be required to meet a minimum qualification requirements (MQR) come January 2011.
Two cycle on a mission
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- RYAN Delamater and Davin Anderson are cycling around the world to help bring about clean drinking water in Fiji.
Company director loses cancer battle
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- CRAIG McElrath was a director of McDonald's but in recent years he was best known as an advocate for cancer and a strong supporter of children with disabilities.
Vita meal project launch
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- Ministry of Health will soon launch Nuskin "Vita meal" program for malnourished children to reduce the malnutrition rate from current seven per cent.
Homes lost
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- MARIA Solomone screamed in helplessness as she watched her home burn, thinking her five children were inside.
Uncle cops 11 years
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- THE High Court in Labasa imposed a total of 21 years in jail for two men who raped a young girl this year.
Surprise bash for Queen Sera
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- NEWLY-crowned Vodafone Fiji Miss Hibiscus 2010 Sera Tikotikoivatu was lost for words when her sponsors at the festival, the Suva City Council, hosted a surprise birthday party and lunch bash yesterday at the Suva Civic Centre to commemorate her win last week.
Police call on parents to monitor children
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- POLICE have issued a fresh call for parental supervision of children following the early morning Wednesday road accident that killed three members of an extended family.
Dry spell heats crop and livestock
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- BIJEN Kumar, a sugarcane farmer in Tuvu, Lautoka said the long dry weather spell had had a serious effect on his cane farm and livestock.
Families join seed program
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- A TOTAL of 100 households have joined a seedling program in the Northern Division aimed at improving eating habits of families in the neighbourhood.
Eight lost at sea
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- ALWAYS check the outboard motor and carry extra fuel is the message from police.
Drizzles of hope
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- AFTER more than three months of waiting for rainfall, a day's intermittent drizzle of rain this week brought hope for at least some villagers in remote islands.
48 school days to exams
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- THREE major external exams will be held within 48 days of the start of the new and final school term for the year, the head of the Ministry of Education Filipe Bole has warned.
Brucellosis still threat
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- TWENTY-ONE heads of brucellosis-infected cattle have been culled at the abattoir, says Agriculture permanent secretary Colonel Mason Smith.
Farmers to take extra care
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- FARMERS living in drought-affected areas are being encouraged to hold on to their hope that the dry season will soon end.
From sports to farming
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- SHE used to be a bodybuilding star but now she helps take care of her family and works on her family farm in Motusa Village on Rotuma.
Killer plant
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- DUMP cane, a common pot plant, has been labelled a 'killer plant' by the Department of Environment which has now issued warnings that eating the plant can prove fatal.
Student aid for retired nurse
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- FINAL-year students at the TISI School of Nursing will be involved in supporting a retired nurse in a health outreach program for the community.
Trust report alleges misuse
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- A REPORT revealing the misuse of Fiji Pine Trust funds has been forwarded to the Office of the Prime Minister, says chairman Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara.
Court briefs
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- Briefs from court 02/09
Be on time, Bole warns
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- SHOPPING for school materials and uniforms must be progressively carried out to avoid the hassle of last-minute shopping, Ministry of Education head Filipe Bole said.
Tadra Kahani ultimatum
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- ORGANISER of the Tadra Kahani shows have been ordered to include the Ministry of Education in its screening processes or have the show scrapped.
Fisherman's hope for the future
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:18:25 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- A MAN currently adrift in a flibreglass craft in waters off Levuka, Ovalau was interviewed by the Fiji Times just hours before he boarded the vessel.
Teenager critical after triple tragedy crash
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:20:12 -0400
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Insurance sector adequately solvent in 09
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:20:12 -0400
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Lau has tourism potential says official
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:20:12 -0400
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Disabled face discrimination, abuse
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:26 -0400
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Recidivism rate decreases
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- THE recidivism rate in Vaturekuka Prison has decreased over the past years, Prisons supervisor Northern Sakiusa Veiwili revealed yesterday.
Rehab edict goes to schools
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- THE Prisons Department has taken a stance to no longer reactive in just rehabilitating prisoners.
Council monitors parking
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- THE Suva City Council (SCC) has called on motorists to be more vigilant when parking in the Capital city.
Ministry calls for extra dieticians
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- There is a need for more dieticians in the country because several island health centres do not have one.
Decree on baby milk
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- Retailers and supermarkets in Fiji are not allowed to promote breast milk substitutes according to the Marketing Controls of Breast Milk Substitutes Regulation under the Food Safety Act 2003.
Iguana experts to find best strategy
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- AN EXPERT team is expected to report back this week on what strategy would best eradicate the green iguana from two northern islands.
Dairy farms still on alert
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- BRUCELLOSIS is still a threat to dairy farmers, it has been revealed.
Hindus celebrate Krishna's birthday
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- Hindus around the country celebrated birth of Lord Krishna last night.
Healthy schools awarded
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- Three schools in Fiji have been awarded bronze medals for promoting healthy food.
Supplements for kids
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- More than 90 per cent of school children in the Western Division were given their iron and vitamin supplement tablets.
Prisons fail to comply
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- LEVUKA Prison will be the only prison in the country not compliant with international conventions when the new Taveuni prison opens next year.
Contestants visit prison inmates
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:18:22 -0400
Fiji Times Online - Local News:- INMATES at Vaturekuka Prison in Labasa waited patiently in a line for the arrival of the10 contestants of Vodafone Festival of Friendly North yesterday.