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| Depression moves away Update: 4:39PM STRONG winds and heavy rain with flash floods in low lying areas are expected throughout the country over the next few days. | |
| Police arrest eighth rape suspect Update: 4:16PM SEAQAQA police arrested the 8th person implicated in the gang rape of a Class 8 student of Bua early today. | |
| NGO to provide for needy students Update: 4:07PM NEEDY children from Vatukoula will continue to receive education assistance from the Save the Children Fiji but on strict conditions as their funding was limited. | |
| Comply with code on conduct, regime told Update: 3:42PM Opposition Leader Mick Beddoes has called on the interim Government to comply with the PSC Code of Conduct itself and lead by example instead of trying to frame' Tevita Koroi with unspecified allegations' of abuse of the code. | |
| Heavy rain, strong wind hits Rotuma Update: 2:52PM Strong winds and heavy rains swept through Rotuma on Tuesday afternoon as a trough of low pressure north of Vanua Levu moves south and a low pressure system develops west of Fiji. | |
| World loses 19pc of coral reefs Update: 1:44PM The world has lost 19 per cent of its coral reefs, according to the 2008 global update of the worlds reef status. | |
| Polls can save sugar industry: Qarase Update: 10:44AM OUSTED Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase says the interim regime must hold general elections this year if it is to have any chance of saving the ailing sugar industry. | |
| Use employees as spokespersons, FTA told Update: 10:14AM THE Fijian Teachers Association has been advised by the Minister for Education Filipe Bole to use its own employees as political spokespersons. | |
| Council committed to retaining $70m loss Update: 9:48AM THE Sugar Cane Growers Council is committed to retaining projected losses of $70million to farmers due to the removal of price subsidies. | |
| Move in groups, minister warns girls WOMEN'S groups have expressed outrage over an interim minister's call for girls to move about in groups for their own protection. | |
| Cyclone alert for our islands TWO weather systems moving towards the Fiji Group could develop into a cyclone by Friday, the National Weather Forecasting Centre has warned. | |
| Out with uniforms PARENTS are finding it difficult to buy school gear with the new school year due to begin in less than two weeks' time. | |
| Parents struggle to cope with school needs THE Prasads in Vatuwaqa are just one of many families struggling to send children back to school. | |
| Ministry warning THE Education Ministry wants school management teams to ensure classrooms are conducive to learning when students return this month. | |
| Cut ‘educational cost' THE Interim Government should not be imposing higher duties on items that are essential for educational purposes, says the Consumer Council of Fiji. | |
| UN team to fly in for dialogue forum A TEAM of officials from the Commonwealth and the United Nations are expected to arrive next week for the People's Political Dialogue Forum. | |
| President silent on IMG report THREE weeks on, the Independent Monitoring Group has not received a reply from the President on an assessment into the poll used by National Council for Building a Better Fiji. | |
| Airport air-condition turns on the heat THE Nadi International Airport has been without proper air-conditioning for several months, causing inconvenience to visitors and employees. | |
| Cabbies talk fare THE Fiji Taxi Union will hold an emergency meeting this Sunday to discuss the interim regime's move to decrease the flagfall rates. | |
| Call for freedom on information THERE is urgent need for a national Freedom of Information Act quickly, says Transparency International Fiji chairperson, Suliana Siwatibau. | |
| Mobile firm slashes rates THE cost of sending a text message has been reduced by 50 per cent while peak rates for on-net calls have been reduced by 44 per cent. | |
| Regime denies interim PM promised on poll IT'S now the chiefs' word against that of the interim Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, over the setting of an election date in December. | |
| Residents survive despite dry taps RESIDENTS affected by water cuts say they survived the latest disruptions because these are no longer continuous. | |
| 600 face water problems MORE than 600 families in rural communities on the outskirts of Nadi are being forced to travel into town to collect drinking water. | |
| Pakistani students sue State, school TEN Pakistani students who arrived in the country to study English last year are now suing the institution they enrolled at, as well as the Fiji Police Force and Immigration Department. | |
| Murder suspects safe in jail A YOUNG couple facing murder and robbery with violence charges will spend the next two weeks in jail for their own safety. | |
| Briefly Local news in brief | |
| Warning for PWD staff STAFF of the Public Works Department have been warned to improve their service delivery to the public when dealing with complaints on water shortage. | |
| Embassy remains closed THE United States Embassy in Suva remained closed yesterday after white powder was found in an envelope delivered to the premises last week. | |
| Beddoes condemns Israeli action OUSTED leader of opposition Mick Beddoes has strongly condemned the recent actions of the Israeli Government along the Gaza Strip. | |
| Fire authority sends out safety first caution THE National Fire Authority is calling on the public to take extra care of their home and property. |
