Better by half
Male tells: negatives, positives By ANASILINI RATUVA and ANA MADIGIBULI After the 29-17 win against Tonga yesterday, Flying Fijians Head coach Inoke Male said the team could have done better in the last match of the Pacific Nations Cup. Male said they could have scored more than four tries at Churchill Park in Lautoka. He [...]
By LITIA MATHEWSELL A nippy Nadi side trounced Labasa 3-0 in the Fiji Sun/GP Batteries National Football League at Prince Charles Park in Nadi yesterday. And the jetsetters are leading the race with 23 points on the points table following victories over Nadroga on Thursday (1-0) and Babasiga Lions yesterday. National League board secretary Jainendra [...]
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By ANA MADIGIBULI Hooker Seremaia Naureure says he has learned what rugby is all about in his stint with the Flying Fijians. Originally from Lutu,Wainibuka, he scored the Flying Fijians second try in the 29-17 win over Tonga at the Churchill Park yesterday. He played in five Pacific Rugby Cup games this year and made [...]
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By MERE NALEBA Fiji escapes being relegated to Tier Two at the IRB Junior World Championships after beating Italy 19 – 17 in the 11th place playoff in Cape Town, South Africa. The Fijians played well and led 16-10 at halftime with a try from Sevanaia Galala converted by Tikiko Vuibau. Italy could have easily [...]
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By MERE NALEBA The Papua New Guinea netball side won their first match in Fiji after the defeating Fiji Under- 21 side 62-42 in a warm up match at the National Gymnasium yesterday. Making a comeback for the Pepe’s was their goalkeeper Raka Nope who was recalled into the squad to help guide the young [...]
Continue reading …Nelson Narayan Lautoka I noticed that the Human Rights Commission (HRC) was in Lautoka talking to teachers about children rights. The HRC is emphasising the right of the child and the no touch policy. This means no teacher is allowed to hit or lay a hand on a student. What happens if a student was [...]
Continue reading …Narayan Reddy Lautoka We thank the Lautoka City Council for the beautification of the City and equal opportunities for women to work where it was a male dominated area. We see that the work of the market master is now being done by ladies and I wonder if they should be called market teachers. Furthermore, [...]
Continue reading …Allen Lockington Lautoka We have been told that all bicycles should be licensed, what about the bike rider, shouldn’t he or she also have some kind of training on road use and other aspects of road safety. Cycling is a healthy sport and must be encouraged, but we have cyclist riding on the wrong side [...]
Continue reading …Praneel Kumar Sharma Suva Well done Portugal for qualifying in the semis of Euro 2012. There was constructive display of football, very classical, our boys can watch and learn.
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Fighting corruption the zero tolerance way
June 24, 2012 No CommentMAIKA BOLATIKI Deputy Editor/News The National Fire Authority has started a new journey as staff based at the Headquarters in Walu Bay attended a Corruption and Risk Management workshop. This workshop was conducted by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) officers. We all must congratulate NFA Chief Executive Officer, Mr John O’Connor, NFA for [...]
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