Qarase guilty, court finds
By JYOTI PRATIBHA A High Court judge has found former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase guilty of all the nine counts he faces and he has been released on bail pending sentencing. The verdict and conviction was handed down moments ago by High Court judge Justice Priyantha Fernando. The court will sit tomorrow to hear mitigation [...]
By OSEA BOLA Labasa Football executives clashed after the Babasiga Lions fell short at the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants on Sunday. Labasa lost 4-2 to Ba on penalty shootout at Churchill Park in Lautoka. Labasa Football interim president Bhim Raj Reddy blamed Coach Epeli Levaci for the loss but his vice-president Robert Mudaliar [...]
Continue reading …By MERE NALEBA The Fijiana rugby team shifted camp to Nadi yesterday as they wind down their preparations of the Oceania Women Sevens Qualifiers which will be held in Lautoka’s Churchill Park on Friday and Saturday. The tournament is also doubling up as the next step in the qualification process for Rugby World Cup Sevens [...]
Continue reading …By WAISEA NASOKIA Sadhu Kuppu Swamy Memorial College won the Nadi Secondary School Soccer Under-19 title after two years. This was the side beat Swami Vivekananda College 5-3 in penalty shootout over the weekeend. And thanks to goalkeeper/captain Filipe Baravilala who was very instrumental in the win. Team coach, Mahendra Nadan said the school had [...]
Continue reading …By ANASILINI RATUVA Media Brief: Oceania Championship and TOTAL Fiji Challenge Fierce competition is expected at this year’s Oceania Championships and the TOTAL Fiji Challenge on August 2-10. The experienced line up of competitors include John Philp, Fiji’s current National Hobie Racing champion and 2011 Pacific Games silver medallist, Graham Southwick, who is currently ranked [...]
Continue reading …By ANASILINI RATUVA BodyLife Gym Super Sprint Triathlon was held on Saturday at CAAF compound,Nadi Airport pool. The triathlon was oragnised to raise funds Nau Dakuliga who will take part in the World Championship. It was well supported by local companies, schools, swimming teams, families,Nadi Hash Runners and ATS Pacific. Veronica Haua and Debbie Davids [...]
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Source: Fiji Rugby Union The first impression one gets when catching up with Havelock North premier rugby winger Mike Vuicakau is the bloke’s huge smile. It brings back memories of retired Fiji sevens legend Waisale Serevi when he was in his prime a decade or so ago. “Serevi was my hero … he coached me [...]
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THE DECISION By JYOTI PRATIBHA Former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was yesterday unanimously found guilty by the assessors on all nine charges in his corruption trial in the High Court in Suva. THE CHARGES l six counts of abuse of office contrary to section 111 of the Penal Code Cap 17 l three counts of [...]
Continue reading …By Maika Bolatiki The chairman of Native Lands Commission (NLC), Ratu Vanayaliyai Vesikula yesterday stressed good leadership when opening the five-day Vanuavatu Leadership workshop at the Bergengren House in Suva. He stressed that leaders lead by example.”When you lead by example, you create a picture of what’s possible. People can look at you and say, [...]
Continue reading …By Maika Bolatiki In the trilateral meeting yesterday in Sydney, Australia, the three foreign ministers agreed to exchange high commissioners to ensure channels of dialogue between the respective countries were open and effective. They agreed to consider more flexible implementation of travel sanctions, on a case-by-case basis. This was confirmed to the Fiji Sun from [...]
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