Votu faces court
By SITERI SAUVAKACOLO Flying Fijians winger Watisoni Votu has been charged with assault. Police spokesman Atunaisa Sokomuri yesterday confirmed that the alleged offence happened last weekend at Levuka Town in Ovalau. Inspector Sokomuri said Votu allegedly assaulted a woman early Sunday morning after returning from a nightclub. A complaint was then lodged with the Police [...]
By OSEA BOLA Teams participating in the first round of the Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants tournament in Labasa on Sunday have been offered a free ride on the MV Westerland. Bligh Water Shipping manager finance Jamal Khan says this is part of their corporate responsibility. “We service this route and it’s not the [...]
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Amend boxing promulgation: Lakhan By LEONE CABENATABUA The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) has no say in the boxing affairs of this country, says John Rabuku The Boxing Commission of Fiji (BCF) chairman said their work of was based on the promulgation, which was the law of this country and was [...]
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By LEONE CABENATABUA The battle is on for who is going to qualify for the Vodafone Cup play-offs. Fiji National Rugby Lea–gue (FNRL) development officer Sale Tubuna said this was reflected on the intensity of the games played by premier clubs. “All the clubs want to make it to the play-offs,” he said. “Even the [...]
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By TALEBULA KATE Flying Fijians rugby captain Netani Talei made a surprise visit to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva yesterday. He visited children with cancer who are admitted in the hospital. This was part of his campaign to raise money to those children. He was accompanied by his wife, Alana Bentley and his [...]
Continue reading …By SITERI SAUVAKACOLO Ratu Sukuna Memorial School will be holding a memorial service today for the late Jovilisi Qoroya who died at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital on Friday. The 17- year- old student suffered a spinal neck injury while training with his Under-17 teammates at the school last week. School principal Lepani Bataba yesterday [...]
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By LEONE CABENATABUA The Nadi rugby side will have to pull up their socks if they are to beat Suva in this weekend’s Digicel Cup competition. Nadi coach Iliesa Tanivula was far from happy after they were edged by minnows Macuata 22-21 at Subrail Park in Labasa last Saturday. This was after they held Digicel [...]
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Sugar bosses target frauds By MAIKA BOLATIKI The Ministry of Sugar met stakeholders yesterday to map out a new strategy for the sugar funds allocated by Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary for Sugar, Lieutenant-Colonel Manasa Vaniqi. “Just this month the Prime Minister allocated $2.5 million to the Ministry [...]
Continue reading …By MAIKA BOLATIKI The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola yesterday opened the Asia/Pacific Heads of Mission Consultation Meeting at the Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul in the Republic of South Korea. The seven heads of missions –Yogesh Karan, High Commissioner to India are Ratu Meli Bainimarama, High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ratu [...]
Continue reading …By ARISHMA DEVI Two technicians are now in Fiji to train the Land Transport Authority officers on the installation of new speed cameras. The technicians are from Truvelo, a company from South Africa. LTA media officer, Alfred Wiliame, said the two are responsible for the installation of the cameras at the traffic lights that will [...]
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