Pacific Sun’s performance all-time high
By RACHNA LAL The good performance by Fiji’s international carrier, Air Pacific, has no doubt rubbed off on its local subsidiary Pacific Sun. This comes as the domestic airline reported that for the first time since it began flying over five years ago, it had dramatically improved its operational performance. The airline also revealed recording [...]
By VUNIWAQA BOLA A Fiji secondary school student who was offered a playing scholarship by the Newcastle Knights Rugby League club has switched codes. Lomary Secondary School student Adrea Cocagi will, instead, leave for Italy on Monday to play for the Rugby L’Aquilla Club in Italy. Cocagi switched to rugby after he was still in [...]
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By MAIKA BOLATIKI Fiji’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with his counterpart from North Korea Park Ui Chun on the margins of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Tehran, Iran. The MOU provides a platform for development cooperation on areas of mutual interests between the [...]
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By RINU SHYYAM A move to revolutionise the transport industry in Fiji comes into effect this coming Monday, September 3. This is the use of e-ticketing in the bus industry. Ahead of the deadline, more than 60 Tebara Transport Limited buses have been fitted with e-ticketing machines. Tebara Buses owner Arvind Maharaj said e-ticketing would [...]
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By Maika Bolatiki The newly elected Methodist Church president reverend Tuikilakila Waqairatu plans to bring in new ideas and this includes a church corporate plan that will be launched next year once completed. Reverend Waqairatu told Fiji Sun yesterday the corporate plan would set out the church’s broad strategies and vision in all aspects of [...]
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By MAIKA BOLATIKI Reverend Tevita Nawadra scored a landslide victory yesterday by winning 585 votes in the first count, to be the new general secretary of the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma. His closest opponent, Reverend Apete Toko, only won 30 votes. Speaking to Fiji Sun after the election, Reverend Nawadra said he was [...]
Continue reading …BUSINESS OVER CHURCH ISSUES The startling revelation that the Methodist Church has lost almost 5000 members to other religious groups will alarm members of our biggest Christian congregation. Dickie Bird said there has been a big increase in the number and range of Christian churches. That is evident on Sundays where buildings, school halls and [...]
Continue reading …By SITERI SAUVAKACOLO An accused was told in court that the character of a person was important in criminal matter proceedings. High Court judge Justice Salesi Temo told Sunia Malewa, who faces charges of burglary and theft, swearing an oath or taking the witness stand would be useless if he was already lying even before [...]
Continue reading …By JYOTI PRATIBHA A father was sentenced to 16 years in jail for raping his step-daughter. He will not be eligible for parole until he has served 13 years. In sentencing the 65-year-old man, Judge Justice Sitambarampillai Thurairaja said sex crimes against children were “…becoming more prevalent in our society”. “All parties concerned should work [...]
Continue reading …By SITERI SAUVAKACOLO A man facing charges of rape and act with intent to cause grievous harm had his bail application denied by the High Court in Suva yesterday. High Court judge Justice Salesi Temo said denying bail for the accused was for public interest and community protection as well as the victim. The [...]
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