DPP seeks Samisoni ruling stay
By SITERI SAUVAKACOLO The Director of Public Prosecutions has made two applications to appeal against the ruling of Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili in the case of Mere Samisoni and three others yesterday. State lawyer Ilisapeci Whippy informed High Court judge Justice Prabaharan Kumararatnam that the DPP’s Office would file an interim stay application on the [...]
By EPINERI VULA London Irish are reported to have signed 27-year-old Fijian prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa from Australian Super Rugby club Brumbies. The Exiles website reports they are keen to bolster their front-row options after losing Alex Corbisiero and Cai Griffiths to injury for the first month of the season. The Reading Post newspaper reports that [...]
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By EPINERI VULA Fiji’s national airline is continuing its transformation process following the recent name change of Air Pacific to Fiji Airways. Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama unveiled the new brand mark for the renamed Fiji Airways this afternoon. “The incorporation of the traditional Fijian art form – the masi into the new logo is [...]
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By EPINERI VULA Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has opened the annual Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia-Fiji branch with a breakdown of the steps that will eventually lead to a new constitution for Fiji. Speaking at the Sheraton Fiji Resort this morning, Commodore Bainimarama urged all Fijians to be part of the process. “Each and [...]
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By EPINERI VULA A picture taken in Fiji is among winning entries in the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest. The snap, taken by Lucia Griggi at the famous Cloud Break surfing area off Nadi, is among 11 stunning pictures chosen from the more than 12,000 entries. Prizes ranged from a Galapagos photography expedition to $200 [...]
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