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BY FARISHA AHMED Police have confirmed that a 63-year-old man of Qeleloa, Nadi, died yesterday morning after he was attacked by a bull. The man reportedly went to tie the bull when the bull attacked him causing serious injuries. He was taken to Nadi Hospital where he died.

The perfect recipe for no more coups in Fiji Source: With reporting by PACIFIC SCOOP (journalists Michael Sergel and Finian Scott (pacific.scoop.co.nz) The key to ending decades of coups and political instability is to appoint more women to positions of power, says the head of the Fiji National Council of Women. General-secretary Faye Volatabu turned [...]

By JYOTI PRATIBHA GROWING MSG Some who should know better questioned South-South cooperation espoused in the recent eminent persons meeting at Natadola. Look today to Nadi to see an example of South-South at work. The Melanesian Spearhead Group trade ministers meeting opening at the Sofitel is a prime example. Developing countries working together for mutual [...]

By ARISHMA DEVI Local actor, Anil Rai Mani has signed up for two more movies in Bollywood. The Fijian actor first got his lucky break in the movie, ‘A Psychological Journey, Nirankush’ that was shot in India and released in the Indian cinemas on April 26. Mr Rai has already impressed Bollywood bigwigs and will [...]

By ARISHMA DEVI The second day of the Duavata Crime Prevention Carnival commenced at the Shirley Park in Lautoka yesterday which gathered together faith based organisations. The church organisations conducted a church service to create awareness on peaceful living and a crime-free environment from a different perspective. The first night of the carnival was opened [...]

By FARISHA AHMED Despite an increase in sex cases, burglary and thefts in the Southern Division, the overall crime rate is seen to be declining. This was revealed by divisional manager Community Policing Southern, Josevata Gasaukula, to the families of John Wesley Primary School yesterday. He spoke to the people on how the Duavata Community [...]

By FARISHA AHMED The Republic of Cappuccino (ROC) market came into business once again yesterday to create another opportunity for home-based artists and business people to sell their products. However, ROC Market co-ordinator Vanessa Kilner said the ROC market was not simply a money-making operation. “We do it every month, but all the money that [...]

By MAIKELI SERU More people have been found stealing water, the Water Authority of Fiji says. Eighty-nine people, including some business owners are now under probe for alleged water thefts, some may face prosecution soon. Some of those included are owners of big businesses, who the authority alleged to be using illegal connections to draw [...]

By TALEBULA KATE Fiji and other Pacific island states will effectively manage their hazardous wastes after the signing of the PACWASTE Contribution Agreement by the European Union and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) on Friday. Andrew Jacobs, the head of delegation of the European Union for the Pacific, and SPREP director-general [...]