Fiji News

IN THE tatty streets of Suva there is a beguiling air of calm. Even in the dispiriting squatters' camps on the city fringe, where tens of thousands live, there is a warm ''bula!'' greeting for visitors.

Members of the Tongan community at the South Pacific Pageant in Suva, Fiji came together in an unusual show of support for their pageant queen by lying on the ground to form a walkway for her to the stage.

STAFF at Pure Fiji in Vatuwaqa hosted the 12 contestants vying for the Miss South Pacific Pageant crown in Suva yesterday.

Disappointment from our government at reports Fiji's interim regime has revoked broadcasting licences.

The matter of child rights is not something that can be left in the hands of legislators and the organisations that work to promote it, says Save the Children Fiji, chief executive officer Chandra Shekhar.

Former Fiji Electricity Authority boss Rokoseru Nabalarua has been appointed by the new owners of BP South West Pacific Ltd to head the proposed Fiji subsidiary of the oil business.

Organisers of the 2009 Miss South Pacific Pageant in Suva hope that future hosts of the event will have it run for a week, just as they've done.

Fiji Ports Cooperation Limited wants to remove all the unused fishing vessels that have been docked at the Suva Harbour for quite some time.

Former national netball coach Melissa Walker and her husband, Adam Bessel, waiting to appear at the magistrates court in Suva.

The following statement was issued today in Suva after the conclusion of an International Monetary Fund staff mission to Fiji: "A team led by Mr.

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Irish brewer Guinness has issued the latest challenge to beer companies as it launches its multi-million dollar "World" campaign with ads shot in Fiji.

A NIGHTCLUB in the UK has banned Fiji British Army soldiers following a series of incidents.

Vegetable prices in Fiji are souring and other negative implications are expected for farmers and Fiji's economic activities, as the current weather patterns of a dry spell, as a result of El Nino effect, hits the Pacific island nation.

Fiji will recruit 170 nurses per year over the next three years to be able to meet its health care demands.

With the 2010 National Budget announcement next Friday, Tourism Fiji is hopeful for a positive allocation.

Fiji President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau said on Tuesday that HIV/AIDS has become a profound threat in Fijiand the region, and called for joint efforts to fight against the disease.

A Fiji pilot on charges of making a hoax airport bomb threat to stop his then girlfriend from leaving the country has today appeared in court for the murder of another woman, a Suva kindergarten teacher found dead in her home early this month.

A major undersea earthquake of seventh magnitude struck Fiji just before midnight New Zealand time.

The Flying Fijians failed to live up to expectations as they lost to Scotland 23-10 in their opening Test match of the Northern Tour this morning.