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| Fiji for region's audio visual hub Update: 4:33PM THE Fiji Audio Visual Commission aims to become the audio visual hub of the Pacific. | |
| Woman raped and thrown into sea Update: 3:17PM A 28-year-old woman was allegedly raped then thrown into the sea. | |
| Town residents praise council Update: 2:34PM THE Labasa business community has applauded the town council work to improve drainage and prevent flash flooding in town areas after only hf an hour of heavy rain. | |
| Pedestrian in critical condition after accident Update: 1:26PM A 26-year-old security officer is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle yesterday afternoon. | |
| For the love of her family RACHEL Surujdei's love for her children has been the reason for her life-long commitment to her God-given gifts, who are mentally ill and disabled. | |
| Child in pain after accident SNEHA Vikashni has kept her family up at night over the past week. Mowed down in Tavua on her way from school last Friday, she has suffered unbearable pain. | |
| Final farewell for ancestors THE villagers of Viriqalai outside Labasa are paying tribute to their ancestors, victims of a disease that decimated entire communities in Fiji in the 1900s. | |
| FHL 3 on leave THE Fijian Holdings Limited CEO, board chairman and his deputy have been sent on leave to allow "corporate governance" investigations. | |
| Big break for court officer It is a big break for Ilisoni Vaniqi (pictured), an assistant court officer at Suva's Magistrates Court, to be part of this year's Vodafone Hibiscus Festival. | |
| Rise in NZ tourist arrivals THE number of New Zealand tourists arriving in the country is picking up, says Tourism Fiji chief executive officer Josefa Tuamoto. | |
| Mills need to meet quota THE four sugar mills in the country need to be in full operation for Fiji to meet its quota to the European Union, say Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. | |
| Mill crushes into testing times THE 2009 cane crushing season will go down in the history books as the most difficult period for the Fiji Sugar Corporation, says board chairman Gautum Ramsawrup. | |
| Briefly Local News in brief | |
| Surveillance fear: Loophole in system CONCERN is high that some doctors are not tracking or referring the 'contacts' of their patients who have been confirmed with the pandemic H1N1 virus. | |
| Fiji's flu lab woes FIJI's special flu laboratory is running low on the chemical solutions needed to identify the H1N1 virus when testing the flu samples, doctors were informed at an awareness meeting on Wednesday. | |
| $239,000 cull bill DAIRY farmers will lose about $239,000 from the culling of 282 brucellosis-infected cows. | |
| 'Infection decides closures' THE closure of schools, workplaces and even the isolation of a community depends on whether there is a sustained rate of transmission in that area, says Doctor Josaia Samuela, the acting deputy secretary for Health. | |
| Be wary of public events ORGANISERS of public events will need to follow certain measures in order to minimise the risk of spreading the pandemic virus, says the Health Ministry. | |
| Most women don't have 'a say' in their marriage TWENTY-FIVE years of counselling women has revealed there is constant abuse and rape in many marriages. | |
| Call for more vets THE country's only State-paid veterinarian, Dr Robin Achari, says we need more vets. | |
| Bacteria causes drop in supply REWA Dairy Co-operative Limited's forecast to increase supply in June by more than 20 per cent was dashed by the re-emergence of brucellosis in Tailevu North last month. | |
| Celebrating 140 years: Gale claims 160 THE worst hurricane in the history of Fiji struck in the districts of Lautoka, Ba and Sigatoka at noon on Saturday last. | |
| Firm prepares for worst STAff of Colgate Palmolive (Fiji) Ltd have taken steps against the Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza.. | |
| Company sends workers home TELECOM Fiji has sent home staff without the knowledge of the Fiji Postal and Workers Union. | |
| RBF home for sale THE official residence of the Reserve Bank governor will be put up for rent or sale. | |
| Exams out THREE of five national examinations for school children will be abolished. | |
| Principal ends 35 years of service A 55-YEAR-OLD teacher left the teaching profession yesterday after 35 years of working in the public service. | |
| Musical aim, students sing for instruments CHILDREN of the Sunshine Special School filled the night with song and dance to raise funds for their musical instruments. | |
| WHO attacks flu THE World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are supporting Fiji's response to the H1N1 influenza pandemic, with financial help from Australia and New Zealand. |
