State vows to protect children
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 16:52:40 -0700 | business-news
Ministry of Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation permanent secretary Dr Josefa Koroivueta said the two groups as well as other vulnerable people were being used as emotional ransom to lure the public into giving them money. "Some existing beggars exploit children into...
Roadshow provides access to government services
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:36 -0700 | business-news
Nadroga/Navosa provincial administrator Josevata Suka said having all government departments represented during a roadshow held at Vatumali Government Station also gave an opportunity for villagers to gain easy access to services. "The show is for the people of Navosa to...
Museum invite
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:36 -0700 | business-news
And members of the public are invited to the Fiji Museum in Suva to be part of the annual celebration. Organiser Parkashni Sharma said the aim of the celebration was for citizens of Fiji to understand and learn about culture....
Court jails rapist
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:35 -0700 | business-news
High Court judge Justice Salesi Temo made these comments when he sentenced a 53-year-old man to 14 years for raping a 10-year-old girl. The truck driver from Navua sat with his head bowed in a packed courtroom while Justice Temo...
$300 fine for domestic row
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:34 -0700 | business-news
Solicitor General's Office was yesterday ordered to pay $300 for assaulting her flatmate...She was initially charged with unlawful wounding but the charge was amended and she was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm. The court heard that on October...
Agriculture leases gain popularity
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:32 -0700 | business-news
Ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary Ropate Ligairi said the interest indicated that people were gradually turning to farming for a living. "Right now, we are working with the Lands Department to identify all the idle agricultural land throughout the country,"...
Call for respect
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:31 -0700 | business-news
Minister of Social Welfare Dr Jiko Luveni said people of short stature, or dwarfism, often face discrimination because of their height. "Short statured people are a part of the society we live in and often they are discriminated against and...
Progress reflects viability
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:26 -0700 | business-news
Development Bank CEO Deve Toganivalu has labelled developments in the North as eruptive. Mr Toganivalu said the numerous developments in the three provinces of Vanua Levu showed the viability of the economy in the region. "More people are moving to...
Gates to stop flooding
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:24 -0700 | business-news
This after the completion of floodgates which will benefit about 700 villagers in the district. Senior agricultural and Land Water Resource Management officer Davendra Prasad said the project costed $233,000. He said villagers requested the government for help as sea...
Man to spend 12 years in jail
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:22 -0700 | business-news
Court judge Justice Salesi Temo yesterday told a man that he was fortunate he was not charged with an additional offence of attempted murder. Josaia Koroivosa was charged and convicted of two counts of aggravated robbery, one count each of...
Chalking event offers avenue for expression
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:22 -0700 | business-news
Drodrolagi Movement organised a rainbow chalking event at the Fiji National University Pasifika Campus yesterday. Drodrolagi Movement spokesman Kris Prasad said the event was the first for Fiji and it gave homophobia and transphobia a chance to express themselves through...
Padres won't stand
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:21 -0700 | business-news
S largest Christian denomination, the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma, will not have any of its senior members standing for the 2014 general elections. Confirming this, church general secretary Reverend Tevita Nawadra said despite their intentions not to participate...
Plans to boost dairy industry
Source: Fiji Times
Lautoka :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:14 -0700 | business-news
Western Division with 36 farmers being registered as pioneers of the dairy industry in the division. Senior Agricultural Officer for the Animal Health and Production Division Napolioni Seru said training had been held for these farmers on how to best...
Federation faces child labour challenges
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:12 -0700 | business-news
Federation CEO Nesbitt Hazelman said such challenges led them to use existing mechanisms in rural areas. "Reaching out to rural areas is a challenge at the moment for us to raise awareness about child labour when it comes to agricultural...
Officers to monitor smoking
Source: Fiji Times
Suva :: Fiji Islands | updated 2013-05-17 14:24:11 -0700 | business-news
The officers who will monitor people smoking in prohibited public places are expected to begin in two months...At a meeting in Labasa yesterday, unit officer in charge Aminiasi Tavui said the officers would be authorised come July 1 when all...
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