Fiji News

Sydney , Australia: THE Fiji Democracy and Freedom Movement expresses grave concern at the lack of news and coverage by Fiji's local media of the whereabouts of former parliamentarian Peceli Rinakama.

Fiji is lagging behind other developing countries because of inner political turmoil that has torn the country apart for too long, says acting permanent secretary for Transport, Malakai Tadulala.

THE 2010 Fiji Games will be held from May 28th - 30th. A total of 24 Affiliated National sporting Federations of FASANOC have confirmed participation with most sports to be held in Suva.

The New Zealand acting Head of Mission to Fiji has arrived. The Commission said that Phillip Taula has joined the New Zealand High Commission in Suva following previous postings to New York and Jakarta.

THE Namosi Indo-Fijian rugby team is crying foul after the side was not invited to play in the Marist 7s last weekend.

Lawyers for eight men jailed for plotting to kill Fiji interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama planned to lodge appeals against the convictions and sentences.

The Fiji government is going ahead with the formation of a new body for cane growers, inviting applications from cane growers interested in serving on the board.

Another milestone achieved for Unwired Fiji as they launched high speed broadband internet services in the Jet Set town Nadi today.

Khan said in Auckland after hearing news that he and the eight convicted men had never plotted to kill Bainimarama.

The eight men found guilty in Fiji of plotting to murder the interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama in an assassination plot three years ago were given sentences ranging from three to seven years on Friday.

A grandmother and her five year old grandson managed to escape unharmed from their two storey home which caught fire in the last hour at Bitu Place, Caubati Housing.

A Malaysian contractor will carry out major road upgrading works between Suva and Rakiraki on Fiji's Kings and Queen's highways through an $80 million loan from the Exim Bank of Malaysia.

SUVA : Fiji High Court judge Justice Paul Madigan will hand down sentence today on the eight men found guilty by assessors yesterday of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, Fijilive reports.

Fiji's Ministry of Primary Industries received on behalf of the Fiji government 600 tons of NPK fertilizer from the Chinese government at the South Pacific Fertilizers Limited headquarters in Lautoka on Wednesday.

One of the accused persons in the conspiracy to murder trial alleged in the High Court that Military officers who assaulted them during their arrest were making racist comments against Ballu Khan and claimed in court of constant harassment by the Fiji Military Forces after the events of December 5th 2006.

While New Zealand's tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory overnight in the wake of the massive weekend Chilean quake, Fiji and all other Pacific countries cancelled their warnings.

RUGBY commentator Graham Eden believes the Fiji national sevens team needs players like Etonia Naba who possesses the skills of a great player.

Fiji has been given the all clear after the National Disaster Centre lifted the Tsunami warning that was in place since early this morning.

Vakaloloma should learn from Ms Ali on prostitution issues, as she is quite correct.

A contingent of Fijians from Melbourne came down to perform - mainly families who migrated to Melbourne but came originally from Lomaiviti such as the islands of Gau, Nairai, Koro and a group of children and young people from a Fiji outreach congregation in Broadmeadows.