8+ hour, 57+ min ago   (231+ words) A PUBLIC consultation on proposed legal reforms have drawn mixed reactions, particularly regarding provisions in the Fiji Police Force Bill that would allow officers to make arrests without a warrant. Speaking during a session held by the Standing Committee on…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (142+ words) A MAN has been convicted of sexually assaulting and raping a 14-year-old girl in January this year. Last week the man was found guilty by Justice Daniel Goundar on one count of sexual assault and one count of rape. The…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1502+ words) Last week, we looked into how teachers from overseas came to Fiji at a time when the country needed more people in its classrooms. Among them was Wendy Lay, a young Australian teacher who gave up her plans to travel…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (66+ words) The Navua Magistrates’ Court has granted Businessman Thakor Punja a $1000 bail bond after he was charged with possessing marijuana. Mr Punja faces one count of unlawful possession of illicit drugs relating to 7.14 grams of marijuana. Police prosecutor Nitesh Prasad objected…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (278+ words) The High Court in Suva has handed down a two-year suspended prison sentence to 19-year-old Sairusi Rokosalu following his conviction for arson Justice Daniel Goundar delivered the ruling today, ordering that the two-year term be wholly suspended for three years....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (241+ words) THE High Court in Suva has initiated a review into whether the law permits a magistrate to issue community-based treatment orders under the Mental Health Act based on medical recommendations. The matter involving Samuela Tawase was called today before Justice…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (133+ words) A bench warrant issued for Isaia Ledua after he failed to appear in the High Court in Suva today was cancelled after his lawyer told the court he had been arrested. Mr Ledua’s case, involving an alleged break-in at the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (195+ words) A former police officer has been sentenced to 14 years and nine months in prison for sexually violating his cousin over three years. The 44-year-old married father-of- three was sentenced by Justice Dane Tuiqereqere in the High Court in Suva today…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (162+ words) A TEACHER who slapped a Class 8 student several times in front of his peers has had his five-month prison sentence suspended for two years. Magistrate Timoci Qalinauci recently convicted and sentenced the teacher for one count of assault. The court…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (290+ words) THE trial of a man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a former Virgin Australia flight attendant commenced before Justice Sunil Sharma on Tuesday with the complainant detailing how a night out in Nadi ended in terror. Ilaisa Tanoa Degei…...