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Labasa (Fiji Islands)

Type: City

Name: Labasa (Fiji Islands)

Country: Fiji

Latitude: -16.469999

Longitude: 179.380005

population: 33,398

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Westpac Banking Corporation

Bank arson

The two men who were charged in relation to the Westpac Bank Labasa Branch arson incident appeared at the High Court in Labasa yesterday.Ravinesh Deo, 30, and Ashneil Kamal, 21, appeared before judge Justice Paul Madigan.The two men were charged with ... [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Paul Madigan, Labasa (Fiji Islands), Westpac Banking Corporation, Fiji

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Landowners support lease renewal

There has been a positive change in the mindset for the iTaukei landowners in the sugar cane areas.Speaking to Fiji Sun yesterday, the Permanent Secretary for Sugar, Lieutenant-Colonel Manasa Vaniqi, said before, iTaukei landowners were reluctant to give ... [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Landholder, Fiji, Sugarcane

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Robbers to return to court

Two men who were charged with aggravated robbery and theft will appear at the Savusvau Magistrates Court on June 3.Trevor Thomas Barrak and Iosefo Ralulu appeared before judge Justice Paul Madigan at the High Court in Labasa for their first call.They ... [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Magistrates Court, Cash Robbery, Trevor Thomas, Paul Madigan, Labasa (Fiji Islands)

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Labasa Mill ready by June, says Khan

The Labasa Sugar Mill is expected to be ready for cane crushing by mid-June. Photo: LOSIRENE CHANDThe Labasa Sugar Mill will be ready for the mid-June start of the cane processing season.Fiji Sugar Corporation executive chairman, Abdul Khan, said maintenance ... [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Abdul Khan, Labasa (Fiji Islands), Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited, Sugar

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Labasa Town road works starts today

The Fiji Roads Authority will be carrying out road repair work in Labasa today and is advising all motorists and commuters in Labasa to bear with them.The authority’s media liaison officer, Sharila Lazarus, said maintenance contractor, Blacktop Construction ... [Published Fiji Sun - May 21 2013]

Entities: Labasa (Fiji Islands), Fiji, Construction

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Vodafone Group Plc

Wheels to make life easy

LIFE has become a little easier for 70-year-old Ram Charan after receiving a wheelchair from the Fiji Spinal Injury Association, in partnership with Action for Children and The Aged (ACATA) Trust Fiji under the Vodafone World of Difference Program.The ... [Published Fiji Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Fiji, Lautoka (Fiji Islands), Sarah Burgess, Vodafone Group Plc

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Worker training the focus

ALL organisations operating in Fiji are liable to pay 1 per cent of their gross payroll to the Fiji National University.Speaking at a public consultation in Labasa, National Training and Productivity Centre director Kamlesh Prakash said the FNU Training ... [Published Fiji Times - May 19 2013]

Entities: Workers, Fiji, Labasa (Fiji Islands)

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

All civil servants around Fiji have been told to uplift their performances and improve their service ...

All civil servants around Fiji have been told to uplift their performances and improve their service delivery to the public.Public Service Commission Permanent Secretary Parmesh Chand told FijiLive they have introduced a mechanism to monitor and provide ... [Published Fijilive.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Fiji, Nausori (Fiji Islands), Labasa (Fiji Islands), Lautoka (Fiji Islands)

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Under the spotlight

HEAVY smoke emissions from public service vehicles, especially buses were a topic of discussion at a stakeholder's meeting in Labasa last week.Sub-divisional medical officer Macuata Dr Setareki Sowane said such emission was still an issue at the Labasa ... [Published Fiji Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Labasa (Fiji Islands), Emission, Fiji, Smoking, Community Service

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

FIJIAN GOVERNMENT ADVERTISES LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs is inviting applications from qualified iTaukei and Rotumans for scholarships tenable at local universities in Semester 2, 2013 for undergraduate and post graduate courses.Scholarship applications for the University of ... [Published Fiji Government - May 18 2013]

Entities: University of Fiji, University of the South Pacific, Labasa (Fiji Islands)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Farmers Union to meet today

The National Farmers Union will hold its Annual General meeting in Labasa today.Speaking from Labasa, NFU General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry says a number of issues affecting cane farmers in the North will be discussed at themeeting.“Aside from the ... [Published Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - May 17 2013]

Entities: Labasa (Fiji Islands), Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Princess and king at carnival

THE Duavata Northern Crime Prevention Carnival Committee will include princess and king categories for the first time this year.And so far, seven princesses and eight kings and queens have shown their interest to participate in the week-long event.Committee ... [Published Fiji Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Satish Kumar, Labasa (Fiji Islands), Fiji, Crime

Quotes

"NGO collaboration is a very integral part of our program and this is demonstrated by the large number of people we are able to reach outout to, which otherwise would not have been possible" said Sarah Burgess, an Australian Red Cross volunteer who works with the ACATA Trust to address pressing health and wellness issues in Lautoka

Wheels to make life easy [Published Fiji Times - May 20 2013]

"Some of the employers do not understand the scheme and we are working closely with them to simplify the processes of getting these claims. We will send a team from the universities' levy grant department to talk with employers on how they can utilise the scheme to their advantage."

Worker training the focus [Published Fiji Times - May 19 2013]

"We ensured that our soap lathers well with hard water to suit those in the rural areas as a lot of them wash their clothes in the rivers and creeks. I understood what was needed and I designed this soap to accommodate the needs of our rural dwellers" Shanant said

Building on soap and stone [Published Fiji Times - May 19 2013]

"For now, our officers are monitoring the condition of the buses" he added

Under the spotlight [Published Fiji Times - May 18 2013]

More Content

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Bank arson [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]
Robbers to return to court [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]
Landowners support lease renewal [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]
Labasa Mill ready by June, says Khan [Published Fiji Sun - 17 hours ago]
Labasa Town road works starts today [Published Fiji Sun - May 21 2013]
Wheels to make life easy [Published Fiji Times - May 20 2013]
Worker training the focus [Published Fiji Times - May 19 2013]
Building on soap and stone [Published Fiji Times - May 19 2013]
All civil servants around Fiji have been told t... [Published Fijilive.com - May 19 2013]
Under the spotlight [Published Fiji Times - May 18 2013]
FIJIAN GOVERNMENT ADVERTISES LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS [Published Fiji Government - May 18 2013]
Farmers Union to meet today [Published Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - May 17 2013]
Doctor of goodwill [Published Fiji Times - May 17 2013]
Defending champs lead [Published Fiji Sun - May 17 2013]
Princess and king at carnival [Published Fiji Times - May 16 2013]
Krishna expected to head to England for trials ... [Published Fijivillage.com - May 16 2013]
Morgue services to be outsourced [Published Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - May 15 2013]
UNDERDOGS [Published Fiji Sun - May 15 2013]
Kill spree survivor helped to go to India [Published Fiji Sun - May 15 2013]
Climate Refugees? [Published Islands Business - May 14 2013]
Seaqaqa-Dreketi power grid ready in August [Published Fiji Sun - May 14 2013]
Safety equipment hard to find in North [Published Fiji Times - May 13 2013]
Ex-cop convicted, jailed for stealing $2220 [Published Fiji Times - May 13 2013]
Fiji's new constitution to be promulgated in mo... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 13 2013]
SODELPA AGREES [Published Fiji Sun - May 13 2013]
Labasaâ€™s Ram builds on soap [Published Fiji Sun - May 13 2013]
Naodamu mothers remember dead [Published Fiji Sun - May 13 2013]
Children to be brought back in school system [Published Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - May 12 2013]
Banuve wins Fiji Games 100m event ... [Published Fijivillage.com - May 11 2013]
National Road Repairs ?Progressing Well? In Fiji [Published Pacific Islands Report - May 10 2013]

Blogs

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Fiji: Evan update, 3:31 p.m. December 17 [Published H5N1 - Dec 17 2012] Via the government of Fiji: LATEST MEDIA ADVISORY - 17/12/12.The Edinburgh Drive in Suva is closed to all traffic due to fallen trees.·People are also advised for their own safety not to travel through the Korovou – Rakiraki portion of the Kings High ...
Fiji: Thousands of Australians bunker down agai... [Published H5N1 - Dec 16 2012] Via the Sydney Morning Herald: Australians in Fiji bunker down for cyclone onslaught. Excerpt:Thousands of Australians are among those bracing for the onslaught of tropical cyclone Evan, which is bearing down on Fiji after cutting a swath through Samoa ...
Fiji: Worst of Evan is yet to come [Published H5N1 - Dec 16 2012] Via the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, a report posted at 7:15 a.m. December 17, about three hours ago: Worst is yet to come: Met Office.The public has been urged to remain indoors or move to higher ground and evacuation centers if they feel threatened, ...
Fiji: Evan weather update #19, 6:40 a.m. Decemb... [Published H5N1 - Dec 16 2012] Via the government of Fiji, a report posted at 6:40 a.m. December 17: WEATHER UPDATE 19. Click through for details. Excerpt:A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP.A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE BUA PROVINCE, WESTERN ...
Fiji: Evan unlikely to change course [Published H5N1 - Dec 16 2012] Via fijilive.com, a report published 1:36 a.m. December 17: Evan unlikely to change course: Weather. Click through for a map showing Evan's expected movement through the next three days.Tropical Cyclone Evan is highly likely to stay on its predicted path, ...