New guideline says obesity not defined by weight
A new Canadian clinical guideline says obesity should be defined by a person's health - not just their weight. It also advises doctors to go beyond simply recommending di
Author: Semi Turaga
Mo'unga welcomes competition with Beauden Barrett
Richie Mo'unga says he welcomes a contest for the All Blacks' No.10 jersey, saying the competition is a positive rather than adding pressure to perform. Mo'unga owned
Outreach Resource Centres available for USP students
Two outreach resource centres for USP students were opened today. One was opened in Walu Bay for students in the Suva, Lami and Navua corridor while the second one was
Police to address shortfalls in service delivery in Nausori after concerns about prostitution, drugs and glue sniffing
Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan is now addressing the issue of shortfalls in service delivery following concerns raised by business people in Nausori about
Sevuloni Mocenacagi at outside centre for Nadroga
National 7s player Sevuloni Mocenacagi will start at outside centre for Nadroga in their Skipper Cup and Farebrother Challenge match against Namosi at Lawaqa Park tomorro
Lawyer and Accountant allegedly breach curfew
Police are concerned that many people being arrested for breaching the curfew were simply too intoxicated to realise what they were doing and where they were during the t
Landowner charged for allegedly demanding payments
A landowner has been charged by FICAC for allegedly demanding goodwill payments on three separate occasions under the pretense that the payment would guarantee the leasin
Man allegedly uses fake identity to obtain business grant
A man who allegedly identified himself as someone else in order to obtain $1,000 under the Micro and Small Business Grant Scheme from October to December 2018 has been ch
$2.80 per transaction charged by BSP for distribution of welfare payments
$2.80 per transaction is being charged by Bank South Pacific to the government for the distribution of social welfare payments to social welfare recipients through BSP ac
Man’s body found after vessel collision near Nabouwalu Jetty
The body of a man who was reported missing at sea early this morning has been recovered by a Police Search and Rescue team in Nabouwalu. He was in a wooden fishing boa
5 curfew breaches in the last 48 hours
Five reports for breach of curfew was recorded in the last 48-hours. Three arrests were made in the Northern Division. Two farmers were found drunk in the Nabouwalu
Search continuing for missing man after collision at sea
The search is continuing for a man missing at sea after an inter-island passenger vessel collided with a wooden fishing boat about 5 kilometres away from the Nabouwalu Je
One person missing after early morning collision between two vessels near Nabouwalu Jetty
One person is still missing after an inter-island passenger vessel collided with a wooden fishing boat about 5 kilometres away from the Nabouwalu Jetty early this morning
Dubai and Cape Town 7s tournaments cancelled
Next season's Dubai and Cape Town Sevens tournaments on the HSBC World 7s Series have been cancelled in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. World Rugby has rele
16.8 million COVID-19 cases globally
Authorities in 214 countries and territories have reported about 16.8 million COVID-19 cases and 662,000 deaths since China reported its first cases to the World Health O
World Rugby boss open to funding Pacific Super Rugby side
World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has thrown his weight behind a new Pacific Island Super Rugby team. Sir Bill Beaumont said a precedent for such support has alre
Man charged for allegedly murdering Lami woman
A man in his 40s will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today charged for allegedly murdering a 35-year-old woman in Lami last week. The victim was found unconsciou
3 people still in the hospital after Labasa crash
Three people are admitted at the Labasa Hospital in stable condition after they were in a bus that collided with a locomotive along Damanu Street in Labasa yesterday afte
Emmy Awards 2020: Watchmen leads with 26 nominations
HBO's superhero series Watchmen leads the way at this year's Emmy Awards, with 26 nominations overall. The show, which starred Regina King, has been recognised despite
Highlanders apologise after boozy Queenstown night
The Highlanders have apologised after seven of their players were involved in a drunken night out in Queenstown in New Zealand last weekend, but none of the group will be
Bulanauca links COVID-19 to satanic groups despite the WHO saying coronavirus came from an animal
SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca believes COVID-19 is not an act of God but is man-made by those satanic groups in the developed world to try to reduce the world population t