Seminyak Beach Bali

30.07.2007 07:50 - source: baliblog

Dry season means more tourists, less rain and stronger winds. This afternoon my upstairs window was slamming like a pub door, the pembantu always opens it to let in fresh air and forgets to shut it. I use a coat hanger hooked to the outside of the window grill to hold it in place but [...] Read more…


Striking nurses seek arbitration

30.07.2007 05:36 - source: fijilive

Striking nurses in Fiji now want their grievances with the interim Government referred to arbitration as there appears to be no solution six days into their strike Read more…


Fijian teachers poised for strike

30.07.2007 05:36 - source: fijilive

Close to 4000 teachers are set to stay away from classrooms from Thursday should the interim Cabinet deny them their full wages Read more…


Electoral commission has new member

30.07.2007 05:36 - source: fijilive

The Fiji Electoral Commission has a fourth member Read more…


Notorious robber back in court

30.07.2007 05:36 - source: fijilive

A man who was charged with larceny from the Prime Minister's Office a month ago was again brought before court today over similar charges Read more…


Strike forces minister to cancel China trip

29.07.2007 23:40 - source: fijilive

Fiji's interim Education Minister Netani Sukanaivalu has cancelled a trip to China in light of the proposed industrial action planned by teachers Read more…


PM should make a move: Nurses

29.07.2007 23:40 - source: fijilive

Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama should make the first move to meet the nurses on their grievances Read more…


Connect profits decline by 61pc

29.07.2007 23:40 - source: fijilive

The opening of the Internet market to competition has seen Internet Services Limited's (trading as Connect) profits decline by 61 per cent Read more…


Nailatikau should attend Forum: Sir Michael

29.07.2007 23:40 - source: fijilive

Fiji's interim Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau should attend the Forum Leaders meeting in Tonga in October, suggests Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare Read more…


Emergency cases only: Health ministry

29.07.2007 23:40 - source: fijilive

Only emergency medical cases will be attended to at Suva's Colonial War Memorial Hospital, says Health permanent secretary Dr Lepani Waqatakirewa Read more…


ATH in talks with Cable and Wireless

29.07.2007 23:40 - source: fijilive

Fiji's principal telecommunications company, Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Ltd says it has had a series of meetings with Cable and Wireless about the possibility of reorganizing the current FINTEL shareholdings and management arrangements Read more…


Take it to court, says top cop

29.07.2007 23:40 - source: fijilive

Fiji-born Solomon Islands Police chief Jahir Khan is challenging people who are questioning his appointment to take the matter to court Read more…


No money, not our fault: Unions

29.07.2007 17:45 - source: fijilive

The Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions says it is not their fault that Government has no money to pay its members who are demanding Read more…


Mass termination for nurses likely

29.07.2007 17:45 - source: fijilive

Fiji's interim Government is considering a mass termination of members of the Fiji Nursing Association should their strike be deemed illegal Read more…


FLP calls on Aust and NZ to change stance

29.07.2007 17:45 - source: fijilive

The Fiji Labour Party feels that Australia and New Zealand should reconsider their attitude towards Fiji, says party leader Mahendra Chaudhry Read more…


Dead baby found in river

29.07.2007 17:45 - source: fijilive

Police are investigating the discovery of a dead baby found floating in the Labasa River to the north of Fiji, late yesterday afternoon Read more…


Victims on Alaska plane crash identified (AP)

29.07.2007 09:45 - source: Yahoo travel

AP - A pilot and two couples on a side-trip from an Alaska cruise were killed when their sightseeing plane crashed in the mountains of Misty Fjords National Monument, state police said Wednesday. Read more…


No change in Govt's offer: Chand

29.07.2007 00:00 - source: fijilive

There has been no change in the offer made by the interim administration to striking Fiji nurses, says the chief adviser Read more…


Don't rush into elections Labour

29.07.2007 00:00 - source: fijilive

The president of the Fiji Labour Party Jokopeci Koroi has called on the interim administration not to rush into elections Read more…


Navteq charts growth of maps via Web (AP)

28.07.2007 23:25 - source: Yahoo travel

AP - Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark. Read more…


Labour Party backs FICAC

28.07.2007 18:05 - source: fijilive

The Fiji Labour Party has declared its support for the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) following its Annual Read more…


Potential for meat, labour to Middle East

28.07.2007 18:05 - source: fijilive

Fiji's interim Commerce Minister Taito Waradi says there is huge potential for Fiji to export "halaal" meat products to the Middle East Read more…


Jog, hike or bike the Appian Way in Rome (AP)

28.07.2007 13:05 - source: Yahoo travel

AP - In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way. Read more…


Tour company sued over vacation club (AP)

28.07.2007 13:05 - source: Yahoo travel

AP - Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent has been sued for allegedly misleading investors into spending millions of dollars to join high-end vacation clubs that were not run by the tour group as they had believed. Read more…


Jevon back in Bali

28.07.2007 08:35 - source: baliblog

Jevon and Ika came back to Bali today along with the relatives. Jevon spent his 2nd birthday enjoying all that central Java can offer, meaning a huge birthday party, lots of kids and gifts. They left Java yesterday and arrived at the house around 10 am today. The little bugger has put on weight and gained [...] Read more…