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All rights reserved.http://www.fijitimes.com/images/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.fijitimes.comPROFESSIONAL boxer Zulfikar Joy Ali is in police custody after appearing in court on drug charges.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152565Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152565Felix ChaudharyOVERCROWDING is a disturbing issue as it violates human rights and sensibilities, the ECREA prison research revealed.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152566Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152566Reijeli KikauIN offices around the country people will dress in Bula (colourful ù mostly floral) shirts and dresses.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152567Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152567Riteshni SinghTHE High Court has been told that jewellery from a home invasion robbery was sold to buyers at the Handicraft Centre.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152568Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152568Shalveen ChandPRE-school fees in the country are much higher than those in primary schools.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152569Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152569Riteshni SinghNews in briefhttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152570Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152570TOYOTA Tsusho (South Seas) Limited is predicting a flat new vehicle market in the next 12 months.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152571Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152571Elenoa BaselalaTHEY came dressed as characters from books.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152572Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152572By Geraldine PanapasaTHE Commerce Commission claims its has found that some hardware companies mark up the price of construction material prices by as much as 34,000 per cent.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152573Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152573Elenoa BaselalaACCOUNTING firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has called for expressions of interest from parties wanting to acquire News Limited's interest in the Fiji Times.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152574Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152574Sophie FosterMEMORIES of a brave swim for survival prompted Kia islanders in Vanua Levu to applaud new, stringent Fiji Islands and Maritime Safety laws on safe sea travel.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152575Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152575THERESA RALOGAIVAUTHE Fiji Sugar Corporation is investigating allegations that lorry drivers were victimised by senior mill management at Labasa.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152576Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152576Theresa RalogaivauNORTH consumers have been urged to demand receipts from traders and not walk away from a purchase without proof of it.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152577Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152577Theresa RalogaivauDELIVERY quota restrictions were blamed for poor supply of cane to the Labasa mill, resulting in subsequent mill stoppages.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152578Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152578Theresa RalogaivauTHE population of Nadogo district in the Northern Division has decreased by 50 per cent and it's been attributed to the expiry of land leases.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152579Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152579Serafina SilaitogaTHE Coral Coast, including Sigatoka, will soon be a plastic bag-free zone.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152580Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152580Felix ChaudharyTHE Sigatoka Town Council has confirmed the site for its proposed new garbage tip.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152581Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152581THE countdown to celebrate 75 years of soccer in Ba is on.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152582Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152582Felix ChaudharyTHE Fiji Sugar Corporation maintains that problems at the Rarawai mill has to do with the boiler and widespread harvesting.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152583Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152583Felix ChaudharyCANE lorry drivers supplying the Lautoka mill are outraged at having to wait for up to eight hours before they are allowed to deliver cane.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152584Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152584Felix ChaudharyVATUKOULA Gold Mines Plc has placed 400,000,000 ordinary shares in the London Stock Exchange at a price of 5.6cents per share to raise gross proceeds of over $22million.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152585Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152585Elenoa BaselalaTHE conditions imposed on customers for the use of EFTPOS machines at supermarkets is not a bank issue, says the Bank of the South Pacific.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152586Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152586Samantha RinaA FATHER killed his eight-year old child because he was depressed by his torn relationships and failure to be with his children, the High Court in Suva heard.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152587Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152587Shalveen ChandA MAN told the High Court he became involved in criminal activities after his wife left him and was killed by her lover.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152588Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152588Shalveen ChandA POLICY to restrict the movement of heavy goods vehicles through towns because of public safety has been formulated by the Land Transport Authority.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152589Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152589Theresa RalogaivauA MAN was jailed for a year and fined $1000 yesterday for causing the death of a six-year-old boy in 2006.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152590Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152590Shalveen ChandTHE expectations of the quiz master of a national primary school spell test were challenged by the Education Ministry yesterday.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152604Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152604By Geraldine PanapasaFOUR hundred bright minds battled it out in the annual Fiji Teachers Union New World primary school quiz competition in Labasa.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152605Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152605Theresa RalogaivauPACIFIC peace-builders will meet in Nadi from August 2-7 to discuss key peace and security issues in the Pacific region.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152606Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152606Police and National Fire Authority officers will travel to Gau Island this week to investigate the cause of fire which burned down a house near Sawaieke Village last month.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152610Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152610IFEREIMI NADOREBy Theresa Ralogaivauhttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152611Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152611Theresa RalogaivauAN accommodation site is in the pipeline for market vendors, particularly women, who travel long distances to sell at the Suva market on weekends.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152612Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152612Samantha RinaTHE Water Authority of Fiji has been ranked fourth by the Consumer Council for recurring complaints by consumers.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152614Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152614Samantha RinaPEOPLE who obtain water through illegal connections deprive others at the end of the supply chain of water supplies.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152615Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152615Samantha RinaTHE La Nina phenomenon developing over Fiji will bring more rain in the coming months, says acting director Fiji Metrological Services Alipate Waqaisalua.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152616Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152616Margaret WiseCANE farmers in Ba and Lautoka received harvest payments this week.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152617Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152617Felix ChaudharySUVA Grammar School 1990s decade took time out yesterday to give back to the school through their "ties that bind-give back to school" project.http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152618Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152618By Geraldine Panapasa