Business

Canada appoints First Nations member to Bank of Canada board

The Canadian government filled three Bank of Canada board vacancies on Thursday with finance veterans including Ernie Daniels, likely the first First Nations member on the central bank’s board, a bank spokesperson said.

January 13, 2023 8:40 am
 

World

U.N. chief says onus on North Korea to return to talks

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the onus is on North Korea to return to talks aimed at getting Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program, a rebuttal of China’s demand that the United States needs to show flexibility.

January 13, 2023 8:14 am
 

News

Man dies in Rakiraki fatal accident

A man passed away following an accident near Malake in Rakiraki yesterday afternoon.

January 13, 2023 7:58 am
 

Business

Venezuela earmarks a third oil cargo to Chevron under U.S. license -sources

Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has assigned a third crude cargo to Chevron Corp (CVX.N) under a U.S. authorization that restarted exports to the United States after a nearly four-year pause, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

January 13, 2023 7:52 am
 

Entertainment

Selena Gomez has returned to social media

The once queen of Instagram is back.

January 13, 2023 7:45 am
 

World

India revives network of village guards in Kashmir after militant attack

India is reviving a network of thousands of village guards in Jammu and Kashmir, including arming some with automatic rifles, after a militant attack in the disputed region killed seven civilians earlier in January, a police official said.

January 13, 2023 7:30 am
 

World

Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country on Wednesday with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco.

January 13, 2023 7:14 am
 

Sevens

Gollings son eyes Australian jumper in World Series

The son of Fiji Men’s 7s coach, Rocco Gollings is hoping to one day play at the World Sevens Series like his father Ben Gollings did many years ago.

January 13, 2023 7:01 am
 

News

Vanua o Bau paid a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister

The chiefly village of Bau paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at the Great Council of Chiefs complex yesterday.

January 13, 2023 7:00 am
 

News

Police to investigate bus driver assault

Police say they have not received any complaint from a bus driver, who has been seen being assaulted in a video circulating on social media.

January 13, 2023 6:50 am
 

Health

22 new cases with no COVID-19 deaths

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases.

January 13, 2023 6:45 am
 

News

Singh not equipped with facts on FSC CEO case: FICAC

The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption says the Minister for Sugar, Charan Jeath Singh is not fully equipped with the facts about investigations pertaining to the former Fiji Sugar Corporation Chief Executive.

January 13, 2023 6:40 am

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