The five cases stemming from the major Vatia drug seizure will now be consolidated into one matter ahead of trial next year.

Tensions have risen in the Suva Magistrates Court over the disclosure of evidence in the case against former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad.

The High Court has found that Transport Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau failed to act on a recommendation that contributed to delays in registering and operating Goundar Fast Ferry’s MV Captain Inoke.

The Suva High Court has sentenced a former senior police officer to 14 years and nine months imprisonment after he was found guilty of three counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault.

A 28-year-old man is facing eight counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception, following allegations that he took money from people through Facebook advertisements.

The man who is facing charges linked to an incident at a police roadblock in Laqere, Nasinu has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder and one count of possession of illicit drugs.

The trial of a man accused of raping and sexually assaulting an airline cabin crew member began at the Lautoka High Court yesterday.

The Suva Magistrates Court has rejected FICAC’s application to produce former Registrar of Political Parties Mohammed Saneem as a witness in the case against former Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad.

Resident Magistrate Yogesh Prasad blasted the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption this morning for introducing a new witness and additional documents in the case against former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad.

The Supreme Court has upheld a $5,000 legal costs order against a man who lost his appeal in an employment-related case.

A 21-year-old footballer charged with rape appeared in the Lautoka High Court yesterday.

The Suva Magistrates Court has overruled a hearsay objection and admitted a company document into evidence in the trial of Government MP Professor Biman Prasad.