Director of Public Prosecution Christopher Pryde says they will appeal against the acquittal of Australian national Yvette Nikolic who faced drug-related charges.

A 46-year-old pastor charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault was today denied bail.

A 56-year-old man found guilty of raping his 40-year old niece has been sentenced to seven years and seven months imprisonment.

The defense counsel for a man facing aggravated burglary and theft charges has raised concern that his client was kept more than 48 hours in custody before being produced in court.

A 35-year-old woman alleged to have raped her biological three-year-old daughter was released on bail by the Suva High court this afternoon.

A driver in his 40s who allegedly caused the death of a man in an accident on Sunday along Lodoni Road, Tailevu has been remanded.

People’s Community Network National Director Semiti Qalowasa pleaded guilty to his charges in the Suva Magistrates Court this morning.

A man who allegedly raped a 57-year-old woman in Tamavua earlier this year pleaded not guilty to his charges in the Suva High court this morning.

The 20-year-old woman and her 28-year-old partner who allegedly murdered a two-year-old girl have been remanded.

A man who allegedly raped a minor pleaded not guilty to his charges in the Suva High court today.

A 43-year-old man from Kadavu charged with one count of unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs has been further remanded.

The state will appeal a rape sentence handed down by the Lautoka High last month.