Courts in Nadi and Lautoka to be only open for urgent matters
The Nadi and Lautoka Magistrates Courts along with the Small Claims Tribunal and other Tribunals in Lautoka and Nadi have been closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in t
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State witness tells court that Lusaka was impacted by narcotics
A state witness in the murder trial of Kiala Henri Lusaka has told the Suva High Court that Lusaka was impacted by narcotics and was bragging about manufacturing and sell
Rahman’s extradition case adjourned
The case where an application has been made for Joshua Aziz Rahman to be extradited has been adjourned to the 30th of this month. Rahman who is a Canadian national ha
Rahman found guilty after being found with $31 million worth of cocaine in Caubati
Canadian national, Joshua Aziz Rahman has been found guilty of possession of illicit drugs by High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar. The 26-year-old was found in pos
Judgement deferred for former senior executive of a publicly listed company
Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili has deferred the judgement of the former senior executive of a publicly listed company. In this case the former senior executive is fac
Man sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for raping his neighbour
A man has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for raping his neighbour at a settlement in Nasinu. He raped the 39-year-old woman while she was sleeping with her
Ahmed and Company fined $10,000 for tampering with the expiry date
A Suva based retailer, Ahmed and Company has been fined $10,000 for tampering with the expiry date on Shan Fish Masala. The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission
A student and a 19 year old produced in Suva High Court for aggravated theft
A Year 11 student and a 19-year-old man charged with a count each of aggravated theft have been produced in the Suva High Court this morning. The 17-year-old boy and I
State will proceed with case against Felix Anthony
The state has informed the Suva Magistrates Court this morning they will proceed with the case against the National Union of Workers General Secretary, Felix Anthony.
5 students of a Tailevu school charged for alleged assault
Two senior students of a prominent school in Tailevu have been charged and will front the Nausori Magistrates Court later this morning. The two aged 16 and 17 years al
Lusaka told Police his late wife had overdosed on cocaine
Kiala Henry Lusaka who allegedly murdered his wife in July 2019 had told in his caution interview that his late wife had overdosed on cocaine however the post mortem reve
Alleged wife rapist to face trial in May
The trial of a man who allegedly raped his wife twice will begin in May. The man allegedly committed the offences in Nausori last May. He has also been told by the
Alleged wife rapist to face trial in May
The trial of a man who allegedly raped his wife twice will begin in May. The man allegedly committed the offences in Nausori last May. He has also been told by the
Assistant DPP alleges Lusaka sent photo of his deceased wife to her father
Assistant DPP Elizabeth Rice has alleged in the Suva High Court that Congo National Kiala Lusaka sent the photo of his deceased wife via Facebook to her father in Austral
Two men to appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today charged with unlawful possession of illicit drugs
Two men will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today after the Police Special Response Drug team last week uprooted more than thirty plants confirmed to be marijuana f
Former President of the Marist Old Boys Association appears in court for allegedly assaulting student
The former President of the Marist Old Boys Association who allegedly assaulted a 17-year-old Marist student has been released on bail by Suva Magistrate Liyanage Wickram
Freesoul found guilty of 2 counts of undertaking unauthorized developments in Malolo
Freesoul Real Estate Development Limited has been found guilty of two counts of Undertaking Unauthorized Developments by Suva Magistrate Seini Puamau. They have been a
Bail extended for Kishore Kumar
Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili has extended the bail of sacked computer teacher, Kishore Kumar. Kumar had earlier pleaded not guilty to six counts of indecently insul
Affidavit filed for Rahman to be extradited to NZ over drug charges
The Director of Public Prosecutions has filed a motion and an affidavit to seek orders for Canadian national, Joshua Aziz Rahman to be extradited to New Zealand and tried
Acting Senior Superintendent of Police acquitted
Police Director Internal Affairs, Acting Senior Superintendent of Police Mohammed Talib Khan has been acquitted of his charge by the Suva Magistrates Court. Suva Magis
Life in prison for man who stabbed his wife to death after reading her messages
A 33-year-old man who stabbed his wife to death in Waima, Naitasiri in May last year after reading her text messages with another man has been sentenced to life imprisonm