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17th January

Rihanna sues dad to keep hands off her Fenty trademark

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rihanna has sued her father for trading on her Fenty brand name and suggesting that a business venture he set up in 2017 is associated with her. The “Diamonds” singer, whose...

16th January

Prioritise children’s education: SC Fiji

PRIORITISE and support children in their education. This is the message by Save the Children (SC) Fiji CEO Iris McKenzie to parents and guardians in this school year. Ms McKenzie said they were seeing children after school, selling food in key spots around Suva. “We are pleading with the families and guardians of the children to...

15th January

Back to boarding life

RETURNING to a regular schedule after a slow-paced holiday is not easy. But for three children from the interior of Sigatoka, boarding school life is a reality they embrace and look forward to. A team from this newspaper caught up with Mereoni Deku and her cousins Merewai Viyalani and Alipate at Marine Dr in Lautoka...

14th January

Box Office: ‘The Upside’ surprises at No. 1 with $19.5 million, ‘Aquaman’ smashes $1 billion

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – In a surprise box office victory, STX’s “The Upside” doubled expectations with its $19.5 million debut, enough to defeat “Aquaman’s” three-week reign in North America. Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart co-star in “The Upside,” which marks the studio’s first No. 1 opening. It also ranks as STX Film’s second-best start behind...

Special first day of new school year at Vishnu Deo Memorial

THE first day of the 2019 school year was a special one at Vishnu Deo Memorial School today. For the many Year One students who entered the classroom for the first time, it marked the beginning of a long educational journey full of dreams and wonderful memories. Sending her only child to Year One was...

Band beats for new school year

IT’S not an easy task to prepare children for school. As the new academic year starts today, some parents had to go the extra yard to ensure their children were well prepared for school. But for a group of youths of Waigasa in Lami, they took it upon themselves to help their parents prepare for...

Worth the struggle

WITH another school year beginning today, Madur Lata of Jittu Estate in Raiwaqa, Suva is proud that her struggles have enabled her to provide for her eight-year-old grandson who she looks after. Yesterday, the emotional grandmother looked back at how she had to skip meals to save money so she could buy her grandson’s school...