Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
We do not have an alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre in Fiji and the Saint Giles Hospital does not have a programme for drug addicts. This has been highlighted by Drug-Free World Fiji Founder Kalesi Volatabu wh
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says we have crisis with HIV/AIDS in the country that requires a multi-faceted approach and has suggested to the Permanent Secretaries set up a HIV/AIDS taskforce. While speaking to P
A heavy rain alert remains in force for the whole of Fiji and this is expected to completely clear by next week. The Nadi Weather Office says a trough of low pressure with associated cloud and rain affects the Fiji
We need to change and everything needs to happen now and not five or 10 years down the line as we are at a crisis in the country because of the demand for drugs from overseas. This has been highlighted by Drug-Fre
Minister for Health Dr Atonio Lalabalavu is urging Fijians to grow their food and eat what they grow after he revealed that anaemia is a major public health problem in the country. While launching the National Nutr
Drug-Free World Fiji Founder Kalesi Volatabu has revealed that during their survey conducted in 2019, at least 1 out of 3 children on the streets are drug peddlers. While speaking on fijivillage Straight Talk with
A 25-year-old man has died following an accident along the Kings Road near Teidamu, Lautoka this morning. The man was a passenger in a car driven by a woman and they were heading towards Ba when she allegedly lost
The CID investigator who interviewed suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho has said in court that Qiliho during the interview at CID Headquarters had said that he cannot recall the former Prime Minister Voreqe B
Parents play a pivotal role in children’s lives, and they should create a platform where children can easily come to them for any advice or share whatever they are going through. This was highlighted by Drug-Free
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has confirmed that the list that is being circulated on social media that was created by the Fiji Labour Party is totally incorrect. FCCC CEO Joel Abraham says they
Drug Free World Fiji Founder, Kalesi Volatabu is urging all Fijians not to use methamphetamine as means of comforting oneself from the trouble they are going through since this drug is highly addictive. While spea
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has called on traders that have exorbitantly increased the price chicken due to the increase in VAT to 15 percent, to stop this unethical practice or they will have to impo
Price changes are a function of demand and supply in the market, and it’s not on any sitting government and won’t be for the next one. This was highlighted by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission CEO
Former Director CID, Mesake Waqa, a State witness in the trial of former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho has confirmed that he had closed the investigation on USP after verba
There are many measures in the budget which are designed to help our people, particularly those in the lower income category and are being ignored by critics who are hell bent on gaining some political mileage. Th
A 41-year-old man has died after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a cane harvester in the opposite lane along the Queens Highway near Malamala, Nadi. Police say the man allegedly lost control of his vehicle
You will have to fork out more money for busfare from today as the 10% subsidy on bus fares comes to an end. This means you will have to pay the 10 percent that government was previously covering. Stage 1 fare
Get ready to dig deeper into your pockets from tomorrow as fuel prices are going up however, gas prices are decreasing. Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says the price of unleaded fuel is going up by 18 c
Deputy Leader of People's Alliance and Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya and Deputy Leader, Dan Lobendahn have been discharged after a nolle prosequi filed by FICAC for their case where
Australian national, Joseph Abourizk and former taxi driver, Josese Muriwaqa who were arrested and charged in Lautoka in July 2015 for being found in possession of approximately 50 kilograms of cocaine, will be sentence
