Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service has collected a net revenue of $211.17 million for June 2023 with a positive variance of $10.6 million or 5.3 percent against the monthly forecast. FRCS says the impressive reve
Thousands of Fijians living between Suva to Nausori are currently facing water supply disruption, the Water Authority of Fiji has yet to confirm when supply will normalise. This comes after WAF encountered a fault
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says it's ironical that the FijiFirst Party which increased Fiji's debt by over $7 billion since 2007 is wanting to lecture the new Government about
Fiji Revenue and Customs Service CEO, Mark Dixon has resigned, and this will take effect on the 31st of this month. The FRCS Board says Dixon will return to Australia earlier than expected to be with his family.
A 16-year-old student has allegedly been found with dried leaves believed to be marijuana in school. Police say the matter was reported at the Rakiraki Police Station after his teacher discovered the dried leaves h
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says there is no escaping when talking about the government debt as out of a budget of $4.3 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year, the government
Energy Fiji Limited workers who are members of the Construction, Energy and Timber Workers Union have started holding a strike ballot from today as they say their demands for an increase in their pay, retirement benefit
Acting Supervisor of Elections, Ana Mataiciwa hopes the vacant posts in the Electoral Commission are filled, including the post of the Chair when the Constitutional Offices Commission meets tomorrow. Mataiciwa says
16 people have been charged with a total of 55 counts of sexual offences for the month of June this year. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there are 41 counts of rape, 1 count of attempted rap
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says people should remain calm and not be swayed by a 50 page letter circulating on social media calling on the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to intervene and remove the coalition gove
As the Fijian Elections Office starts consultations on its Strategic Plan for 2024-2027, Acting Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa says the FEO will need to have humility, look at what they did wrong in the previous
Serious concerns have been raised by people travelling along the Suva-Nausori corridor on the bad conditions of our roads and the amount of potholes which is a major risk of damaging vehicles and is even causing more tr
A 10-year-old boy is admitted at the Bhanabhai Health Centre after he was allegedly hit by a vehicle while crossing the Tovata Road in Matanikorovatu, Makoi. Police are searching for the driver involved. In a
The Substance Abuse Advisory Council has recorded 32 drug associated cases in schools in the first 5 months of this year where 12 cases were related to marijuana, 2 methamphetamine related cases, 8 suki related, 8 alcoh
Tertiary education will be free for all students who get places for higher education and agree to the bond service. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says the Government has al
Based on the new revenue reforms announced in the 2023/2024 National Budget, the tax revenue projection takes into account 25 additional tax revenue of around $596.4 million. According to the Ministry of Finance, t
31 cases of Leptospirosis have been confirmed from Kadavu in the first 6 months of this year where one person has died. The health Ministry says there have been 72 suspected cases, 49 admissions and 15 critically i
The Fiji Council of Social Services has commended the Government for increasing the social protection and social services budget as it will assist the vulnerable in society, the poor, persons with disabilities, the elde
Several arrests were conducted by Police this past week for unlawful possession and cultivation of illicit drugs, including three students, who were allegedly found in possession of illicit drugs within their school pre
Get ready to tighten your belts as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad has announced some stringent measures in the 2023/2024 National Budget which includes increase in VAT to 15 perce
