Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says he will leave the new board of the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service and the CEO to decide on whether some of the workers that were laid off dur
After countless concerns raised by parents and guardians with regards to looking for school placements for their children, the Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro has advised that the School Zoning Policy is now repe
The new Chairperson of the Fijian Broadcasting Corporation Board Ajay Bhai Amrit has written to the FBC Management including CEO Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, asking them to provide a detailed overview of FBC and its operations
Ajay Bhai Amrit is the new Chairman of the Fijian Broadcasting Corporation Board. Cecil Brown, Hemendra Nagin and Mereoni Duaibe have been announced as Board Directors. More to follow.
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka as the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum will visit Kiribati this Friday to re-engage with the island nation after it’s withdrawal from the forum last year. Kiribati confirms it w
Fijians living along the Suva Nausori corridor are urged to store water for at least 2 to 3 days as the Water Authority of Fiji will be carrying out critical planned works on the Waila Water Treatment Plant between 5pm
Overall crimes in Fiji reduced by 7% last year. This is according to the Fiji Police Force 2022 Annual Crime Key Performance Overall Crime Indicator and this is largely attributed to the support of all Fijians and
An unfortunate accident has resulted in the death of a one-year-old child, who is believed to have drowned in a bucket of water. Police say the incident occurred in Nalawa, Ra yesterday afternoon. Police say i
Two men are in police custody for their alleged involvement in two temple break-ins in Malolo and Solovi in Nadi. Police say the two are 34-years-old and have been taken in for questioning. They say in relatio
Two-time Olympic gold medallist, Jerry Tuwai will feature for the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s side in the HSBC Hamilton and Sydney 7s this month. The team was announced this afternoon by Head Coach Ben Golling
The body of a 67-year-old woman was found floating near the Maruru Bridge in Ba while the search continues for her 69-year-old husband. Police say the woman was identified by her son, who told Ba Police that the la
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has invited Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to visit Australia as a guest of the Australian Government at a mutually convenient time in 2023. In a congratulatory l
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says the Mercy Commission is not necessarily being set up to release George Speight, everybody will have to apply to the Mercy Commission and it will be the Commission that will decide.
Valelevu Police are currently searching for an 8 year old child who was swept away while playing in a flooded drain this afternoon. Police say the alleged incident occurred after 4pm along Niubalavu Road, Tacirua,
Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua says he has been advised by Police that the break-ins in five temples and a mosque in the West do not appear to be motivated by religious ill-will or antagonism. While spe
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says all assistance are freebies because they come free from the Government but it is a necessity at this time because people are still recovering from the effects of COVID on employment,
Save the Children Fiji has commended the new Government for taking swift steps to initiate a $50 million back-to-school support program as it is timely and is going to help many families who are feeling the impact of th
Six cases of temple break-ins have been recorded in the Western Division where prayer donations in the form of money have been the targets of opportunists. Police say four reports were received in Lautoka and two
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka has nominated 3 members to the Public Service Commission including the Chairperson, Luke Rokovada while Rabuka offered Leader of Opposition, Voreqe Bainimarama to put up 2 nominees for ap
Ten women have written a letter of complaint to Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Attorney General Siromi Turaga against Chief Justice Kamal Kumar. The ten women are Shamima Ali, Judy Compain, Elizabeth Fong, Bern
