Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Suva Magistrates Court will fix the hearing date on the 19th of this month in the matter where Jone Vakarisi allegedly assaulted his partner in Raiwaqa last year. Vakarisi is charged with two counts of assault
A man in his 20s will be produced in the Nadi Magistrates Court today charged with allegedly attempting to murder his 9-month old baby. Police say on the 3rd of September following a heated argument with his wife
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali has called on the Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete to do better and not make misogynistic comments on Twitter. Ali says in a Father's Day tweet toda
There is some good news for consumers as the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has set new prices for milk. FCCC says the price for a 450g pack of Agricom Limited’s Farmers Best Full Cream Milk has been
A double-storey house along Princes Road has been partially destroyed after an early morning fire. The National Fire Authority says they received a call at 9.51 this morning and three fire trucks were sent to the s
People are being urged to upgrade to the latest blue voter cards if their blue voter card does not have a polling venue to ensure they can cast their vote during election day. Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Sane
The Fijian Elections Office is urging everyone who is at a legal age and wants to vote in this year’s election to register and update their voter cards to the latest blue card to prevent any disappointment during elec
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Opposition knows they will lose the next elections and they are already looking for excuses. Sayed-Khaiyum made these comments while speaking on the 2022 Electoral Ame
National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabua says they will not bow down to the infantile, want-to-be, smart alec comebacks of a civil servant who has one job that is to ensure people register and vote and even th
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has attacked the Fiji Law Society, saying they seem to be a mouthpiece of a cabal of people in Fiji as the Electoral Amendment Bill specifically deals with elections related matters
High Court Judge, Justice Jude Nanayakkara has refused Richard Naidu's lawyer's application to cross-examine Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Naidu's lawyer, Jon Apted had made an application as he had said th
The Law Council of Australia has today backed calls by the Fiji Law Society for the Fijian Parliament to take more time to consider and consult on the proposed Electoral Amendment Bill No. 49 in order to ensure it does
The Fijian Elections Office is urging all Fijians to ensure the name on their voter card is the same as the one on their birth certificate because they will only register the name that is on the birth certificate for th
The Fiji Law Society is deeply concerned that the Electoral Amendment Bill that has been brought to Parliament this week unnecessarily attacks citizens’ rights to privacy, including legal professional privilege.
The Electoral Commission has today stated that the Fiji Sun breached the stated Public Opinion Poll Guidelines. The Commission adopted the opinion poll guidelines for the 2022 General Elections on 5th July 2022 and
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says that a SODELPA Government will forgive student loan debt as many students struggle to find jobs and face loss of income from the COVID-19 pandemic however Minister for Economy, Aiyaz S
84% of the health workers at the Lautoka Hospital and 79% at the Ba Hospital have chosen to join Health Care Fiji. This has been highlighted by the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while responding t
A 4 year old boy from the Central Division has lost his life due to COVID-19. Permanent Secretary of Health Dr James Fong says the boy was admitted to the CWM Hospital due to respiratory distress and died last Wedn
Members of the Opposition today labelled the new proposed electoral amendments being brought in by the Government as stupid and silly requirements for campaigns and manifestos to punish the Opposition while the Attorney
Parliament will debate the Electoral Amendment Bill on Thursday which proposes that the Supervisor of Elections be given powers necessary to carry out his or her functions under the Act, including the power to direct a
