Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
A 14-year-old student’s life has been tragically cut short after being hit by a vehicle in Nabua yesterday. Police say the vehicle was allegedly driven by a 54-year-old man, who is believed to have lost control a
The woman alleged to have caused the death of her husband in Kavuli, Tavua, yesterday morning is now in police custody. Police say the woman was arrested with the help of members of the public and is currently bein
The Fiji Medical Association is appalled at the decision made to cease outpatient pharmacy services at the ASPEN Lautoka and Ba hospitals. Association President, Doctor Alipate Vakamocea says they have also been re
Fiji is now facing a 15 percent tariff on goods exported to the United States after President Donald Trump’s 1 August deadline for finalising trade deals expired. The tariffs mean companies that export goods to t
A Fijian woman has been handed an eight year suspended sentence under strict conditions by the Pohnpei Supreme Court for her role in covering up the sexual abuse which ended up in the pregnancy of her underage daughter,
Rosa Chute, a farmer from Sevaci in Vaturova has raised serious concerns over the increasing number of kava thefts in her community. While speaking at the Fijian Media Association’s Meet the Public and the Press
Lawyer Jagath Karunaratne is asking the Suva High Court for compensation on the degrading treatment he received while being imprisoned. Karunaratne appeared before High Court Judge Justice Pita Bulamainaivalu today
Samuela Tawase, the man who was involved in the alleged sacrilege case at the Shiv Temple in Samabula has been remanded in custody for another 14 days after the medical report said he is mentally unstable and unfit to s
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that he has not given any directive for the closure of the grounds at the HFC Bank Stadium in Laucala Bay, nor does he have any intention of doing so. Rabuka highlighted
A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of his 25-year-old wife following an alleged domestic dispute on Monday in Lautoka. It is alleged that the man assaulted his wife during an argument a
Serious questions are being raised about the competence of our doctors as a man claims his spinal injuries were missed at a public hospital and only detected later through a private scan and MRI two years after his acci
Family members of Tevita Kapawale’s victims are calling for the harshest penalty after he killed five crew members aboard the FV Tiro 2 in 2021. Family members addressed Kapawale directly in court this morning.
The Public Rental Board is on the verge of demolishing the PRB flats in Nabua due to it being structurally unsafe. Minister for Housing and Local Government, Maciu Nalumisa says one of the blocks has been certified
A Fiji Airways Boeing 737 MAX airplane has been damaged at Brisbane Airport after an aerobridge incident – the third in as many months at the airport. Flight FJ923 from Nadi, which landed at Brisbane Airport at 1
Police have launched an investigation after a newborn baby was found inside a sanitary bin in the washroom of a tertiary institution hostel in Lautoka. The discovery was made yesterday morning by a student who hear
As child abuse remains a pressing issue, it has been revealed that 543 cases were recorded in the Northern Division alone last year, with the youngest victim being just one day old. Speaking during the Duavata Nort
A man who has been living with HIV for the past 18 years is calling on the government to appoint a dedicated doctor to care for people living with HIV in the Northern Division. While speaking at the Fijian Media As
As Fijians look forward to relief from the upcoming VAT reduction, set to decrease from 15 to 12.5 percent this Friday, serious concerns have emerged following the discovery of unjustified price hikes by some eateries.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says there should be no excuse for drug shortages at any health facility, and he will be taking up concerns raised in Labasa about the continued lac
Labour shortages have severely affected cane deliveries to the Lautoka Mill, with serious concern that only 61 percent of manual labour groups are currently operating, marking the lowest participation rate among all thr
