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The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has been readmitted to the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions after a lapse of 15 years. Members of the Forum voted overwhelmingly in suppor
MIOT Pacific Medical has launched the first ever medical facility on a digital platform in Fiji which is located at Amy Street in Suva. MIOT Pacific Medical is a subsidiary of FijiCare Insurance Limited under the c
The Fiji Police Force is urging business operators to be vigilant and conduct thorough checks before engaging in financial transactions involving forged cheques. This is after reports received of this happening in
Fiji imports around $20 million of vegetables such as broccoli, capsicum, cauliflower, cucumber, letQtuce, and tomatoes annually due to inconsistency in supply throughout the year. This was highlighted by the Perma
Minister of Employment, Parveen Bala says Felix Anthony from Fiji Trade Union Congress has refused to join a single session of the Ministry’s 11 well-advertised public consultations held as part of the national proces
Telecom Fiji Limited has today refuted claims that data and privacy related to its customer information has been breached. Chief Executive Officer, Charles Goundar says they would like to reassure all customers tha
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has made it clear that FNPF laws will not allow its members to withdraw funds from their Preserved Account to pay off their bank loans unless it is a home loan. This is afte
Despite feeling the full brunt of the COVID-19 outbreak and job losses, Leadership Fiji Fellows of 2020 managed to build desks and chairs for over 100 needy children as part of their community project last year. Th
The Government will not put money back in the General Accounts of those FNPF members who had withdrawn their own funds under the COVID-19 Relief Assistance. During the budget consultation at the Sheraton Fiji Resor
Five people have lost their lives due to typhoid this year which includes a 1-year-old from Lautoka. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says an 18-year-old, a 22-year-old and a 45-year-old from Ra wh
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says at this point in time, they won’t be able to reduce the entitlement age for social welfare pension recipients to 55 years as this is something they do through consultatio
A Lautoka market vendor has asked Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to reconsider the plan to extend the Lautoka Market which was put on hold due to COVID-19 as vendors are fighting over space in the market every
Get ready to pay more for flour from today as the maximum retail price has increased after the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission approved the increase in the ex-factory wholesale price and retail price of wheat
The price of flour is increasing by an average of 21 percent from today. The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says ex-factory wholesale price of 10kg normal flour is now $14.57 which is an increase of $2.
Fiji Women's Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali says they have recorded 483 cases of marital rape between 2016 and 2021 and this is the biggest increase she has seen in all their existence. She highlighted this
Diverse Voices and Action (DIVA) for Equality co-founder Noelene Nabulivou says one of the things that is coming out time and time again is that many people in communities, particularly women and girls, gender non-binar
International Women's Day is celebrated every year on the 8th of March because there is no level playing field between men and women and we want to bring attention to this fact. These were the sentiments of Intern
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the financial cost of the four major non-communicable diseases to the Fijian economy was in the range of $248.6 million to $406.4 million in 2015. The four major
Opposition Whip Ro Filipe Tuisawau says the last-minute deferments of parliament and one day for revised budget debate is an injustice to the people of Fiji. Ro Filipe highlighted this after they were informed that
Thousands of people living across Nasinu and Suva are being asked by the Water Authority of Fiji to store water for at least two to three days as there will be water disruptions. Some of these residents started fac
