Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The increase in the price of fuel and gas from today are based on the importations made in January this year, and there is a high chance that Russian exports will decrease putting an upward pressure on global oil prices
Get ready to dig deeper in your pockets as the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has confirmed that gas and fuel prices will go up from today. The price of a 12kg cylinder of gas will increase from $44.98
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement says the average age of all victims/survivors of rape cases finalised in Fiji’s High Courts in 2021 is 15 years old - the youngest at 3 years of age. The average age of the perp
Consultations have started on the proposal to increase the National Minimum Wage Rate from $2.68 per hour to between $3.45 to $3.65 per hour. While starting the consultations at the Labasa Civic Centre today, Minis
As the Fijian Government begins consultations on the review of the National Minimum Wage, the Nadroga/Navosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the minimum wage rate should go up to $3 per hour as this will be fair f
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho has told fijivillage that they have conducted scientific tests on the sewer systems in Fiji and they now know where there has been a high consumption of methamphetamine and cocaine.
A 47-year-old man from Lami has been charged with various offences for allegedly issuing forged vaccination cards, curfew passes and sick sheets. It is alleged the man issued curfew passes, vaccination cards and si
Vasitia Bolabiu who is a survivor of porn addiction has shared how being addicted to pornographic material left her depressed, disgusted with herself and completely lonely. While speaking at the Fiji Free from Porn
A man who has made his mission to try and keep other people away from pornographic material says he is doing this after witnessing his father sexually abuse his mother after reading about it in explicit magazines.
Police say their investigations are ongoing regarding another case of sacrilege where some people removed the statues of Hindu Gods at the Vishnu Temple in Ellington, Rakiraki. The incident happened earlier in the
University of the South Pacific’s Senior Lecturer in Economics, Dr. Neelesh Gounder says Russian invasion of Ukraine presents risks of inflationary pressures and external sector risks to the Fijian economy. Soon
A 2 month old baby from the Western Division is among the seven new COVID-19 deaths recorded between 24th January and 9th February this year. This brings the total number of deaths in the third wave to 137. Th
After Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s confirmation that the Fijian government will not release the withheld grants to the University of the South Pacific, the university confirms that USP will start the ne
President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has appointed lawyer, Mukesh Nand as the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and FBCTV presenter and former FijiFirst candidate, Ateca Ledua as a member of the Electoral Commissio
The man that was seen in a video swearing and making threats in front of the Parliament Complex will be taken for a psychiatric evaluation today. Police say the man was arrested yesterday and put in police custody
Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor, Ariff Ali says the year-end inflation forecast for 2022 has been revised up to 4.5 percent due to high imported inflation amidst rising global commodity prices, supply chain disruptions, t
Devanesh Sharma who is representing the Attorney General's Office, the Supervisor of Elections and the State in the case where 7 women have filed a constitutional challenge against the Electoral Registration of Voters A
The lawyer of the 7 women who have filed a constitutional challenge against the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Act and the Interpretation Act, Jon Apted says the new laws are arbitrary because there is no ju
Unity Fiji Leader and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji Savenaca Narube says there is no such thing as smart borrowing and there was no need whatsoever for the government to borrow to avoid devaluation last ye
The outbreak of leptospirosis in the Western Division continues with 162 cases recorded so far this year. 17 people have died of leptospirosis in the Western Division this year with 1 more death on Monday. The
