Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri Gounder says critics are undermining the hard work of dedicated Ministry of Economy civil servants involved in securing over $400 million in budget support grants. Gounder say
91.8% of the adult target population in Fiji is now fully vaccinated based on the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. The percentage of people that have received one dose of a COVID-19 vac
People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says people are tired of reading in the media that the Government, especially the most important player, the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has not responded to a request
People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says they have received 20 applications from people who are interested in standing as candidates in the upcoming elections, and he says those from SODELPA who want to jump ship
Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Parveen Bala has confirmed the National Occupational Health and Safety team will be carrying out an investigation into the death of the 65-year-old Naikabu
The CEO of Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development or FRIEND Fiji, Sashi Kiran says they have been receiving a lot of requests as some people are in desperate need of food. Kiran says they have
Water Authority of Fiji Chief Operating Officer Seru Soderberg has confirmed that it will take $2b to $3 billion to fix their ageing infrastructure in the Suva to Nausori corridor. Soderberg says this is not a chea
The Water Authority of Fiji has highlighted that two of their five water pumps were not pumping efficiently which led to a major water disruption in the past two weeks in the Suva to Nausori corridor. WAF’s Chief
A Heavy Rain Alert is now in force for the northern, western and interior parts of Viti Levu which includes all areas from Tailevu to Sigatoka, Monasavu, Nausori Highlands, Nacocolevu and Lomaivuna, and Vanua Levu, Yasa
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has refused to make any comments after Sharvada Sharma’s lawyer, Richard Naidu revealed early last month that action was taken against Sharma after a complaint by Saneem.
Australia has provided a further AUD$85 million in direct budget support to the Fijian Government. Since the pandemic started, Australia has provided AUD$168.5 million in financial support to Fiji. Australia
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has today raised concerns regarding misleading reporting by the Fiji Times and the delay in auditing financial statements by the Office of the Auditor General. This is following
A young Tavua man who travelled to Suva for the first time to pursue his university education in 2018 has won three gold medals at the University of the South Pacific. Shivneel Chandra who is a National Toppers Sch
91.4% of the adult target population in Fiji is now fully vaccinated. 97.6% of the adult target population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This means 565,181 adults are fully vaccinate
Fiji Law Society President Wylie Clarke says they will not be shirking their responsibility to speak up where circumstances demand it following comments by former Society President, Devanesh Sharma in the Attorney Gener
Education Minister Premila Kumar has announced that face to face classes for Early Childhood Education to Year 7 will start from the 10th of January, next year. Kumar says this decision was taken after discus
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are only talking about planting industrial hemp and not medicinal hemp. While speaking during the Attorney General’s Conference, Sayed-Khai
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says if the waiver of Capital Gains Tax for sale of shares can be legislated retrospectively, why can’t Government remove extra fuel tax now. While speaking
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says growing of industrial hemp needs to be licensed and lawyers need to be aware of how the licensing regime will work. While giving his closing remar
Acting Prime Minister, Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are committed to prevent Fiji from slipping back into the darkness of division that defined our past. Sayed-Khaiyum sa
