Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
We cannot allow our people, especially our children, to go through the hardship of building back up again and again, which is why we are investing in material and designs that will be resilient to Category 5 cyclones.
Fiji has 1 new border quarantine case of COVID-19. The new case is a 56-year-old woman who travelled to Fiji from Sacramento, California, arriving in Nadi on flight FJ1811 from Los Angeles on March 25th. The H
Police have denied permit application for the Fiji Trades Union Congress to march and hold a rally in Suva on 1st May. FTUC National Secretary, Felix Anthony says no written reason was given. Anthony says the
US Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires to Fiji, Tony Greubel has today maintained that the US State Department’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Fiji are factual in nature however the Director of the Fi
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and his wife, Mary have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine today. Bainimarama says these vaccines are more than a shot in the arm, they are an injection of
The Director of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj says the US State Department’s 2020 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Fiji contains factual inaccuracies and has a scant i
Police have confirmed they are investigating an incident on the night of Good Friday where a 16-year-old male student was allegedly assaulted by some drunk men at Sukanaivalu Road in Nabua and a case of attempted robber
The Accident Compensation Commission has raised serious concerns about bullying incidents in schools after it paid out a total of $36,000 to students who sustained injuries as a result of assaults. Commission CEO P
A 33-year-old man who stabbed his wife to death in Waima, Naitasiri in May last year after reading her text messages with another man has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Josevata Koroi is convicted of one coun
Over 36,000 people have registered so far for the COVID-19 vaccination in the country and Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says registrations have picked up after more teams started going into the community
The Fiji National Provident Fund has warned employers that it will take action against those COVID-19 member withdrawals that have been falsified. Acting Chief Executive Officer, Viliame Vodonaivalu says the Fund n
Around 4,000 members of the Fiji Police Force will be receiving their first jab of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine this week. This includes staff in the Western, Central and Southern Divisions. Members of the F
A 22-year-old man passed away in a car accident at Olosara in Sigatoka yesterday afternoon. Police say the victim who was traveling alone allegedly overtook a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old man accompanied by his
The Public Rental Board will meet with the Fiji Police Force tomorrow regarding the violent attack at Mead Road Housing on Saturday. A group of people showed up and allegedly assaulted some people. They were a
Police have recovered the body of a 39-year-old woman in Wainibokasi River in Nausori. She was missing since Saturday. A search was conducted by divers from the Police Special Response Unit and officers from t
Police Chief of Operations ACP Abdul Khan says they need to change the mindset of what Mead Road Housing is known for and work towards building a better future for the residents. Khan met with the residents yesterd
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services will be rolling out the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations with approximately 50,000 people eligible to receive the 2-dose vaccine from this Tuesday. This group includes
Police have beefed up their manpower at Mead Road in Nabua following another violent attack in the area yesterday. Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan who met with the residents today says they are doing this t
A former employee of Air Terminal Services, Torika Duwai is calling on all families who are facing difficulties because of job loses to never lose hope and start a new breath of life as we remember Jesus giving us a sec
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says as we mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ today, it also challenges us to go back to the hope and discipleship that once inflamed us. In his
