Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar says she will be answering in parliament in relation to revelation in the 2018/2019 Auditor General's Report on Municipal Councils that audits for 11 municipal councils are i
A family is living in fear at Saqali Place in Nawanawa Road, Nasinu after they were attacked by some people last night. Two of the family members have also received injuries. A woman has told Fijivillage the s
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says almost 30% of leadership positions in the Civil Service in Fiji are held by women. Bainimarama highlighted this while delivering Fiji’s National Statement on the 25th Annive
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced that the Nadi Airport taxi drivers will now be eligible for the $220 unemployment benefit which is paid by the government. Sayed-Khaiyum says they have been ac
The six people who were reported missing in Dreketi Waters have been found and are safe. These 6 people include fishermen from Nadakeke Settlement in Dreketi and Naduri Village in Seaqaqa and farmers from Nabavatu
National Under-16 soccer trialist, 16-year-old, Sainaz Begum and Dreketi women’s soccer coach, Karalaini Matare lost their lives in the tragic road accident on the Labasa/Nabouwalu Highway near Nabavatu yesterday.
A 16-year-old girl and a woman in her 40s lost their lives in a tragic road accident on the Labasa/Nabouwalu Highway near Nabavatu yesterday. Police say the two were walking along the road when a man from Namaka, N
The Acting Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says every time we discuss breast cancer, everybody asks where is the equipment but the key to curing breast cancer is early diagnosis and treatment. Spea
Digicel Fiji CEO Farid Mohammed says their engineers are still working to upgrade their network as part of their $30 million investment in areas where there is no coverage. Mohammed highlighted this when questioned
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the entry of Digicel into the Fijian economy came about because government in 2007 had a philosophy of liberalizing the economy. Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted this at Digic
A 24-year-old male nurse has been charged with the rape of a 25-year-old pregnant patient in Labasa last month. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the man allegedly obtained consent by false re
FICAC has arrested 6 of the 8 individuals who are alleged to be involved in illegally facilitating the issuance of iTaukei land leases. FICAC says they were arrested yesterday afternoon to undergo caution interview
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says he does not mind some people saying that he is mixing religion with politics because the church has a role in politics. This is after some peo
Minister for Employment, Parveen Bala says workers who will be employed during the public holiday on Saturday, 10 October are required to be remunerated accordingly in accordance with the minimum terms and conditions of
United States Ambassador to Fiji, Joseph Cella today held discussions with key figures in Fiji’s kava industry, including growers, processors, and government officials, to discuss ways to advance trade with the US.
As the new school term starts today, Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says students who have not yet redeemed their subsidised e-Transport Blue Cards can redeem it at any bus with an e-ticketing machine. Akbar sa
SODELPA MP, Anare Jale has today questioned the Child Services Unit of the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation on why it has taken them 15 years to bring the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Ri
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says major decisions are being made with little or no input from majority of the local communities in Fiji regarding foreign debt, trade or economic act
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement has assessed that a total of 795 calls of gender-based violence were received by the National Domestic Violence Helpline for the months of January to April alone and some women were call
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad claims the reason Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has suspended Fiji’s grant to USP is because he is unhappy that the USP Council did not take action ag
