Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
High Court Judge, Justice Lyone Seneviratne has ordered Aman Ravindra-Singh to pay Voreqe Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum $120,000 as damages within 30 days. This is in relation to a defamation case that Bainim
There is no new COVID-19 case in Denarau. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed that a man in Denarau was handled as a suspected case yesterday however his test has come back negative.
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says with the increase in the number of doctors employed with the Ministry, they are looking at having more health centres in the country open 24 hours. While visiting the
The Online Safety Commissioner Anne Dunn-Baleilevuka says there is nothing that they can do about calls made for people to be raped on social media unless there is a complaint filed with the commission. A man and a wom
Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission CEO, Joel Abraham says they have already started work to ensure that duty and tax reductions announced in the 2020/2021 National Budget are passed down to the consumers. Abr
Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho is expected to go to the United Kingdom for a year after being offered a study placement at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. Minister for Defence, Inia Seruiratu
The Fiji Institute of Accountants has today commended the National Budget 2020/2021, congratulated the government for delivering such a people and business-centric budget, and says Fiji is still well placed with the bor
Police are searching for 12-year-old Iqbal Ali who has been reported missing at the Ba Police Station. Ali was last seen with his siblings last Wednesday at their home in Vatulaulau, Ba. According to Police, b
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the reduction and elimination of duty on 1,600 items will not have a positive impact on the livelihood of the ordinary workers and citizens and the many thou
The Acting Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has announced that Fiji has a new COVID-19 case which brings the total number of border quarantine cases in Fiji to nine. Dr Fong says all are repatriated Fij
Fiji Airways says it is now working on registering interested hotels and resorts to participate in government’s Tourism Recovery Package. Government has allocated $60 million for the Fiji Recovery Rebate Package
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says New Zealand still has a few timelines to meet before Fiji drops quarantine requirements for NZ tourists. Sayed-Khaiyum says this is not a political
Major changes in taxes and policies have been announced in the 2020/2021 National Budget by Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to stimulate the economy and to bring back confidence in the different sectors, with
The President of the Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nur Bano Ali confirms they have supported the submission from the Tourism Industry that Environment and Climate Adaptation Levy and Service Turnover Tax should
Consumer Council CEO, Seema Shandil says they expect some of the incentives announced in the COVID-19 Response Budget to assist the consumers to continue, to promote small and medium businesses to create employment, boo
The Fiji National Sports Commission will be anticipating a 50% reduction in their budget allocation. National Sports Commission Chairman Peter Mazey says most of their allocation will be for grants to sporting bodi
The Fiji Corrections Service says the institution knows what's best for inmate, Amenoni Nasilasila, as they have professional Psychologists and Counsellors that have assessed him and similarly ensured that he completed
Minister for Health Dr, Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that once a person tests negative for COVID-19 after 14 days of quarantine at the government facility, he or she will not be required for any further quarantine.
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong has shared with Fijivillage that a man once approached him in confidence and told him about being a victim of sexual abuse in the church and he advised
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says the church will be issuing a formal statement today in response to allegations of historic sexual abuse against children in Fiji’s Catholic Churc
