Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Energy Fiji Limited says a total of 35,103 Fijian families are now benefitting from the Government and EFL Electricity Subsidy Scheme as at May this year however National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad s
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar has urged politicians to refrain from using children and their education to score cheap political points after Opposition member of Parliament, Lenora Qereqeretabua was quoted in the Fi
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says just as Rakiraki rose to its feet from Cyclone Winston, so will all of Fiji rise again from the challenge of COVID-19. While opening the new Rakiraki Market, Bainimarama says
Government MP Rohit Ritesh Sharma who is charged with Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm has been released on bail. The 41-year-old was produced in the Nasinu Magistrates Court earlier today. The prosecution h
Government MP to be produced in court for allegedly assaulting his wife A 41-year-old Government MP has been charged with Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm and will be produced in the Nasinu Magistrates Court toda
A 57-year-old labourer who allegedly raped his 4-year-old step-granddaughter in Ba has been charged with three counts of rape and will appear in the Ba Magistrates Court today. Police say the incident allegedly
Police are still waiting for more medical statements before proceeding in the investigation of the 27-year-old flight attendant from Lautoka who was Fiji’s first COVID-19 patient. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qil
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says penalties associated with illegal developments are very low and not an effective deterrent. While speaking in parliament about amendments to the country's Town Plan
54-year-old Mohammad Saheed from Soasoa in Labasa who allegedly breached self-quarantine orders after arriving into Fiji has been granted bail by the Labasa Magistrates Court. Saheed appeared before Magistrate Seni
The 54-year-old man from Soasoa in Labasa who allegedly breached self-quarantine orders after arriving into Fiji has been charged and will appear in a special sitting in the Labasa Magistrates Court today. He was F
Government revenue has decreased by almost $1 billion for the current financial year and is likely to drop by almost $1.5 billion in the 2020/2021 financial year if the economy even becomes more sluggish. Minister
The 54-year-old man from Soasoa in Labasa who had allegedly breached self-quarantine orders after arriving into Fiji has been charged and will be produced in the Labasa Magistrates Court today. The man returned fro
Parliament has today passed the Employment Relations Bill that allows employers to let go of their workers if they cannot provide work due to an act of God which includes COVID-19 - as the definition of an act of God in
The Family Care Leave and Paternity Leave of 5 days each will be reduced to 2 days each during the COVID-19 period and resume to 5 days each when a decision is made by the Minister for Employment. While tabling the
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that if the travel bubble is up this year then there will be no need to access all of the $455 million loan for Fiji Airways that the government has agreed to guarantee.
Minister for Health Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete says their testing is telling them there is no more presence of COVID-19 in our communities however they cannot afford a second or third wave of the disease. While deliv
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has informed parliament that SODELPA (in suspension) or any of its members cannot be entitled to any remuneration or allowances for the duration of the suspension which is 60
Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem has suspended SODELPA for 60 days as it has failed to conduct its management board meeting as per their constitution. Saneem says this is a clear breach of the Politi
As the tourism and hotel business transitions into the next phase of survival, operators involved in the tourism industry will be considering extended Leave Without Pay options, terminations and redundancies in the comi
Parliament has approved the motion by Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum for the government to guarantee Fiji Airways loans totaling $455 million. This includes domestic borrowings of up to FJ$191.1 million a
