Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The International Women’s Association (Fiji) delivered 10 cartons of saline solution to the CWM Hospital Children’s Ward yesterday afternoon, on top of the ones they delivered on Tuesday and questions are being aske
A fire that broke out at the University of the South Pacific’s Lower Campus in Laucala this morning has been successfully contained by the National Fire Authority. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The
A call is being made to break the silence on menopause as there is very little understanding of what menopause is, resulting in many women suffering in silence. This has been highlighted on fijivillage Straight T
Shailendra Raju, who was a campaigner for the People’s Alliance in the 2022 general elections and also a former executive of the Fiji Labour Party and former Private Secretary of the late former Prime Minister Laiseni
Following concerns by many teachers on the delay in payment of their salary and FNFP contributions, Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro says they are actively working to resolve all pending salary payment issues.
A 51-year-old woman was charged with one count of manslaughter arising from breach of duty after she allegedly left her 18-month-old grandson unsupervised which resulted in the child’s death. This has been confir
Fiji needs about 500 pacemakers every year, more doctors who can carry out pacemaker implantation and people to provide technical support for pacemaker services at the CWM Hospital. Renowned General and Interventio
The government should dedicate more funding towards human rights movements and the empowerment of women, and it should stop funding the military. The Coordinator of the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali, ment
President of International Women's Association Fiji says the shortage of IV fluids, particularly saline, remains a pressing issue. Compain says while they acknowledge the Ministry of Health’s efforts to address p
The University of Fiji has reported an unprecedented level of the achievements of female students across all sections and academic departments at the university over the past 5 years. This was revealed in a report
Police are currently conducting their investigation after an empty bullet shell casing was found on a Fiji Airways flight that arrived in Nadi from Sydney last evening. Police say the casing was discovered in one o
As dengue cases rise in the country, the Ministry of Health confirms that intravenous (IV) fluids are not out of stock. Some medical experts have said that the IV stocks are running low as the only way to deal with
Many teachers who have started teaching this year are raising serious concerns about not receiving their pay since the school term started while the Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says teachers must submit their doc
Two families in Ba are mourning the sudden loss of their children, both students of Xavier College, as the Ministry of Health confirms that one died from dengue while the other death, ruled as dengue-related, is now und
The Electoral Law Reform Commission will be looking at the requirement of five percent threshold to get into the Parliament. Chair and former Chief Justice, Daniel Fatiaki and Commissioner and economist, Professor
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s side will meet Kenya in the HSBC Singapore 7s cup final at 11.41 tonight. This is after they outplayed Argentina 33-24 in the second cup semi final. The Fiji team looked da
Candidates and politicians need to declare their assets and liabilities so that people can see that they are not feathering their nests through their parliamentary decisions. Electoral Law Reform Commissioner and e
A birthday celebration has turned into a tragedy as two children are currently admitted in the Intensive Care Unit while two are in the Children’s Ward of the CWM Hospital following an accident in Vuci Road, Nausori l
A man in his 60s lost his life following an unfortunate accident last night in Lautoka. Police say the man was driving along Paipai Road when he allegedly lost control of his vehicle, causing it to veer off the roa
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s side will meet Argentina in the HSBC Singapore 7s second cup semi final at 6.56 tonight. This is after they thrashed traditional rivals New Zealand 36-5 in their second pool gam
