Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
A recent study has shown that inequality in Fiji has dropped and Fiji is one of 5 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region to have achieved this. This was revealed by the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while spea
The Fiji Roads Authority stresses that it is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity and they do not only hire expatriates but also employ locals in top executive and managerial positions. Fijivillag
Serious concerns have been raised by a SODELPA member in relation to the comments made by SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka calling for a public poll to be conducted to determine how many leaders are engaging in adulterous
Four Asian nationals facing trafficking in persons, domestic trafficking in persons, rape and sexual servitude charges have been discharged after the complainants could not be located. The Office of the Director of
Three people arrested for impersonating Fiji Revenue and Customs Service officers are expected to be charged today. Fiji Revenue and Customs Service CEO Visvanath Das says for the past two weeks some members of the
A 8-year-old boy is in serious condition in hospital after a road accident in Solovi, Nadi this morning. A 15-year-old boy and his father have been questioned at the Nadi Police Station following the horrific
Three people are currently in police custody for impersonating Fiji Revenue and Customs Service officers. CEO of Fiji Revenue and Customs Service Visvanath Das says for the past 2 weeks some members of the public h
The Fiji Airways Drua lost 45-36 to Brisbane City in their opening match of the National Rugby Championship. Brisbane City scored seven tries in the match compared to the Drua’s six tries. The Drua were
The government has reviewed and approved for the increase in meal allowances and overtime allowances for civil servants. This came into effect from yesterday. In a statement, the Attorney‑General and Ministe
The Fiji National Provident Fund has today clarified that since joining the FNPF Board, Chairman Ajith Kodagoda and Board Director Sanjay Kaba have not taken any Board Fees and Allowances for FNPF and its subsidiaries a
Police are investigating the death of a man in Vuninokonoko Road in Navua this morning. Chief of Intelligence and Investigations, ACP Biu Matavou says the man passed away after a fight broke out during a drinking p
The Auditor General has apologized to the people of Fiji for mistakes in the 2016 Auditor General’s reports tabled in parliament in July this year. Ajay Nand has also assured people that this will not happen
15 people who are charged with sedition have a case to answer. Lautoka High Court Judge Justice Aruna Aluthge delivered his ruling after the defence counsel filed a no case to answer application. The case for
High Court Judge Justice Lyone Seneviratne has struck out Ratu Isoa Tikoca’s application for leave to apply for a judicial review challenging the decision of parliament to suspend him for the rest of the term of p
Former Naboro Mart Limited Manager Dhansukh Lal Bhika has been discharged by the Suva High Court and granted immunity from prosecution as he is now a FICAC witness in the Ifereimi Vasu and Peniasi Kunatuba trial. F
Is Fiji ready to deal with an approaching tsunami and do we have a coordinated approach in place to deal with how to disseminate tsunami warnings? Plans are now in place to have fully functional tsunami warning sir
Police are currently investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy in Navakai, Nadi. Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says it is an alleged suicide case. The boy’s body was found outside the house in Navakai.
Stop believing rubbish being put up on Facebook. Yet another ugly rumour was circulating on social media about TFL and their Vodafone Fiji Hibiscus Queen. Many people just believed it as a fact, shared the inf
Is it constitutional to have a race based division in an institution in the country? That is the question many are now asking after the Methodist Church in Fiji decided that it will continue to have an Indian Divis
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 5 years 4 months imprisonment by the Nausori Magistrates Court for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy this year. He was charged with one count of sexual assault. The
