Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Jone Usamate says the Suva Civic Centre has been properly sealed off and building material containing asbestos that was removed has been safely stored. He says it is
Information has now emerged from UN documents on the asbestos issue at the Suva Civic Centre where it says that it is worth noting that there has been a lot of hype on social media unfortunately instigated by a junior s
Prime Minister and the incoming President of COP23 Voreqe Bainimarama says the decision by the Trump Administration to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change is deeply disappointing, especially for the
Two banks will close their main branches in Suva today in light of the asbestos contamination at the Suva Civic Centre. ANZ says that as a precautionary measure the ANZ House branch in Suva will be closed today.
The Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Jone Usamate has stated that the National Occupational Health and Safety Service has ordered for works at the Suva Civic Centre building by SCC contractors to cease
A 30-year-old male fashion designer, Ilaitia Mainabaubau also known as Ilai Jikoiono appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court earlier this afternoon. He is charged with two counts of assault causing actual bodily har
72 separate incidents of sexual offences have been reported for May this year and the youngest victims were just over 1-year-old while a police officer was also charged with sexual assault in a separate case. The O
About four hundred sugar cane farmers from Labasa were present at Waiqele Secondary School last night for the cane farmers meeting with Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, FSC’s CEO Graham Clark and FSC&rsqu
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority will roll out its VAT Monitoring System project soon with supermarkets in the country. The VMS software will be linked to the supermarkets cash register and will provide a rea
No more tents or temporary classrooms for students of a school in Ra. 232 students of Vunikavikaloa Arya School in Nalawa were all smiles today as they will now be able to study again in a proper learning environme
Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco‑related disease, combat poverty and, according to a first‑ever WHO report, reduce large‑scale enviro
Police have found 12-year-old Zach Allen Feresi of Rifle Range, Lautoka who was reported missing from his home last Saturday night. Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro says that officers in Namaka managed to find him w
Reconciliation of accounts is a problem with all ministries which later on leads to write offs. This was highlighted by the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Ashneel Sudhakar while the Ministry of Infrastru
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka has now made it clear that a SODELPA Government will remove the fixed term contracts of civil servants and return the retirement age to 60 years. Rabuka has made the statement af
Discussions on the fate of the Methodist Church of Fiji sub-committee which prepared the submission that was sent to the i-Taukei Affairs Ministry on the proposed Village By‑Laws will be addressed in the Standing Comm
Fiji is now awaiting US President Donald Trump’s decision on the Paris Agreement. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s numerous calls for US President Donald Trump not abandon the Paris Agreement will be
It has been made clear by the government that the right processes are being followed in the Sigatoka river dredging project. Minister for Agriculture and National Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu stresses tha
The Fiji Roads Authority says some companies are consistently and knowingly overloading our roads to maximize their profits. Speaking at the Fiji Roads Information Forum at Novotel in Lami, CEO John Hutchison says
787 child welfare cases were reported to the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation between August last year to April 2017. Minister, Mereseini Vuniwaqa says the highest number of cases were recorded i
923 more people have received grants under the Small and Micro Business Grants initiative after the Indian government handed over a cheque of $FJ3.6 million to the Fijian government. The grant disbursement at Alber
