Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Suva High Court has today dismissed an application of a 42-year-old man who had sought court orders for his birth certificate to be changed to state that he is now a female after undergoing a sex change. The ma
A special farewell ceremony has been organized for the outgoing President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau at Government House tomorrow. The farewell ceremony will start at 2pm tomorrow. Ratu Epeli leaves office after s
The Consumer Council of Fiji is urging traders to uphold business ethics and do the right thing by not increasing the price of goods from the old stock following the 2016 National Budget announcement last Friday. C
SODELPA General Secretary Pio Tabaiwalu has today expressed concern about the recruitment of 3 police officers into the Fiji Military after they were charged with unlawfully and indecently assaulting Iowane Benedit
Police will soon question the 7-year-old girl who was raped by an unknown man in Lautoka last Monday. The girl has been discharged from hospital. Police say the incident occurred last Monday morning and the vi
The Chief Health Inspector for the Ministry of Health Dip Chand says there is no excuse for having a dirty restaurant or eatery. There have been complaints about the sanitary condition of a popular restaurant in La
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has appealed to those in the union movement to work with the government and not against it. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s Exporter of the Year award, Bainimarama says unio
The International Labour Organization has deferred the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry for Fiji. This is after the Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations, Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation and Fiji
Police are now questioning two suspects who may have been involved in the death of a 14-year-old girl in Kulukulu, Sigatoka. It has been confirmed by Police that she was found at the back of their home yesterday.
Finance Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the VAT reduction will benefit everyone despite the inclusion of VAT on some basic items. VAT will be reduced from 15% to 9% from January 1st 2016. H
VAT will be reduced from 15 percent to 9 percent from January 1st 2016. While delivering the 2016 National Budget, Finance Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the VAT reduction from next year will result in the reduc
The government will announce its revenue and expenditure policies today on which duties and taxes are going up or down and how much funding will be allocated to the different government ministries to provide services to
The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation is hoping that the government will focus on consistency of policies when it announces the 2016 National Budget tomorrow. Chief Executive Officer, Nesbitt Hazelman said som
A major localisation drive is now fully underway at Fiji Airways to get more local pilots flying for our international airline. The new Fiji Airways CEO and Managing Director, Andre Viljoen says 55 percent of the p
Police are now hunting for a man who allegedly raped a 7-year-old girl in Lautoka on Monday morning. Twelve officers are now working around the clock to try and solve the case. They are conducting house to hou
The fifth suspect in regards to the Iowane Benedito video brutality case has been charged and produced in the Nasinu Magistrates Court. Pita Matairavula who is a soldier, was interviewed by police in relation to hi
Huge outsider, New Zealand bred‑horse Prince of Penzance has won the 2015 Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse. History has also been created as Australian jockey, Michelle Payne is the first
The average annual rate of inflation for the twelve months to October this year stands at 1.1%. This has been confirmed by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics. There are two measures of inflation used in Fiji. One c
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will officially open the $43 million Wainisavulevu Weir Raising Project in Monasavu today. The commissioning of the Wainisavulevu Weir Raising Project will boost the country’
44-year-old Filipe Kepa remains in custody as he is unable to produce a surety and pay the bail bond. Kepa who is charged with three counts of rape and one count of pornographic activity, appeared in the Lautoka Hi
