Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
2,306 athletes will be competing for 93 gold medals in different track and field events in this year’s Coca Cola Games which is the biggest athletics meet in the world. Athletes from 123 schools are taking pa
The Minister of Education Dr Mahendra Reddy said the only way teachers can deal with sexual issues in schools is through counselling. This follows some cases involving lesbian activities in an all girls boarding sc
An individual connected to ISIS who has been highlighted in the Australian media as a person of Fijian and Cambodian descent has had no direct association with Fijian nationals. The Age has reported that Australia&
The Fiji Police Force is recommending to chiefs that they should allow the legal process to take its course and inform Police immediately about the crimes being committed by the villagers before they make the decision t
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama said Fiji has made its stand clear that it will not attend the Pacific Islands Forum or PIF Summit in Papua New Guinea unless Australia and New Zealand go out of the Forum. Bainim
There is confirmation today that chiefs do not have the legal authority to exile someone from a village. After the Cakaudrove Provincial Council had recently agreed to exile those found cultivating marijuana, the D
The Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has hit out at his Fijian counterpart, Voreqe Bainimarama’s call for the removal of New Zealand and Australia from the Pacific Islands Forum. The Samoa Ob
Six men who have been found guilty for the Bank of the South Pacific Samabula branch robbery in 2012 have been handed down prison sentences by the Suva High Court. Josaia Usumaki has been sentenced to 17 years impr
Two passengers who sustained injuries in a horrific road accident at Princes Road, Tamavua last night, are under observation at the CWM Hospital. A 22-year-old lost his life in this accident. According to Poli
Three people died on our roads in three separate road accidents yesterday. A mini bus driver lost his life after a head on collision with a bus at Princes Road, Tamavua at about 9 last night. Details on this a
A family of Nasinu today lost their youngest son in a horrific road accident on Kings Road near the Fiji dairy factory. Fijivillage has been informed that like every Sunday, 25-year-old Kritesh Kumar, was on his wa
Minister for Health and Medical Services Jone Usamate called on all nurses around the country to show more improvement as others around the world are doing better than Fiji. While speaking at the opening
It is all about the money when it comes to rugby union and any chance of a Pacific Islanders team in the Super Rugby competition looks very slim at this stage. Speaking to Fijivillage, Chairman of the Australian Ru
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has instructed the Minister for Finance, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to ensure that Fiji Revenue Customs Authority redoubles its efforts to deal with FRCA’s serious shortcomings. Wh
Fiji Pine Group of Companies has paid out a record $1 million in lease security bonus payments to the pine landowners. While presenting the cheques to the landowners, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said Fiji Pin
The search continues for a church pastor who went missing in the Vunaniu River in Serua after he was swept away by strong currents with another man last night. The two men were trying to cross the river. Fijiv
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama said that the Opposition Leader, Ro Teimumu Kepa should realize that her own narrow-minded views are not shared by the vast majority of Itaukei who want a fair go for every Fijian.
A 30-year-old contractor of Vatutu, Nadi, passed away this morning after a road accident on Denarau Road late yesterday. Police Director of Traffic Mahesh Mishra said the contractor was driving with two passengers
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama stresses that the government boarding school policy to assist students from the rural and maritime areas is not a threat to the Itaukei as claimed by Opposition Leader, Ro Teimumu K
The Multinational Observer Group has stated that the outcome of the 2014 Fijian Election broadly represented the will of the Fijian voters and the conditions were in place for Fijians to exercise their right to vot
