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The University of Fiji has sought legislative clarity from the Online Safety Commission after the Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaista Shameem and the University were targeted over the weekend by an on-line trolling crusa
Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde has revealed that Acting DPP, Nancy Tikoisuva has specifically requested Chief Justice Salesi Temo to suspend Pryde and set up another Tribunal to hear the fresh allega
Students intending to become teachers, now need to undergo interviews with the Ministry of Education. This was highlighted by Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service CEO Hasmukh Lal who says the Ministry of Educati
As Fiji grapples with a rise in littering, the Ministry for Environment is working to protect the Nation’s ecosystems by implementing stricter regulations, promoting community clean-ups, and raising awareness about wa
China has raised serious security concerns after the construction of a six storey apartment called The Grand, right next to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China located along Queen Elizabeth Drive in Suva.
Founder of The Bure Production, Adi Tulia Nacola, celebrated a major milestone with the launch of her first 25-minute short film, Bubu Belo, at the Film Fiji office in Suva. Performed in the iTaukei language, the f
The first ever quadruple graft heart bypass surgery without a single drop of blood transfusion because of the patient's religious beliefs has been carried out at Nadi’s Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital. A t
Despite sharing facilities with Ratu Meli Primary School and losing a classroom to a fire, Yasawa North Secondary School has achieved a 100 percent pass rate in the Year 12 external exams. Principal Tomasi Lakeba t
New provisions in the Employment Relations Act, aimed at enhancing protection for women in the workplace, could allow women to use three out of the 10 days of sick leave if they are suffering due to menstruation, take l
Attorney General, Graham Leung stresses that the President's directive for the DPP, Christopher Pryde to return to work and start must be respected. Leung says the staff must facilitate his return in orderly fashio
A 76 percent pass rate has been recorded in the Fiji Year 12 Certificate Examination after the provisional results were released this afternoon. This result is an improvement compared to a 74 percent pass rate in 2
The University of Fiji says that to scrap the automatic progression, also known as ‘no-repeat’, decision in the schooling system is likely to breach the provisions of a number of the United Nations Conventions and D
The haste with which the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Nancy Tikoisuva has reviewed my personal file and laid a complaint with FICAC days before I resume my duties as the DPP leaves me suspicious as to her tru
The Police Force is strongly refuting claims made by the Coordinator of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali who says Nadi Police had told Latchman Krishna who killed his wife and took his own life to go back h
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre is calling for an immediate investigation into how Nadi Police handled the case of Latchman Krishna who killed his wife and then took his own life last Friday. FWCC Coordinator Sham
Alarming statistics have been revealed by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, with 1513 new cases that came to their branches around Fiji for counselling between January and December 2024. FWCC Coordinator Shamima Al
The Ministry of Health is referring the issue of the alleged drink spiking incident at the Warwick Resort in December, to the Ministry of Tourism. When asked by fijivillage News on whether an investigation and test
The Fiji Police Force have recorded 13 serious accidents in the last 13 days which raises serious concerns for both drivers and pedestrians. Police Director of Traffic and Transport Control, Senior Superintendent o
Commissioner of Inquiry, Justice David Ashton Lewis clarifies that Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was not subjected to a “grilling†during his two-hour session at the Commission of Inquiry, as reported by the Fiji S
Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde confirms he has advised the Official Secretary to the President that he will formally resume his duties as DPP next Monday. Pryde confirmed this when fijivillage N
