Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Catholic Education Office in Fiji is now lobbying for Catholic schools and parents to write to the Constitution Commission to have Catholics as heads of their schools. This follows the rejection of their proposal by
The largest transaction in the history of the South Pacific Stock Exchange has been witnessed today with Coca-Cola Amatil Fiji Limited buying 89.59 percent of the shares in Fosters Group Pacific Limited. The total amoun
The Chairman of the Constitutional Commission said he has suspicions that some people are afraid to appear to give their submissions to the commission although all types of submissions are being made. While taking s
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said new political parties that have not relied on race as their main driving force to get votes will definitely emerge before the 2014 elections. Commodore Bainimarama sa
Officials of Fiji’s champion rugby side Nadroga are currently meeting with the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) and the Fiji Sports Council (FSC) as they seek answers on how much return will be going back to the union and th
Fiji’s domestic airline Pacific Sun is drawing up a policy to take in more local pilots and set up a clear career path and progression plan for incoming pilots. Pacific Sun general manager Shaenaz Voss said th
An issue that the SDL, Fiji Labour Party, United People’s Party and National Federation Party have raised in their submission to the Pacific Islands Forum is their concern that senior politicians like Laisenia Qar
The Fijian flag was flying high at the London Olympic Stadium yesterday with the happiest man on the planet at the time, Fiji paralympian Iliesa Delana, proudly running around the track. The photo was priceless as Delan
The Fijian flag was flying high at the London Olympic Stadium yesterday with the happiest man on the planet at the time, Fiji paralympian Iliesa Delana, proudly running around the track. The photo was priceless as Delan
Years of commitment and sacrifice finally paid off this morning for Iliesa Delana after he won gold in the Paralympic Games in London. The 27-year-old won Fiji’s first ever Paralympic medal and just the second
The biggest union for civil servants, the Fiji Public Service Association (FPSA), is refusing to comment on whether it has also pulled away from the Fiji Labour Party (FLP). Fijivillage has contacted FPSA general secret
The president of the Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) Daniel Urai said the representatives of all the unions affiliated with FTUC have decided that their support for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) should stop. Urai
Fiji Sun publisher and CEO Peter Lomas has today made it clear that the newspaper carefully considered the Fiji Women’s Crisis Center advertisement and has confirmed that it did not print it because it did not mee
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has raised concerns on freedom of expression in Fiji following claims that the major local newspapers were unable to print a paid advertisement which raised certain questions on the c
A 53-year-old man has lost his life after a house fire in Sigatoka last night. Police said the victim who was of unsound mind was trapped inside the house in Naevuevu Village. Another 45-year-old farmer who was
It is that special time of the year again when you say thanks to Dad for all he has done as today is Father’s Day. It will also be a time for those who have lost their dad, to cherish the special memories.
A 48-year-old man has died due to excessive loss of blood and injuries he sustained in a serious road accident on Thursday afternoon at Sigatoka. The man died yesterday at the hospital. The deceased was a passenger i
Pacific leaders are still talking tough on Fiji, but there are signs their stance is softening following discussions at the Pacific Islands Forum. Leaders from the forum’s 15 member countries - including Prime Min
The Methodist Church of Fiji is calling on its church leaders to relook at their roles due to the drop in its membership. Church president Reverend Tuikilakila Waqairatu said they have accepted the decrease in members w
About eight classrooms in two old wooden buildings of Penang Sangam High School in Rakiraki have been destroyed by a fire early this morning. Eye witnesses say the fire started around 4am. Firefighters from
