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Soqosoqo Vakamarama iTaukei is calling for immediate consultations from owners of the Draft Police Bill. Representative Adi Finau Tabakaucoro says at the moment their understanding is that this draft bill is suppos
Friends and families gathered in Nadele, Sabeto this morning to pay their final respects to 5-month-old baby, Adrian Ruhan Rai and his grandparents, Bhagwan Din and Aqliman Bibi who died in a tragic house fire early las
A study has said that France concealed the true impact of its nuclear tests in the Pacific from the 1960s to the 1990s. The study was carried out in collaboration between French news website Disclose, researchers f
A statement by Buckingham Palace says the race issues raised by the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during an interview with Oprah Winfrey are "concerning" and will be addressed by the family privately. They say "re
Fiji Development Bank Acting CEO Saiyad Hussain says entrepreneurship can help address a number of social issues such as poverty, malnutrition, education and access to clean water and sanitation. While speaking at
More students who have been severely affected by the recent cyclone are expected to be assisted with textbooks after the Ministry of Education today received 106,000 textbooks donated by the Fiji Association in Auckland
President of the Namaka Market Vendors Association, Mariana Divikoca says the biggest challenge for her and other women vendors is what they used to earn in a day is now earned in a week. While speaking at the Inte
Land Transport Authority CEO, Samuel Simpson says the Fiji Police Force will be visiting Ratu Navula College to book students who have allegedly caused damage to a school bus. Simpson says they recently received al
More than 100 women who are struggling to provide for their families due to COVID-19 took part in a training session organized by FRIEND Fiji today on how they can use crops such as cassava and kumala to make flour, noo
Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar says women vendors have stood strong together with the municipal councils in ensuring our markets are safe spaces to continue supporting local economic development in the fac
50 tablets as well as computers and laptops have been donated by UNDP to the Ministry of Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management to help with the gathering of key data from damage assessments conducted after
Villagers in maritime areas whose farms have been affected by the recent tropical cyclones are in need of seedlings for fast and high yielding crops. Gunu Village Church Steward, Lakai Lesulala says most of the vil
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali says talking about women’s human rights is political while responding to comments made about Ali and others by a Minister she termed as our Minister for Everything
Allegations have surfaced that children living in Dilkusha Home in Nausori have been subjected to verbal and physical abuse and neglect. The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director, Ashwin Raj says
Police are searching for 15-year-old Yuen Tawake who has been missing for almost two weeks. Tawake was last seen leaving her home in Samabula on 27th February. Police say an inquiry was made when she failed to
Tonight’s planned water shutdown for several areas between Suva and Nausori has been postponed by the Water Authority of Fiji because of bad weather. They are yet to confirm the new date for the planned shutdown.
Police have launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of children at the Dilkusha Home in Nausori. Spokesperson, Ana Naisoro confirms the matter was referred to the Criminal Investigations Department by the
Trade unions representing sailors have claimed that hundreds of people are still being prevented from travelling to Kiribati because of COVID-19 restrictions and border closures. Some seafarers stranded in northern
3 new border quarantine cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. The first two cases are two women aged 69 and 39 who travelled to Fiji from California, arriving on flight FJ1813 from Los Angeles on March 1st. B
A winner of the ‘Wave of Change’ European Union Pacific art competition says she wants to use her art as a medium to inspire others to speak out and end violence against women. Anna Saumaki of Jai Narayan Colle
