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With the country’s HIV status continuing to grow, the Health Ministry is looking at getting more funding in the upcoming 2025/2026 National Budget to run their different HIV programs. Minister for Health Dr Ratu
The role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is an integral part of our primary health care system as they provide an important linkage between the health system and the communities. This was highlighted by the Perm
In a bid to support young farmers with modern equipment as a step towards greater self and economic resilience, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka handed over a brand new excavator worth $198,000 to the students of the Navu
A bank employee who allegedly forged bank statements and a vehicle policy with the intent to facilitate the approval and disbursement of a loan of over $280,000 to five clients has been charged and will be produced in
Strikes by Israel and Iran continue as the conflict between the two countries intensifies. It comes after Israel attacked Iran early on Friday, hitting nuclear facilities, military sites and populated areas. I
More than 270 bodies have been recovered from the site of Thursday’s plane crash in Ahmedabad, India. The London-bound aircraft crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off, killing all but one of the 2
Four men, including two 18-year-olds, will appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court today, charged with their alleged involvement in a series of yaqona thefts in the Northern Division. Police say the two other men ar
Four men, including two 18-year-olds, will appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court today, charged with their alleged involvement in a series of yaqona thefts in the Northern Division. Police say the two other men ar
Sugarcane farmers now have greater financial security with the launch of the new Mortgage Protection Cover, unveiled yesterday at the 2025 Annual Farmers Open Day at Kotonivere Grounds in Labasa. The scheme, which
The Methodist Church in Fiji is encouraging all Fijians to strengthen their family ties and improve the core values on the foundation of what a family is built on. While celebrating Family Sunday today, the Preside
Serious concerns have been raised by the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission on the mistreatment, neglect, and exploitation of older persons following alarming cases brought to the Commission that reflect th
Democratic state politician Melissa Hortman and her husband have been killed in what appears to be a "politically motivated assassination. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says democratic state lawmaker John Hoffman and
With the HIV crisis continuing to be a concern for Fiji, and with cases now being confirmed in children, Assistant Minister for Health Penioni Ravunawa is calling on parents to start discussing these issues within their
Israel pounded Iran for a second day yesterday, and the nation’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says its campaign would intensify, while Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had held out as the only way
The Ministry for Health received six new ambulances from the Japanese Government, which have been distributed to six sub-divisions to ensure a consistent and fully operational ambulance fleet. While speaking at the
In the heat of the day, over 12 teams competed in round 2 of the Suva Netball Association Club League Competition, held at the Suva Netball Association Club League Competition. Starting with the first round of the
The late Vatimi Rayalu, former Minister for Agriculture and Waterways, will be buried at the Old Suva Cemetery on Friday, 20th June 2025. The reguregu will begin on Wednesday, 18th June 2025, at the Vodafone Arena,
Students of Naloto District School in Ba will no longer have to drink from water tanks after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka commissioned a new water pipe system worth $3,726.15. This project was funded under the Sm
More than 800 people in the communities of Dalomo, Lomanikoro, and Tiliva in Bua may soon have safer and quicker access to schools, farms, health services, and markets following the groundbreaking ceremony of the new $1
Sugarcane farmers who have been affected by off-season fires will be given a one-off rehabilitation package of $650 per acre of sugarcane destroyed. The Minister for Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh revealed this
