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As we commemorate Girmit Day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says let us be a nation that not only remembers, but honours, not only commemorates, but uplifts and not only mourns the suff
Following heavy rain in recent days, people living in the greater Suva area are again facing water supply issues this Mother's Day due to turbidity problems at the Tamavua Water Treatment Plant, and no timeline has been
Around 400 Fijians of Melanesian descent have met in Nabunikadamu Village in Bua for the first Vualiku Melanesian Council meeting. President Jimi Suliasi says the two-day event was the first of its kind for the Nor
A mother is a teacher, a doctor, a confidant, a chef, a protector, a guide, and the very heartbeat of the home. This has been shared by the Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu as we celebrate Mother’s Day today.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has paid tribute to mothers across the country, saying their unwavering strength, unconditional love and tireless sacrifices are the pillars of famil
This year's Girmit Day theme of “Preserving the Past and Envisioning the Futureâ€, is both profound and timely as it reminds us that memory is not a burden but a beacon of hope and by honouring the struggles and achi
A heavy rain warning remains in force for the whole of the Fiji Group as a trough of low pressure with associated clouds and rain continues to affect the country until later today. The Nadi Weather Office says peo
India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after days of military escalation, deadly cross-border attacks, accusations and counter accusations, had raised acute concerns that the two nuclear-armed neighbou
As we are into the second week of the school holiday, 12-year-old Ashveer Devansh Kumar has been helping his parents run their business in Suva. Their shop is known as Bargain Thrift Store. Kumar is a Year 6 s
Good news for the 152 market vendors Savusavu as a new market for climate-resilient, inclusive market designed to serve the people of Savusavu for generations to come has been opened. Minister for Local Government,
The villagers of Vunivau in Labasa have been raising the need to relocate their village for the past six years, yet nothing has been done by the government. This has been highlighted by the Head of the Qawa Clan, A
Sobbing in tears Tevita Raisuqe, the father of the late former Fiji 7s Olympic silver medalist and Top 14 France base Castres winger Josaia Raisuqe recalls his son selling a few dalo he planted to buy his pair of first
The Uto ni Yalo Trust has shared their frustration over the theft of essential tools from their container at the National Sailing Centre, which are vital to their canoe-building project. The Trust says these tools
As Girmit Day commemoration events begin in Labasa today, Global Girmit Institute says a lack of knowledge about the hardships the Indians faced during the Girmit era is a major reason why there have been racial disharm
There has clearly been some tension at the top over the last week or so. Don’t panic not the change of Government kind, those days are over, but there has certainly been some soul searching as the Coalition Government
People should be prepared for a rainy long weekend as a heavy rain warning is now in force for the whole of Fiji. The Nadi Weather Office says a trough of low pressure with associated clouds and rain will affect th
SODELPA General Secretary, Viliame Takayawa Junior says the party has received nothing in writing after Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka revealed today that he will decide by next week on whether SODELPA will break away
With reckless driving behaviours flagged by the Land Transport Authority as the main cause of road crashes and fatalities on our roads, the Authority has cancelled 70 driver's licences and suspended 48 from January 2024
14-year-old Sidney Ilaise Tupou Vakalahi from Navua has been missing since April 1st last year. Police say Vakalahi was reported missing at the Navua Police Station last year after he left home without informing an
Today marks a momentous occasion for the 106 women who are part of the 2024 cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, graduating after completing their programmes. The programme is a global initiative of the U
