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It was a heartbreaking morning for a family residing in Waidamudamu Road in Vunimoli, Labasa, as their 4-bedroom house was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Sharlmendra Kamal Bhan, the house owner, told fijivill
Following recent road accidents and reckless driving behaviours among Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers, the National Joint Enforcement Joint Order between the Land Transport Authority and the Fiji Police Force will
VITIFM personality, Paula Roko Nabuta fondly known as ‘Ouch Mama’ will be laid to rest today. The funeral service will start at 10am today at Saint Mark Anglican Church in Balabala Crescent, Newtown. He wi
A 13-year-old student is the youngest patient to have tested positive for HIV. This was revealed by Ema Rakaususu, a representative from the Ministry of Health’s Department for Sexual Reproductive Health Clinic,
The Land Transport Amendment Bill 2025 will be debated in Parliament today. The Bill was moved by the Minister for Public Works, Transport and Meteorological Services Ro Filipe Tuisawau under Standing Order 51.
The nation needs to learn from the past, as Fiji’s education system was not founded in secularism but was built largely by religious communities. Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, Pro
People can expect some relief at the pump and on household gas expenses, as fuel and gas prices will decrease from tomorrow. The price of unleaded fuel drops from $2.76 to $2.68 per litre and the price of premix dr
There are 20 prohibited migrants that the Ministry of Immigration is currently trying to track down. This has been confirmed by Minister for Immigration Viliame Naupoto while responding to questions by Opposition M
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says when the Coalition Government came into power, the first thing they recognised was that they needed to bring certainty and give the civil servan
Speaker of Parliament, Filimoni Jitoko expressed his condolences with other Members of Parliament after the death of a member of the Immigration Ministry staff at Lagilagi Housing, which is very close to where he lives.
$92,310 which was raised last year has been presented during the Bushells Fiji’s Biggest Morning Tea to help transform lives and strengthen cancer care across Fiji. According to the Fiji Cancer Support and Medica
The time has come for principals to understand the meaning of leadership, separate from their roles as administrators and managers of the school system. University of Fiji's Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaista Shame
The final journey home of VITIFM personality, Paula Roko Nabuta fondly known as ‘Ouch Mama’ starts this evening. Roko’s funeral cortege will leave CWM Hospital Mortuary at 6.40pm. For those who want to s
Both the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025 and the international rugby test match between Fiji and Scotland will go ahead as scheduled at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva this July. The Fiji Football Association, Fiji Rug
People can hope for easing of traffic congestion during peak hours as the Ministry of Transport, with key stakeholders, will trial some solutions for a month. While speaking during the public consultation at St. Jo
The economic cost of violence against women and girls in Fiji is estimated at over $300 million per year, roughly 7% of our annual GDP. The Fiji Women's Rights Movement highlighted this following the tragic inciden
Investment Fiji has been awarded the Foreign Direct Investment Award for the South, East Asia and Oceania region at the AIM Investment Awards 2025, held during the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Congress in Abu Dhabi,
Principals from various schools around the country are currently taking part in the 2025 Fiji Principals Conference at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva. President of the Fiji Principals Association, Kamlesh Prasad,
Over 50 street youths were registered during the Easter on the Park Program, with two youths gaining casual employment post-event, seven youths under the age of 25 years will attend a carpentry course at Centre for Appr
The Lautoka City Council is currently owed $10 million in rates and rental arrears according to figures presented in Parliament during the debate on the Council’s 2015–2017 Annual Reports. While supporting the
