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Romania has set up displacement camps and launched rescue operations after floods killed at least four people and destroyed thousands of homes in the east of the country. Military boats and planes are being used to
One of the ways that the Coalition Government is trying to narrow the gap that exists between education and employment is by providing $150 million in funding to the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Scheme (TSLS) to assi
More than 2000 beds are needed at our hospitals to cater for the growing population and constructing new medical infrastructures would cost around $4.6 billion. This was highlighted by the President of the Fiji Med
200 residents of the Dogoru Settlement in Macuata, Vanua Levu, will benefit from the Nabekavu to Dogoru Mains Extension project, which is aimed at improving water infrastructure and access to reliable water services in
Starting on October 2025, the United Kingdom will enforce a significant ban on junk food advertisements to safeguard children’s health. This new rule will prevent online ads for junk food and restrict TV commerci
$67.2 million in arrears are owed to municipalities across the country as 44,749 registered ratepayers around Fiji are urged to pay their various councils their rates so services and infrastructure are not tampered with
Pope Francis has called both major US presidential candidates against life and advised Catholic voters to choose the lesser evil when casting their ballots in the November election. The pontiff says not welcoming
Financial scams and fraud tops the list of pressing consumer complaints received by the Consumer Council of Fiji at the end of the 2023-2024 financial year. The Council says both of this accounts for 958 cases and
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka commissioned three landmark projects this morning for the Fiji Ports Terminal Limited enhancing operational efficiency, sustainability and border security at the Lautoka port. Rabuka
The Ministry of Health is organizing a Workforce Planning Forum next Tuesday and Wednesday with health training institutions in the country to look at strategies to address the gap in the health workforce in the country
Good news for the people of Nausori as Digicel Fiji has opened its new store in Nausori Plaza, which offers a modern and customer-centric design. Digicel Fiji says their Nausori store will offer a wide range of pro
A strong sentiment was shared by the Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran, at the soft launch of the newly refurbished Golden Age Home in Labasa, where she highlighted that the thoug
Thirty-seven people - including three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian national - have been sentenced to death over an attempt to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men we
26-year-old Emily Selala, who is a primary school teacher by profession, was born and raised in Taveuni, the garden island of Fiji and knows too well the struggles she endured with her parents and nine siblings on the i
17-year-old Shreha Shalin Singh, the reigning Miss Teen India 2024, is set to represent Fiji to the Miss Teen of the Universe 2024 from the 1st to the 6th of next month in South Africa. Singh is currently a Year 12
Two homes of individuals believed to be receivers of stolen property were raided by the Central Crime and Criminal Investigations Department Operations, where one person is in custody. Assistant Commissioner of Pol
People's Alliance Party General Secretary Usaia Waqatairewa says a key role has been assigned to the Young Alliance, and that is to lead the review of the Party Constitution. Waqatairewa says this was one of the mo
A 40-year-old man was arrested in Caubati following a raid that resulted in the discovery of several dried branches and leaves wrapped in aluminium foil believed to be marijuana. Police say the raid was conducted by
Education Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Selina Kuruleca says the reason for the delay in paying out of Free Education Grants for Term 2 is due to the transitioning of the new Financial Management Information Systems
Students of Dreketi Central College now have new facilities as three new classrooms with necessary classroom furniture, 120 sets of desks and chairs for students, and three sets of desks and chairs for teachers were com
