Latest News news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
Fiji Institute of Technology director Dr Ganesh Chand is the new interim Vice Chancellor of the Fiji National University. He is also the chairman of the interim FNU Council. The Fiji National University sees the mergin
Punters are walking through rain and wind today but the weather bureau predicts the showers should stop in the afternoon for the 149th running of the Melbourne Cup. The cool weather is a relief for Melbourne after sever
Students who are good in writing and speaking their vernacular language fluently grasp other languages very easily. These are the words of the general secretary of the Fiji Teachers Union Agni Deo Singh who said a stud
Chief Justice Anthony Gates is expected to meet with Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama later today in relation to the treatment of Fiji's judges by the governments of Australia and New Zealand. Chief Just
An early morning fire has partly destroyed a Primary School in Lautoka. Lautoka Muslim Primary School, Administrative Officer Rahim Gul said the fire started around 1.30am and the school security officer informed them a
People living in Nadi and Lautoka will have to put up with another week of water rationing as the Water Supply Department continues with their repair works. Media Liaison Officer Maika Nagalu said they are still conduct
The Australian High Commission in Suva has now issued a statement saying that they never disallowed the incoming judges from Sri Lanka to transit through Australia to Fiji. The High Commission stated it is not the case
A four year old girl Sera Rosi Ratu is now recovering well at the Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital after the court ordered that she should be provided blood transfusion. The matter had to be taken to court last week
One day remains before 14,569 form four students around the country will sit their Fiji Junior Certificate Examinations (FJCE). Months of note taking and studying will come to the fore tomorrow when these students sit t
Youths are agents of change and peace builders. This is the aim of a workshop organized by ECREA called "Conflict and Role of Young people as Peace Builders" which gets underway in Lautoka today, which will be
The Fiji Police Traffic Department will be working tirelessly this festive season with an aim to prevent road accidents during the time when most people travel to their villagers to meet their loved ones. Director Traf
The proper process has not been followed and you can't just bring into the High Court new charges! Those were the strong words of Ratu Sakiusa Tuisolia's lawyer, Devinesh Sharma after it was revealed in High Cou
People who sit on different boards of the subsidiary companies of Fijian Holdings Limited (FHL) will only get paid one set of board fees and allowances. FHL Chief Executive Sereana Qoro has made this clear in the FHL AG
The Suva City Council (SCC) has stressed that the $25 fees per annum for rubbish collection is to bear the extra cost of collecting rubbish from each household and dumping it at the the Naboro landfill. The Media Liaiso
The New Zealand High Commission Suva said there are some issues that need to be clarified regarding the visa that was granted to Family Court judge Anjala Wati and her 22 month old son for an eye operation overseas. Thi
Exactly nine years to the day today, the paramount chief of Naitasiri, Ratu Inoke Takiveikata appeared in the High Court in relation to charges of mutiny on November 2nd, 2000. Ratu Inoke Takiveikata, charged with inci
The transportation of marijuana leaves from Navosa has not stopped despite numerous raids conducted by Police over the last few months. A 30 old man was stopped in Navosa yesterday who was allegedly on his way to Suva t
Chairman of Fijian Holdings Limited (FHL) Isoa Kaloumaira said proper consultations were carried out before FHL made the bid to buy BP Oil which was worth $190 million which was later turned down after FHL could not get
The Police Drug Unit raided a farm in a village in Rewa and uprooted Marijuana plants worth more than $70,000. Assistant Spokesperson, Sergeant Atunaisa Sokomuri said the raid was carried out after information from memb
About 35 locals have started their employment with Mindpearl an independent owned global call center at Kalabu Tax free zone in Nasinu. Mindpearl CEO William Patterson said Fiji's International Airline Air Pacific a
