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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says the ministry is working closely with other co-agencies including the Ministry of Health to ensure practical and proper measures are in place to protect
Unemployment amongst youths is interconnected with socio-economic issues such as mental health, domestic and gender violence, and alcohol and drug use. Minister for Youth and Sports, Jese Saukuru, highlighted this
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications Manoa Kamikamica says they have already declared 240 sites which have been identified as having poor or no internet connectivity and he will be reaching out to Vodaf
Urgent calls are being made by many people to hold those agencies accountable who did not act swiftly in relation to the EbayShop recruitment scam, which resulted in the fraudsters setting up outlets in different parts
A new life begins for 5 street dwellers today when they graduate with Technical Vocational Education Training certificates at the Fiji National University. Founder and Leader of the Ahava Project Fiji, Naina Senit
Richard Lew Gor of Raiwaqa says he can’t believe his luck after winning a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross after winning Digicel’s Text-to-Win Promotion. Lew Gor says it is like a dream come true while thanking Digicel
A juvenile and four adults will be appear in the Ba Magistrates Court today after they were charged by the Criminal Investigations Department for allegedly raping a 25-year old woman in 2021. The alleged incident
Three men who are all in their 30s are in police custody following an aggravated robbery in Valelevu last night. Police say the three are alleged to have forcefully entered the business premises and stole a small b
A 28-year-old man is in custody for the alleged murder of a 75- year-old woman in Koronivia. The woman’s body was discovered in her home yesterday morning. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police – Crime
More than 800,000 people in the Pacific including Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu will benefit from the USAID climate resilience and adaptation project. This was highlighted by the US Agency for Internatio
The 27-year-old man who allegedly raped and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy in a cemetery compound in the Nausori area in July this year will take his plea in the Suva High Court on Monday. Vecueli Rara is cha
The Ministry of Education is working with relevant stakeholders to enhance the quality of Technical Vocational Education Training by revising the curriculum of all the programs under TVET. This was highlighted by t
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu will be attending the COP meeting in Dubai this year after Parliament approved to amend the Parliament calendar for this year. While tabli
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has received a complaint from members of the Grace Road Church in relation to the manner in which some of their members were taken into custody by state officials, use
Services provided at the Saint Giles Hospital are expected to be boosted after the Ram Krishna Mission and Vedanta Trust donated 100 linen sets and 50 pillowcases to the hospital, and this was coordinated with Westpac.
All Blacks veteran Sam Whitelock will earn his 148th test cap this weekend against Namibia that will put him level with the great Richie McCaw as the most capped All Black of all time, and the equal second highest in in
Police investigators have managed to identify the man who was found dead in a drain along Fletcher Road in Vatuwaqa yesterday morning. From the information gathered, investigators have managed to confirm the manâ€
Oceania Rugby Women's Director and World Rugby Council member Cathy Wong is urging the nation to use sports as a platform to drive policy changes. While speaking at the Safe and Equal Online Spaces Symposium, Wong
A 75-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Koronivia this morning. Police say they cannot determine if it was a case of murder as they have to conduct a post mortem. More details will be revealed later
Apikemeli Tola has been appointed as Chairman of iTaukei Land and Fisheries Commission by the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, Culture, Heritage and Arts. The Ministry says Tola replaces Ratu Vananalagi Vesikula for th
