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Six communities in Fiji have already been relocated and 42 are in urgent need of moving in the next decade because of the climate change threats. This has been highlighted by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for
US Pesident Joe Biden has cancelled his upcoming visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia due to the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in Washington. White House White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said
I am accountable to the Prime Minister, Cabinet and taxpayers of Fiji, not to unscrupulous politicians who shamelessly insult the Girmitiya and their descendants with their gutter-level comments. This is the respo
The creator of advanced chatbot ChatGPT has called on US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). The BBC reports that Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, testified before a US Se
Renowned YouTuber and globe-trotting food blogger Mark Wiens is in the country with his family. Wiens has over 9 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and over 1.9 million on Instagram. His recent trips
A 49-year-old man appeared in the Savusavu Magistrates Court charged for his alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery in Savusavu last week. It is alleged that the accused with 3 others assaulted four people ou
The Chairman of the Serua Provincial Council, Joeli Ratulevu Cawaki is questioning the Committee on the Review of the Great Council of Chiefs as to what is the importance and meaning of the GCC to the iTaukei people liv
There are a lot of rape cases and sexual violence, and there has never been a need by any government to set up a specialised court for sexual victims but the previous government had brought in a corruption court. A
FIJI Water Foundation today announced that it will be awarding grants totaling $1.2 million this year to support 281 teachers and about 50,000 students. From Suva to the country’s harder-to-reach outer islands, t
Police are following up on some leads in the case of the five men that broke into a house at Shalimar Street in Suva on Monday morning and took off with items worth more than $10,000. Police spokesperson Ana Naisor
Fiji Rugby Administrator Simione Valenitabua has refuted claims in the Fiji Sun that he sent the Legal Officer and Human Resources Manager on leave prior to being appointed as Administrator of FRU. Valenitabua's le
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh has reaffirmed India’s strong commitment to working closely with Fiji in its developmental journey. While speaking during the Girmit Day cel
We will not solve all the heartaches of the past in a week and much work remains to be done, but it marked the end of an ugly chapter in our lives and the dawn of a new era. This has been highlighted by the Deputy
USP academic and historian, Dr Anurag Subramani says indenture was a concealed form of slavery and Girmit is always tied to the idea of coercive labour regime and brutality and we cannot detach it from that. While
The hunt continues for the five men that broke into a house at Shalimar Street in Suva early yesterday morning and took off with items worth more than $10,000. Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro says the matter was at
A 48-year-old man have passed away following an accident along Queens Road, near Semo village in Sigatoka last night. Police say the victim was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 42-year-old man. It is alleg
To address crimes and other social issues in Kadavu, Police aim to empower the 75 villages of the 9 Districts under the “Vueti Sauca†operation, that is currently underway on the island. Police say the Operatio
Fifteen drivers spent their Mother’s Day in custody after they were arrested for drunk and driving between 6am Saturday to 6am yesterday. Police say thirteen arrests were made in the Western Division, while the E
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and leaders of religious organisations and some political parties have signed the Fiji Forward Declaration. This is the process of building the nation together, understanding and work
Deputy Prime Minister and the Leader of the National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad says he, the NFP and descendants of the Girmitiya, unreservedly and unequivocally accept the apology from the Methodist Churc
