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Virisila Silivere, has been hailed a hero for saving three children and three adults from drowning last week by the Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Sashi Kiran. Kiran highlighted th
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua presented their i-Tatau to President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere at the State House this morning as they embark on another season of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific season. Ratu Wili
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica, says in Fiji, the blue economy also holds enormous potential for the development of various industries such as food security, shipping and fisheries th
Attorney General, Siromi Turaga will appear on a special fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan at 8pm tonight. Straight Talk is returning due to a huge public demand as people are saying they want straight
UN Resident Coordinator, Sanaka Samarasinha, thanked Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew for the continued partnership with the Fiji Police Force, adding that ongoing projects between the UN and the Police have
The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association is pleased with the announcement by the new government of Fiji on the release of the FJ$10 million USP grant and the commitment to fully restoring contribution
The Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya, is shocked at the high rate of serious sexual offences that have been highlighted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and h
In a historic payout, FijiCare Insurance Limited has disbursed its first ever ClimateCare parametric microinsurance payment via digital wallets and bank payments for over 535 insured members amounting to $100,000.
254 inspections have been conducted by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission in regards to the prices of fuel and LPG. FCCC says inspections are done after every new price announcement. They say this
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Professor Biman Prasad has met India's Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri in Bangaluru. Professor Prasad congr
A former resident of the now shut down Natabua Golden Age Home has raised serious concerns repeatedly about alleged lack of food, inhumane treatment, sexual, physical and racial harassment and theft since last year howe
Approximately 2,800 complaints have been lodged with the Online Safety Commission about online issues and the highest percentage of reports received were defamatory comments or posts mostly on Facebook. This makes
The shortage of practicing veterinarians in Fiji and the high cost of de-sexing by animal welfare organizations are some of the factors that is contributing to the stray dog problem in the country. This was highli
The Vice Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific Professor Pal Ahluwalia says he is hoping to be in the country next week. Professor Ahluwalia mentioned this during the launching of the Norway Pacific Cli
Fiji needs an Adaptive Social Protection Strategy in place to respond to the frequency of natural disasters, severe flooding and COVID-19 issues. The Special Protection Specialist for the Ministry of Finance, Shama
$42 million has been paid out to over 210,000 students in Fiji under the Back to School Support. The Special Protection Specialist for the Ministry of Finance, Shamal Chand highlighted this during the Adaptive Soc
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Lynda Tabuya shared her interest in finding new ways to forge future partnerships with WOWS Kids Fiji to further the good work and improve the support system for chi
10 PhD students of the University of the South Pacific today received scholarships by the Norway Pacific Climate Scholarship Programme where they will be the first cohort under this programme. All candidates are f
The amount of time young people are spending online can expose them to online risks and it is all-important for us to educate them about it and provide them with the tools they can use as a safeguard. This was the
Fifty police officers who are undergoing a four-week United Nations Police Pre-deployment Training at the Fiji Police Academy in Nasova, were reminded to be exemplary and unique in the conduct of their service. Whi
