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November 4th, 2022 marked a historic day in the waste management and recycling space with the official launching of Fiji’s first ever community-based pilot recycling project, according to Pacific Recycling Foundation
SODELPA has officially announced 54 proposed candidates for the 2022 General Election including Party Leader Viliame Gavoka and Acting Deputy Leader Aseri Radrodro. Gavoka says he has faith in all the 54 select
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has this morning rejected nominations from the two proposed independent candidates for the December 2022 general elections that had been filed earlier this week. Saneem says
Every citizen in Fiji has the right to live with dignity and this means certain fundamentals need to be fulfilled, people need to eat, have a roof over their head, have security or some sort of certainty over their live
Fiji Pine Ltd says they have never had an executive by the name of Sekonaia Rabukaduadua after he was announced by the National Federation Party as one of their proposed candidates for the 2022 General Elections. N
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum met Fiji's first open heart surgery patient, 54-year-old Parma Sivam from Nadi who underwent a five-hour long surgery. While there, Sayed-Khaiyum also visited Anant Kumar of Ba
It was an exciting night for the 28 new graduates of Leadership Fiji last night as they received their graduation certificates. ANZ Fiji's Ada Krishnan says she learnt about national issues and how to connect to th
A fire has badly damaged the Shreedhar Motors building in Lami. Firefighters tried to contain the blaze but it was too late. We are currently trying to get the cause of the fire.
The stark realities for people on the ground and the lack of access to basic needs has made me wonder how we change the status quo. This was stated by the FRIEND founder and now proposed candidate of the National F
Unity Fiji has stated in it’s manifesto that it will extend free education upto tertiary-level education, forgive all the current TELS loans, raise the income tax threshold to $40,000 (meaning no income tax to be paid
Your oath is to your country, people and leadership and you must serve and protect the people and the laws of the beloved country with honour. This was the message of the President of Fiji Ratu Wiliame Katonivere
The presence of overseas visitors and vendors highlights the enormous strides Fiji has made in the ICT sector in the last three to five years. While launching the Fiji Tech Summit 2022, Attorney General and Minist
Fiji has never had numbers on ballot papers that has been given to members of the public. This was stated by Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem while answering a question about why there were no numbers on ba
A 47-year-old carpenter of Manoca Squatter Settlement, Nausori who allegdly murdered his father has been charged and will be produced in the Nausori Magistrates Court today. Police had earlier said the man allegedl
Lets talk about sex. This was the theme of the information session that was hosted by International Planned Parenthood Federation to talk about sexual reproductive health and how it needs more awareness in Fiji and
Fiji Women's Crisis Centre Coordinator and Human Rights Activist Shamima Ali says there is a need for more female political candidates in the upcoming general election. Ali noted the improvement of FijiFirst and S
The Nutrition Specialist at UNICEF Pacific, Pradiumna Dahal says according to the UNICEF report on Child Food Poverty, almost half of the children in Fiji are not consuming food from four or five food groups which has l
Viliame Cegumalua says his confidence has just been boosted and he is ready to go out and look for a job after receiving a new prosthetic arm this week. Cegumalua is 1 of the 636 recipients of the Jaipur Foot Camp
The Ministry for Disaster Management will be holding a one-week clean-up campaign in the Central Division from next Monday to Friday, and people are being urged to come out in numbers to be part of this initiative in pr
With the Pacific cyclone season starting on November 1st, Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu is urging all Fijians to be well prepared and stay away from flooded areas during a natural disaster because, in
