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The Department of Environment has been recognized and awarded a certificate of merit by the World Customs Organization for rendering exceptional service to the international customs community at the borders. The De
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service has today officially launched the Air Cargo Control Unit in Nadi. This unit is tasked to profile air cargo consignments to prevent the exploitation of the air cargo for illicit
The Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network has called on governments in Fiji and the Pacific to honor the human rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex people by ending all forms of vi
Police have classified the case of the 48-year-old-man found lying unconscious in a street in Nausori Town as murder. The Force received the post-mortem result this morning and has begun investigations accordingly.
SODELPA parliamentarian Mosese Bulitavu claims that Lynda Tabuya resigned from SODELPA on the 7th of this month to save face as she was going to be removed as the Opposition Whip however Tabuya has stated that she resig
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says they will not do any coalition deals with the FijiFirst, and SODELPA would have to be the dominant partner in any partnership with parties like the People’s Alliance if there is a s
The Fijian government says throughout the years, Fiji and Australia’s bilateral relations have soared to greater heights through the Vuvale Partnership with strengthened person-to-person links and elevated engagements
SODELPA recognises the immense contributions of Fijians who trace their origin back in India. This was highlighted by the Leader of SODELPA Viliame Gavoka in his message for India Day. Gavoka says over the ye
The High Commission of India in Suva celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of India this morning. The event commenced with the unfurling of the National flag by High Commissioner Palaniswamy Subramanyan Karthigeyan fol
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says they cherish the relationship with the people of Australia and as a party whose mainstay is the indigenous people of Fiji, they acknowledge and applaud the huge steps being taken by th
In an effort to try and stop the spread of COVID-19, FRIEND Fiji has been providing masks and sanitisers to schools upon request. CEO and Founder of FRIEND Sashi Kiran says these are primary, secondary and special s
A restaurant owner from Suva, Felisha Tuiloma says one of the challenges they face is particularly with the Vax Check Tool and businesses find this process slow and cumbersome. While speaking during a MSME Policy
President of the Fiji National University Students Association, Ketan Lal has welcomed the increase in the price of sugar that will save many lives, and he also says some politicians are signaling to our youth that they
A $2.5 million emergency appeal to provide urgent assistance for the people of Tonga has been launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and the International Red Crescent Societies. The appeal will pro
The Metropolitan Police in the UK has launched an investigation into parties held in the office and residence of UK PM Boris Johnson during the coronavirus pandemic. BBC News reports Police are looking into potent
A body has been discovered at Toga Bridge in Nausori. Police say the discovery was made at 5am today. Police officers are at the scene and more details are expected to be released later today.
FijiFirst candidate, Howard Politini is the next person expected to come onto the Government backbench in parliament after the passing of Government MP and former Minister for Forestry, Osea Naiqamu. Politini had
Pfizer and BioNTech have started clinical trials of a new Covid vaccine that targets the Omicron variant. The companies plan to test the protection gained from the new vaccine as a booster jab and as three separat
Fiji has been ranked 45th out of 180 countries by Transparency International’s 2021 Global Corruption Perceptions Index while New Zealand has been ranked 1st in the CPI and Australia is ranked 18th. Our last Cor
The Ministry of Education confirms that Term 1 of the 2022 academic year will be from April 11th to July 8th for Early Childhood Education to Year 13. The end date for Term 4 of the 2021 academic year is 1st April
