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Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says a lot of lip service is paid to the political and economic empowerment of women in Fiji because it is the politically correct thing to do. While speaking at the Part
Australian Minister for International Development and Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja has started his visit to Fiji today after finishing the mandatory quarantine period. Seselja attended a church service in Nadi and
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says the participants in any indoor conference will have to wear masks as it is a public indoor event where people will be coming in and going out. While responding t
Attorney-General and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says accessing climate finance has remained one of the key agenda items for this year's Conference of the Parties. He highlighted t
A 10-year-old girl of Nabiti Village in Dreketi is believed to have drowned when she was swept away by strong currents while swimming with friends. Police say a search was conducted and her body was recovered mete
Saint Joseph’s Secondary School’s 65th Anniversary Jubilee was launched last night which aims to celebrate life, past, present and for the future. Pauline Morris of the Saint Joseph’s Alumni Committee says m
People’s Alliance Party Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says the sudden termination of Sharvada Sharma as Solicitor General without due process of law, which is a constitutional guarantee that protects public servants like Sh
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor, Ariff Ali says the $96.6 million disbursed in loans to over 4,500 businesses to date is timely and ensures that disruptions to business operations are minimised, and much-needed workin
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says claims made by the Registrar of Political Parties Mohammed Saneem that International IDEA’s report was not compiled in an apolitical and independent manner is baseless h
More than 100 farmers participated in a training workshop organized by the Fiji Crop and Livestock Council in Naitutu Village in Tailevu earlier this week. The workshop was aimed at improving entrepreneurship skill
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says they will run the vaccination program for children aged 12 years and over for at least three weeks and then plan to re-open schools for them. Vaccination for chil
Vodafone Fiji is urging people to disable the “automatic†time setting mode on their device to prevent their device time moving forward by an hour tomorrow at 2am. Vodafone Fiji says as per government advisory
Fiji’s Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa has been appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security. Vuniwaqa succeeds NóirÃn O’Sullivan of Ireland.
Close to 200 people living on Kia Island will be able to access water from the comfort of their homes after the completion of the borehole projects. Kia Island consists of three villages, Ligau, Daku and Yaro.
Portugal has banned bosses from text messaging and emailing staff out of working hours as part of new laws dubbed "right to rest". The move is part of changes being introduced to improve work-life balance in respon
Telecom Fiji CEO Charles Goundar says over 5000 homes in Suva, Nadi and Lautoka have access to their Fibre-To-The-Home technology, meaning they are ready to be connected to Telecom’s Fibre broadband service in these a
The Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport has clarified that Clubs are to remain closed until further notice and only Bars and Taverns have been granted permission to open under strict conditions. It w
Social Welfare recipients can now get access to immediate assistance following a tropical cyclone after being included in the Parametric Micro-insurance product. This is following a joint partnership between the UN
A 20-year-old tertiary student who allegedly obtained money after threatening to release nude photos of another man on social media has been remanded by the Suva Magistrates Court. Aman Nambiar is charged with two
SODELPA General Secretary Lenaitasi Duru says they have received information that there was a meeting scheduled today at Nausori Village called by the four-dissent group of the party’s Working Committee and a few boar
