1,503 articles tagged "education"
The Fiji Water Foundation has donated $100,000 worth of children’s books to local Fijian schools through the nationwide reading initiative, ‘Read to Lead’ with its partners Vision Fiji and the Ministry of Educatio
Students who finish their exam papers at 12.10pm will have to wait in school until 2.30pm before using their subsidized e-transport cards to go home. This is after some parents raised concerns that their children w
Transport arrangements have been made for students sitting for afternoon papers in Years 12 and 13 external examinations from tomorrow due to restrictions on the use of etransport cards. A total of 20,627 students
Students of Ratu Emeri Catholic School in Nadivakarua, Bua now have a convenient water source after more than 40 years of using the creek and river. The government has commissioned a borehole project for the school
It was a joyous occasion for 11 students of Pioneer Education Fiji as they graduated from the kindergarten today. 3 children were students with special needs. While speaking during the graduation, Managing Di
44,812 students have been funded under the Scholarship and Loans Schemes since its inception in 2014 and the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board has started meeting students to discuss options for next year. TSLB
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar has recalled the times when she used to sell vegetables to pay for her school field trips. While speaking to students of the Christian Mission Fellowship College at their graduatio
Permanent Secretary for Education, Anjeela Jokhan says holding centres for external exam papers are moved to Police Stations and Post Offices instead of schools to prevent tampering and leakage. She says only a han
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says at present there are around 90 schools in remote and rural areas that still face internet connectivity issues and the Ministry is working with development partners to address this.
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad is raising the question on why misleading statements are being made by the Fiji National University and the Government on technical colleges after the party relea
The days of using the village hall for classes is over for students of Nakaidrau Infant School in Naitasiri after the Japanese government constructed a new classroom block with new desks and chairs. The Counsellor
The Fiji Teachers Confederation says they are aware of a letter that is being circulated amongst the staff of the technical colleges of Fiji that states that their contracts will be terminated by the end of this year ho
Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says every child faces challenges in eating certain greens and just like them, he also faced difficulty in eating eggplants when he was very young. While speaking at
Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says teachers will be out of the Ministry in seconds if they conduct or impose any inhumane treatment on children in schools. While speaking at the Launch of the Pacific Kids Food
Police are investigating the alleged child abuse cases at Queen Victoria School while the Assistant Principal and three other staff remain suspended pending investigations. The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination
The Human Rights and Anti- Discrimination Commission is investigating a complaint by parents of three children of year 9 and year 10, who have been subjected to alleged cruel, degrading and inhumane treatment. It
The Ministry of Education has suspended four staff including the Acting Head of School of a prominent Government School today after receiving complaints of child abuse. Minister Rosy Akbar warns all staff that the
Fijian academic, Professor Steven Ratuva has won the prestigious Metge Medal for excellence, New Zealand’s highest academic honour in social science research. Ratuva has become the first Pacific Islander to win t
Sangam College of Nursing students will not have to worry about looking for accommodation as TISI Sangam will be constructing a 100 room dormitory in Labasa. TISI Sangam President, Sadasivan Naicker says there are
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar has corrected her statement where she was quoted in the Fiji Times today as saying that a child as young as eight years old was involved in producing sexually explicit videos. A st
