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The decline in political representation of women in the three national elections under the current electoral system is an embarrassment and cultural, social, economic and political barriers that continue to block women'
Calls for more women participation have been made during the consultation on the Electoral Act but there were different views shared on women having reserved seats in Parliament. While speaking at the consultation
The International Women’s Association (Fiji) delivered 10 cartons of saline solution to the CWM Hospital Children’s Ward yesterday afternoon, on top of the ones they delivered on Tuesday and questions are being aske
FICAC has confirmed that no criminal offence was committed in the appointment of Dr Jalesi Nakarawa’s wife to the position of a Nurse-Practitioner within the Fiji Corrections Service. FICAC says they have conclud
The Online Safety Commission has condemned the homophobic and harmful remarks made on social media about a child who is fighting for his life. Commissioner Filipe Batiwale says this is happening when the family is
A fire that broke out at the University of the South Pacific’s Lower Campus in Laucala this morning has been successfully contained by the National Fire Authority. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The
A call is being made to break the silence on menopause as there is very little understanding of what menopause is, resulting in many women suffering in silence. This has been highlighted on fijivillage Straight T
Shailendra Raju, who was a campaigner for the People’s Alliance in the 2022 general elections and also a former executive of the Fiji Labour Party and former Private Secretary of the late former Prime Minister Laiseni
Following concerns by many teachers on the delay in payment of their salary and FNFP contributions, Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro says they are actively working to resolve all pending salary payment issues.
A 51-year-old woman was charged with one count of manslaughter arising from breach of duty after she allegedly left her 18-month-old grandson unsupervised which resulted in the child’s death. This has been confir
Fiji needs about 500 pacemakers every year, more doctors who can carry out pacemaker implantation and people to provide technical support for pacemaker services at the CWM Hospital. Renowned General and Interventio
The government should dedicate more funding towards human rights movements and the empowerment of women, and it should stop funding the military. The Coordinator of the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, Shamima Ali, ment
President of International Women's Association Fiji says the shortage of IV fluids, particularly saline, remains a pressing issue. Compain says while they acknowledge the Ministry of Health’s efforts to address p
The University of Fiji has reported an unprecedented level of the achievements of female students across all sections and academic departments at the university over the past 5 years. This was revealed in a report
Police are currently conducting their investigation after an empty bullet shell casing was found on a Fiji Airways flight that arrived in Nadi from Sydney last evening. Police say the casing was discovered in one o
As dengue cases rise in the country, the Ministry of Health confirms that intravenous (IV) fluids are not out of stock. Some medical experts have said that the IV stocks are running low as the only way to deal with
Many teachers who have started teaching this year are raising serious concerns about not receiving their pay since the school term started while the Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says teachers must submit their doc
Two families in Ba are mourning the sudden loss of their children, both students of Xavier College, as the Ministry of Health confirms that one died from dengue while the other death, ruled as dengue-related, is now und
The Electoral Law Reform Commission will be looking at the requirement of five percent threshold to get into the Parliament. Chair and former Chief Justice, Daniel Fatiaki and Commissioner and economist, Professor
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s side has won the HSBC Singapore 7s after beating Kenya 21-12 in the final thanks to a double by speedster Vuiviawa Naduvalo. This is the second time these two sides are meeting
