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186 cases of rape were reported from January to August this year and 119 victims were below the age of 18. This has been highlighted by Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran duri
There needs to be a targeted and focused approach to creating digital education as according to the 2023 “Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy In Fiji†report by UN Capital Development Fund, Fiji scored 26.45 po
While identifying climate change as the major threat to the Pacific's survival and identity, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says humanity is at a breaking point. While speaking to world leader during at the COP28 L
All Fijians can make a difference, no matter how small it may seem as every action counts and shows the power of volunteering which is the power of everyone. This has been highlighted by Assistant Minister for Wome
As a Great Council of Chiefs delegation departs for China today, Minister for iTaukei Affairs Ifereimi Vasu says main agenda for this visit is to learn from China's successful poverty alleviation and rural development s
Acting Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica confirms the government has started investigations into the $122 million Power Purchase Agreement, dealing with wind turbines, signed between the Ministry of Fisheries and Forestr
About 24,207 people of Tailevu will benefit from the newly renovated facilities of the Korovou Sub-Divisional Hospital’s new waiting area, consultation room and washroom at a cost of $250,000. Minister for Health
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says $13.9 billion worth of investment leads has been estimated to be realized in the next few years pertaining to Fiji's economic growth story. Acknowledging the continuous hardwork
We need to raise our voices against the darkness of gender-based violence and declare our commitment to ending violence against women and girls in Fiji. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka highlighted this while deliver
More than 12,000 people have left Fiji for employment reasons, while more than 2,400 have emigrated in the first nine months of this year. These were the statistics revealed by the Ministry of Finance, Strategic P
To address and mitigate the detrimental effects posed by the invasive Asian Subterranean Termite government has launched Termite Control Assistance Programme and allocated $3 million in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. T
The Ministry of Finance through the Strategic Planning Office has initiated the formulation of a new National Development Plan designed to elevate the well-being of all Fijians. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister o
The Great Council of Chiefs Regulation 2023 guided the appointing of the chiefs to the GCC through the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs. Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu says the criteria for membership remai
Minister for Transport, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has agreed that Public Service Vehicle drivers should undergo random mandatory drug tests. This is after growing concerns regarding some PSV drivers allegedly driving aft
Following the horrific accident in Lomolomo, Lautoka on Diwali, a call is being made for people to stop posting gruesome and insensitive photos on social media of accidents as it is traumatic for their families and othe
38 families who have been living in tents at Nabavatu Village in Dreketi after Tropical Cyclone Ana in 2021 have been assisted by the government with food rations and floorboards. Nabavatu Village headman, Viliame
A call is being made by Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran for women to be more aware and take interest in politics because decisions made in parliament affects lives. Kiran w
In a bid to improve the aging sewer pump station in Denarau, the Ministry of Tourism, with the Water Authority of Fiji and Denarau Corporation Limited, are jointly working on the upgrade of the Westin Sewer Pump Statio
Starlink (Fiji) Pte Limited will now be able to provide internet services to businesses and customers in Fiji as the Ministry of Communications has granted a spectrum licence while the Telecommunications Authority of Fi
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has met the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping for the first time on the margins of the APEC Summit to discuss Fiji and China's longstanding relations. Discussions
