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Naca Cawanibuka on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

Accomplished Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Olympics gold medal winning teams in Rio and To

Straight-Talk 7s-Rugby

4 days ago

fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan with FCCC CEO Joel Abraham

Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission CEO Joel Abraham on their work on pricing practices, duty

Straight-Talk FCCC

5 days ago

2024-2025 National Budget address by the Minister for Finance

2024-2025 National Budget address by the Minister for Finance Prof. Biman Prasad.

2024-2025-Budget

20 days ago

Time to speak out about human trafficking in Fiji

Human trafficking has a long history in Fiji, dating back over 150 years to the era of indentured labour and blackbirding, when many were forcibly brought to Fiji and exp

Butakoci-Indepth

4 days ago

Acting Director of Substance Abuse Advisory Council on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

The show focuses on the increasing amount of substance abuse cases in our primary and secondary schools, bullying including cyber bullying, crimes committed by students,

Straight-Talk Drugs

5 days ago

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Prof. Biman Prasad on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

$160M went down the drain for non-completion of programs – Prof. Prasad /+ARTICLE-297289+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-297393+ARTICLE/

Straight-Talk

5 days ago

fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan - Girmit celebrations 2024

Minister for Multi Ethnic Affairs, Charan Jeath Singh, Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran and former Prime Minister and Fiji Labour

Girmit-Day Straight-Talk

5 days ago

Tikoduadua appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, Pio Tikoduadua will appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan./+ARTICLE-296861+ARTICLE//+ARTICLE-296813+ARTICLE//+

Straight-Talk

5 days ago

Catanasiga and Kotobalavu on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Fiji Council of Social Services Executive Director Vani Catanasiga and Fiji Public Service Association General Secretary, Judith Kotobalavu on fijivillage Straight Talk W

Straight-Talk FCOSS FPSA

5 days ago

Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa moved into her new role as Acting SOE on the 26th of January after holding the post of the Manager Legal and she knew from the get-g

Straight-Talk FEO

5 days ago

Crisis within FijiFirst that led to its deregistration

The FijiFirst Party has been de-registered by the Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa. This is the end of the party that led government after the 2014 and 20

FijiFirst-MPs-Crisis

24 days ago

Pre-Budget 2024-2025

Pre Budget 2024-2025 budget recommendations and an insight of what people on the ground wish to see in the National Budget2023-2024 National Budget Address2023-2024 Budge

Budget-2024-2025

30 days ago

RFNS Puamau submergence on Fulaga Reef

RFNS Puamau quickly takes in water and faces a high chance of sinking. /+ARTICLE-296717+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-296770+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-296749+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE

RFNS-Puamau-Submerged-on-Fulaga-Reef

38 days ago

Sayed-Khaiyum case on alleged payment of Saneem's taxes without proper approval

It is alleged that between the 30th of June, 2022 and the 12th of July, 2022 in Suva, whilst being employed in the civil service as the Acting Prime Minister of Fiji, Say

Sayed-Khaiyum-Saneem-Taxes-case

46 days ago

Motion for Salary Changes for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs Passed

The motion to change the salaries and allowances of a number of executive offices including those of Members of Parliament has been passed by parliament. /+ARTICLE-296

Parliament

50 days ago

Ministry of Home Affairs Talanoa Session on Illicit Drugs and Substance Use Disorders in Fiji

Related drugs stories;Multi-million dollar hard drug busts in Nadi by PoliceDrug fight escalates following rising discoveries around Fiji Videos

Responding-to-Illicit-Drugs-Symposium

71 days ago

Bainimarama and Qiliho hearing in dismissal of 2 police officers case

Acting Director of Public Prosecutions John Rabuku says he wants the hearing of former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner, Brigadier Gene

Bainimarama-Qiliho-Police-Officers-Case

71 days ago

Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and Sharma on Health Tender case

The three have been charged with allegedly failing to comply with statutory requirements for tenders as stipulated under the 2010 Procurement Regulations. /+ARTICLE-29

Bainimarama-Sayed-Khaiyum-Sharma-Health-Tender-case

71 days ago

Coca-Cola Games 2024

MGM creates history and wins girls title, Marist wins boys title By Vijay Narayan

Coca-Cola-Games-2024

82 days ago

Radrodro reinstated as Education Minister

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reappointed the new SODELPA Leader, Aseri Radrodro to his previous post as Minister for Education. Radrodro to be reinstated as

SODELPA

93 days ago

Bainimarama and Qiliho's Acquittal Appeal

Coverage on the appeal filed by Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, John Rabuku against the acquittal of the former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Co

Bainimarama-Qiliho-Appeal

115 days ago

National Program Manager for Fiji 7s, Gareth Baber appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

Gareth Baber appeared on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan to share his plans heading into the preparations for the upcoming tournaments and the Summer Olympic

Straight-Talk Fiji-7s-Team

116 days ago

RFMF Commander Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai appears on fijivillage Straight Talk

RFMF Commander Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai sat down for a candid interview with CFL News Director, Vijay Narayan to talk about various issues relating to the RFMF, i

Straight-Talk RFMF

122 days ago

Parliament: Responses to the President's address 2024

Responses by MPs and Ministers to His Excellency the President's address during the opening of the 2024 parliament session. /+ARTICLE-294465+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-2944

Parliament

134 days ago

Drug fight escalates following rising discoveries around Fiji

The fight against drugs has escalated following rising discovering discoveries around Fiji. /+ARTICLE-294195+ARTICLE//+ARTICLE-294198+ARTICLE//+ARTICLE-294196+ARTICLE/

Drugs

145 days ago

Kishore Kumar Trial

Kishore Kumar is charged with allegedly making false claims on his Facebook page, Kishore Kumar Publications that there was a porn video of Qereqeretabua. /+ARTICLE-29

Kishore-Kumar-Trial Court

147 days ago

Concerns raised regarding the state of CWM Hospital

General and Chief Pediatric Surgeon at the CWM Hospital, Dr Josese Turagava says due to the increase in the number of people who are moving to the Lami, Suva and Nausori

CWM-Hospital Health Government

159 days ago

HSBC Perth 7s 2024

The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s side secured a 4th place finish at the HSBC Perth 7s while the Fijiana 7s finished 8th in the Women’s competition.

Perth-7s Fijiana-7s-Team Fiji-7s-Team

175 days ago

Multi-million dollar hard drug busts in Nadi by Police

/+ARTICLE-293406+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-293405+ARTICLE/ Justin Ho charged in relation to $2 billion meth busts same person who had case discontinued after missing cocaine

Drugs Police

176 days ago

PM Rabuka dismisses Aseri Radrodro as Education Minister

Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro has been dismissed from cabinet. Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says Radrodro has been dismissed for insubordination and disobe

SODELPA Government

186 days ago

Princes Road Development

Coverage on the Princess Road development close to the cliff edge and how the Tamavua Action Group has petitioned against the project going ahead due to environmental con

Environment Government Princes-Road-Dev

222 days ago

LTA Acting CEO Irimaia Rokosaqwa appears on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Acting CEO of Land Transport Authority, Irimaia Rokosawa will appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan to discuss various issues relating to the running of

Straight-Talk LTA LTA-Straight-Talk

223 days ago

Discussion on the impact of NCD's particularly Diabetes in Fiji

The General Surgeon at Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Doctor Timoci Qereqeretabua and Principal Medical Officer at the National Diabetes Centre, Doctor Momtaz Ahmed appe

Straight-Talk Health NCD NCD-Straight-Talk

223 days ago

PM’s motion passed to reduce overseas travel allowances for the PM, Ministers, Assistant Ministers, Leader of Opposition and MPs

Parliament has passed the Prime Minister’s motion to reduce the rates payable for overseas travelling allowances for the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Assistant Mi

Parliament Reduction-of-Overseas-Travelling-Allowance-Motion

248 days ago

CEO of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Joel Abraham appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

CEO of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission, Joel Abraham appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan/+ARTICLE-289277+ARTICLE//+ARTICLE-289273+ARTIC

FCCC Straight-Talk

254 days ago

HIV infections in Fiji increased 260% since 2010, making Fiji the second fastest-growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific region

Speaker of Parliament and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for the Pacific Region, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says according to the Global AIDS Monitoring Report, Fiji is in the top

HIV

258 days ago

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka appears on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka appears on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan to discuss issues relating to coalition government as well as other pressing issues

Straight-Talk Government

274 days ago

Controversy over cabinet reshuffle announcement

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the reshuffle is intended to enhance governance, improve policy coordination, and further improve service delivery to the people

Government

281 days ago

Aiyaz Mohammed Umarji Musa and his involvement in the shipment of drugs to manufacture methamphetamine

Aiyaz Mohammed Umarji Musa and his involvement in the shipment of drugs to manufacture methamphetamine /+ARTICLE-290947+ARTICLE/ /+ARTICLE-289859+ARTICLE/ /+ARTI

Police Drugs Court

281 days ago

Bainimarama and Qiliho’s trial

Bainimarama is charged with a count of attempts to pervert the course of justice while Qiliho is charged with a count of abuse of office. /+ARTICLE-290770+ARTICLE/ /+

Court

289 days ago

EBayShop Online Recruitment scam

The Consumer Council of Fiji has issued a public alert about a group of individuals running a deceptive pyramid scheme known as “EbayShop Online Recruitment.” /+AR

EbayShop

306 days ago

7 Grace Road Group executives declared prohibited immigrants in Fiji after decisions by the South Korean Government and a request by Interpol

7 Grace Road executives in Fiji have been declared prohibited immigrants by the Fijian Government, it has been made clear through government statements released that the

Grace-Road

306 days ago

Increase of VAT to 15% for certain items and removal of bus fare subsidy

The 1st of August saw the commencement of the 2023-2024 National Budget. While certain consumers have called for understanding and acceptance of the government’s pol

VAT Prices Economy Government

358 days ago

RFMF believes in upholding the rule of law, let’s discourage propaganda material that is spreading misinformation - Commander

Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major General Jone Kalouniwai stresses to the people of the country that none of the propaganda material that is being

RFMF

368 days ago

I’m the best candidate for the position that I was selected to – Kuruleca

Questions are being raised on what constitutional steps the Prime Minister will take after Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro said that he rejects the appointment of

Education News

369 days ago

2023-2024 National Budget Debate

The 2023/2024 National Budget has been passed in parliament. This means the Bill to appropriate a sum of $3.76 billion for the ordinary services of Government for the

Budget-Debate-2023-2024

379 days ago

2023-2024 National Budget

VAT to increase to 15% for items that are not zero rated Prof. Prasad announces stringent measures to deal with $10 billion debt /+ARTICLE-288305+ARTICLE/

Budget-2023-2024

390 days ago

Fijiana players want clear answers and fair pay

Fijiana players want clear answers and fairpay and at the same time players and concerned individuals have raised concerns about the poor treatment of our women rugby pla

Fijiana-15s Fijiana-Drua FRU Government

403 days ago

Ratu Sukuna Celebrations 2023

People turned out in numbers to be part of the Ratu Sukuna Day celebrations, which began with a march from the Flea Market to Albert Park. Students from Queen Victoria

Ratu-Sukuna-Day

416 days ago

Girmit Celebrations 2023

The Girmit story isn’t a story confined to one community in Fiji, it is a story that belongs to all of us. This was highlighted by the National Secretary of the Shre

Girmit-2023

428 days ago

Fiscal Review Commitee members, Richard Naidu and Vani Catanasiga appear on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Fiscal Review Committee chair, Richard Naidu and senior member, Vani Catanasiga appeared on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan to discuss issues relating to the

Straight-Talk Economy

429 days ago

Prof. Prasad appears on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

While responding to a question during fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan on allocating half a million dollars each for the celebration of Girmit Day and Ratu Su

Straight-Talk Government

431 days ago

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka appear on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has clarified that the funds that will be used for the Girmit and Ratu Sukuna Day celebrations is a one time thing and it will be different

Straight-Talk

443 days ago

Water Authority of Fiji CEO and COO appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

60 million litres of water lost through leaks daily

WAF

445 days ago

Coca-Cola Games 2023

Marist Brothers High School has won the boys division title while Adi Cakobau School has taken out the girls division. Marist ended the 2023 Cola-Cola Games with 13 go

Coca-Cola-Games

455 days ago

National Economic Summit 2023

A brighter future for our nation requires our communities to be united and move away from divisions, and we all know what those divisions have done to us. This was Pri

Economic-Summit

458 days ago

Media Industry Development Act repealed

The Media Industry Development Act has been repealed in parliament. 29 parliamentarians voted for the Act to be repealed, 21 voted against it while 3 did not vote. /+

Media

472 days ago

Public Consultation on Draft Media Bill

The new media legislation proposed by the coalition government is aiming to preserve the elements of media ownership regulation and registration contained in the current

Draft-Media-Bill

491 days ago

Proposed Tian Lun project at Nasese

Tian Lun Ltd served with a letter by the Lands Ministry highlighting breaches of their Approval Notice of Lease - Vosarogo Concerned residents are wondering why there

Environment Government

522 days ago

Leader of Opposition Voreqe Bainimarama suspended from parliament for 3 years

Leader of the Opposition, Voreqe Bainimarama has been suspended from Parliament for 3 years effective from the 17th of February 2023.There were 27 ayes, 24 nos and 4 did

Parliament

525 days ago

Members of Parliament respond to the President's Address

While opening the new parliament session, President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere says the government is drafting plans for the revival of medical and hospital services by impr

Parliament

530 days ago

Stray dog situation in Fiji

The shortage of practicing veterinarians in Fiji and the high cost of de-sexing by animal welfare organizations are some of the factors that is contributing to the stray

Animals-Fiji Animal-Welfare

535 days ago

All Blacks 7s claim both Sydney 7s men’s and women’s titles

Serious questions are being asked after yet another dismal performance by the Fiji Airways men’s 7s team in the HSBC World 7s Series. The All Blacks men’s 7s team put

Sydney-7s Indepth

541 days ago

Womens Rugby World Cup 2022

The Black Ferns have retained their Women's Rugby World Cup title after a thriller 34-31 victory over England in the final Rooster Chicken Fijiana 15’s coach Senirus

Womens-RWC-2022 Fijiana-15s

646 days ago

Queen Elizabeth II passes away

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says Fijian hearts are heavy th

Queen-Elizabeth-II

676 days ago

Fiji wins Melrose Cup after 17 years

The most decorated 7s player in the world who has won two Olympic gold medals, several HSBC 7s tournaments and now the Rugby World Cup 7s, Jerry Tuwai has thanked the peo

7s-Rugby 7s-World-Cup

678 days ago

2022 Electoral Amendment Bill

AG tables Electoral Amendment Bill in parliament to be debated and voted on without delay on Thursday New proposed electoral law empowers Electoral Comm to adopt new g

Parliament

695 days ago

Jai Ram Reddy passes away

Former Leader of the Opposition, former Judge of the International Court of Rwanda, former National Federation Party Leader and former Attorney General, Jai Ram Reddy has

Funeral

697 days ago

LA 7s Coverage

The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team lost to New Zealand 28-21 in the LA 7s Cup final, and finished third on the HSBC World 7s Series table with 122 points. Fiji

LA-7s

698 days ago

2022 Coca-Cola Games

Suva Grammar School has secured the Coca Cola Games Boys Division title after winning 11 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze. Grammar last won in 2011. Adi Cakobau School has

Coca-Cola-Games-2022

705 days ago

fijivillage Re:Live - Coca-Cola Games 2022

100m Finals - fijivillage Re:Live 200m Finals - fijivillage Re:Live 400m Finals - fijivillage Re:Live 800m Finals - fijivi

Coca-Cola-Games-2022

705 days ago

Commonwealth Games 2022

98 athletes carry the hopes of the nation to the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth-Games-2022

722 days ago

2022-2023 National Budget Debate

CHARTS BUDGETS ANALYSIS Ministry Budget Allocation Comparison by Year

Budget-Debate-2022-2023

729 days ago

OFC Women’s Nations Cup: Fiji Kulas

The Digicel Fiji Kulas outclassed Solomon Islands 3-1 in a physical encounter in the OFC Women’s Nations Cup and secured a spot in the grand final at 7pm this Saturday

Fiji-Kulas

730 days ago

Budget 2022 - 2023

CHARTS BUDGETS ANALYSIS Ministry Budget Allocation Comparison by Year

Budget-2022-2023 Economy

731 days ago

Pacific Nations Cup 2022

Fiji is the most successful team in the competition, claiming five PNC titles, including a four in a row between 2015 to 2018. Fiji’s first match during the Pacific

Pacific-Nations-Cup Rugby-Union

744 days ago

FNPF and Unit Trust now new shareholders in Fiji Airways

FNPF is now the second largest shareholder, holding 30.02 percent of shares in Fiji Airways after the Fijian Government which holds 51 percent of shares in the airline co

Fiji-Airways FNPF

750 days ago

RKS and Tailevu North retain Tailevu Zone title

Ratu Kadavulevu School and Tailevu North College have retained their titles in the boys and girls division of the Coca Cola Tailevu Zone. RKS won the boys division wit

Tailevu-Zone

761 days ago

Grammar wins Suva Zone 2 girls and boys title

Suva Grammar School have taken out the boys and girls division titles of the Coca-Cola Suva Zone 2 athletics meet. The Grammar boys finished with 28 gold, 24 silver and 1

Suva-Zone-2

772 days ago

Words matter, especially from a Minister - DPP

Words matter, especially from a Minister, and these words were inappropriate according to the Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde while speaking about Minis

Law

773 days ago

Digicel Fiji FACT 2022

After winning the 2022 Digicel Fiji FACT title, the focus for Ram’s Cleaning Services/All Freight Logistics Suva team remains to make a clean sweep this season. Team

Fiji-FA Soccer

775 days ago

Fijiana Drua historic win in Super W

The historic Super W win by the Rooster Chicken sponsored Fijiana Drua sets the platform for the Fijiana 15s side as they will play in the Women’s Rugby World Cup from

Fijiana-Drua

821 days ago

Revised 2021-2022 National Budget passed in parliament

Revised 2021-2022 National Budget passed in parliament The Revised 2021-2022 National Budget of $3.3 billion for the ordinary services of Government until 31st July 20

Revised-Budget-Debate-2022

854 days ago

Revised Budget consultations

Budget consultations held by the Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Mon 28th Feb Tue 08th Mar Wed 09th Mar Thu 10t

Budget

864 days ago

Current increase in COVID-19 cases represents the beginning of the third wave of COVID-19 in Fiji - Dr Fong

Doctor Fong confirms we have the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the community as cases continue to rise during this 3rd wave of COVID-19 in Fiji. Thu 30th De

COVID-19

878 days ago

Concerns raised on government debt after ADB highlights poverty rate in report

The Asian Development Bank says Fiji’s poverty rate has been rising, even before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most recent household income and expenditu

ADB-Reclassification-Fiji Economy

883 days ago

New COVID variant Omicron emerges in different parts of the world

The World Health Organisation has declared a new coronavirus variant to be "of concern" and named it Omicron. It said the variant had a large number of mutations and e

Omicron-COVID-Variant Health

925 days ago

Fiji continues to be affected by COVID-19

Contact tracing continues for most parts of Suva and Nausori. Mon 19th Apr Tue 20th Apr Wed 21st Apr Thu 22nd Apr Sat 24th Apr Sun 25th Apr Mon 26t

COVID-19

940 days ago

Govt tables motion that Parliament approve the increased Govt guarantee to Fiji Airways borrowings

Parliament approve the increased Government guarantee to Fiji Airways borrowings, Sayed-Khaiyum gave the background that on 9th August 2021, Fiji Airways had an extraordi

Fiji-Airways Parliament

1006 days ago

Parliament passes proposed electoral law requiring people to use their birth certificate name to be registered as a voter

Parliament has passed the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill which now requires the application for registration as a voter to state the person’s full name

Bill-No33-of-2021 Bill-No34-of-2021 Electoral-Bill

1039 days ago

258,000 people lived under the Basic Needs Poverty Line according to the 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Bureau-of-Stats

1047 days ago

Debate on the Bill to Amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act

There was exchange of words between the President of the National Federation Party, Pio Tikoduadua and Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama after Tikoduadua asked why the Po

Bill-No17-of-2021

1093 days ago

Budget-2021-2022

The 2021/2022 National Budget will be delivered by Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on Friday 16th July. The Fijian Government confirms that the budget addres

Budget-2021-2022-Indepth

1111 days ago

COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Fiji

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign will resume around the country today after vaccination teams took a break over the weekend. If you are over 18 and want to be vaccina

COVID-19-Vaccine COVID-Vax-Rollout-Indepth

1125 days ago

Lami residents raise concerns on clinker ship that is emitting dust

Lami residents raise concerns about the dust being emitted by two cement manufacturing companies during their operations and when they transport material from the Suva Wh

Environment Lami-Clinker-Ship-Indepth

1139 days ago

Coca Cola Games 2021

The Fiji Secondary Schools Athletics Association says considering the unfolding events due to COVID-19 and in support of the Prime Minister’s announcements, the Coca-Co

Cokes-2021-Indepth

1196 days ago

Faith-Based Organisations told COVID-19 vaccine cannot be evil

Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has told religious leaders and representatives that the COVID-19 vaccine cannot be evil. While speaking during the Mi

COVID-19 Health COVID-Vax-Not-Evil-Indepth

1213 days ago

Joshua Rahman's $31 million drug trial

The case where an application has been made for Joshua Aziz Rahman to be extradited has been adjourned to the 30th of this month. Rahman who is a Canadian national has

Drugs Police Court Joshua-Rahman-Drug-Trial-Indepth

1220 days ago

Draft Police Bill consultations retracted as the draft was not endorsed by cabinet and the Solicitor General - Bainimarama

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed to fijivillage that the government has retracted consultations on the Draft Police Bill. Minister for Defence, Inia Ser

Draft-Police-Bill-Indepth

1235 days ago

USP Vice Chancellor deportation

The President of the University of the South Pacific Staff Association, Elizabeth Fong says they have received confirmation that USP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwa

USP

1269 days ago

Tropical Cyclone Ana

People living in Nausori are facing damaging winds and heavy rain as TC Ana moves towards the Central Division. Tropical Cyclone Ana was upgraded to a Category 3 syst

TC-Ana-Indepth

1272 days ago

Drug and substance abuse in Fiji

Substance abuse including marijuana cases are on the rise amongst students in schools during the COVID-19 period, and urgent action is required./+ARTICLE-265541+ARTICLE//

Drugs

1312 days ago

Tropical Cyclone Yasa

The impacts felt from Yasa were large and wide. Many affected people had their access to essential things, like food and water, cut off./+ARTICLE-265461+ARTICLE//+ARTICLE

TC-Yasa

1320 days ago

Ratu Naiqama becomes Leader of Opposition after Rabuka resigns

Rabuka made the announcement while responding to the opening of the 2020-2021 Parliament Session./+ARTICLE-265194+ARTICLE//+ARTICLE-265173+ARTICLE//+ARTICLE-265127+ARTICL

Parliament SODELPA

1320 days ago

FNU technical college staff contracts

The contracts of 247 Technical College of Fiji staff will expire at the end of this year as they are on temporary contracts. No guarantee that staff whose contracts wo

FNU

1339 days ago

Freesoul Real Estate trial

The Director of Environment, Sandeep Singh who is the third prosecution witness in the trial of Freesoul Real Estate(Fiji) PTE Limited told the court that despite being i

Court

1345 days ago

Water supply situation in Suva

Water Authority of Fiji CEO Barry Omundson says increasing demand on ageing infrastructure and increasing population are causing constant water disruptions in the greater

WAF Water

1345 days ago

Eviction

The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj has confirmed that he was referred a complaint of arbitrary eviction from the Director of L

Eviction Human-Rights

1356 days ago

20 years since the attempted Mutiny at QEB

It has been 20 years since the attempted mutiny at the QEB. The 2000 Mutiny Commemoration Church Service was held at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks./+ARTICLE-264155+AR

RFMF

1363 days ago

Cancer cases in Fiji

From January 2019 to August 2020, there were 187 breast cancer cases recorded in Fiji. This is according to data collated by the Surgical and Pathology Departments at

Cancer-Society Pinktober

1367 days ago

FRA and its plans for bad road conditions

Fiji Roads Authority’s Acting CEO, Kamal Prasad says they have a plan to fix the bad road conditions around the country, particularly in the greater Suva area where a n

FRA

1367 days ago

Kishore Kumar investigation

Kishore Kumar's contract has been terminated by the Ministry of Education following pending investigations after he made several claims of pornography against NFP p

NFP

1367 days ago

Autumn Nations Cup

Fiji Rugby CEO John O’Connor has highlighted that they have been asking for Fiji to have test matches against Tier One Nations and the inclusion of Fiji in the Autumn N

Autumn-Nations-Cup Rugby-Union

1376 days ago

Online Safety Commission

Digital Forensic and Investigation Officer at the Fiji Police Force, Sergeant Savenaca Siwatibau says business complaints that are received by the Online Safety Commissio

Online-Safety Cybercrime

1376 days ago

Rape trial of pastor Waisake Tulavu

High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar has found Agape Healing Church Ministry Pastor Waisake Tulavu guilty of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault./+ART

Rape

1389 days ago

Fiji 50 Independence

A number of military, navy and police officers received their Fiji 50 commemorative medals from the President Jioji Konrote today. RFMF Deputy Commander, Brigadier Gen

Fiji-50 Fiji-Day

1389 days ago

Pollution in Suva

68% of fish in the Suva Coastal Area had some form of microplastic in them according to research done by USP Postgraduate Researcher Andrew Paris. Paris says one of

Environment

1403 days ago

RKS students stage protests against their principal

The Education Ministry has today confirmed that the Principal of Ratu Kadavulevu School, Arvind Prasad will be relocated after a request made by him to the Ministry while

Education

1419 days ago

Fiji Airways In Depth

Fiji Airways extends the cancellation of scheduled international flights to September.Read the full coverage here. Fiji Airways Managing Director and CEO, Andre Vi

Fiji-Airways

1432 days ago

Budget Debate 2020 - 2021

Members of parliament will deliver their response to the 2020/2021 National Budget. 2020-2021 Budget ResourcesAddressEstimatesSupplementRevenue PoliciesCustoms Tariff

Budget-Debate-2020-2021 Government

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National Budget 2020-2021

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