The Suva Magistrates Court has remanded the man who allegedly solicited more than $230,000 from a 60-year-old woman while his wife has been granted bail.
40-year-old D
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has invited the newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to be part of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in July this
People were treated to a visual and musical spectacle last night at the 15th Fiji Fashion Week Resort Cruise Runway show which was their first major show after going virt
The Suva Magistrates Court has remanded the man who allegedly solicited more than $230,000 from a 60-year-old woman while his wife has been granted bail.
40-year-old D
People are being urged to always ask for the identity cards of any person representing themselves as a staff member of the Ministry of Youth and Sports as they are concer
We need to take a more professional approach to sports.
This was highlighted by the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while officially opening the Digicel Fiji FACT
US President Joe Biden has welcomed Fiji’s decision to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, as a founding member, the 14th nation and first in the P
You can expect to see the best work of local designers on the runway of the 15th Fiji Fashion Week with celebrated Australian and New Zealand designers this evening which
You can now get your second booster dose.
The Health Ministry says Fijians aged 18 years and above and who have taken their first booster dose, can receive their secon
The 19 students and two teachers who were killed by a gunman in a primary school in Texas in the US were remembered today by Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alle
The new Australian government is working on a change that will allow people working on a longer visa to bring their families with them.
This was highlighted by Austral
In 2020 and last year during COVID-19 restrictions, 1,459 genuine calls were received through the national child helpline - 1325.
The calls were from children, parents
You can expect a vibrant dreamy sunset theme from local singing sensation and designer, Harsha Harsmeetal at 2022 Palmolive Fiji Fashion Week tonight.
Harsmeetal who i
A couple will appear in the Suva Magistrates court this afternoon charged with allegedly soliciting more than $230,000 from a 60-year old woman under the pretext of enter
15-year-old Elesi Mocelutu of Caubati has been reported missing at the Valelevu Police Station.
Police say Mocelutu was last seen leaving her home for school on Tuesda
There has been an increase in people becoming ill with cold and flu-like illnesses, especially infants and children under the age of 5.
This is because of the dry and
Millions of users of Meta products, including Facebook and Instagram, are to receive notifications of the firm's updated privacy policies.
Meta says the changes are de
My opponents see their political doom in the success we have created together in partnership with the communities in Bua, so they lie, twist and distort the facts.
Thi
Good news for the people of Bua as more economic opportunities lie ahead after Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama assured them that the Nabouwalu Township work will resume
Laisiasa Davetawalu who as a passionate 15-year-old boy took part in the Fiji Fashion Week sulu-jaba competition 10 years ago is now working for one of Australia’s lead
43 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Tuesday with 24 cases alone in the last 24 hours.
There are 101 active cases.
The national 7-da
An 82-year-old woman from the Central Division who had been bedridden with multiple comorbidities for a number of years has been confirmed as Fiji’s latest COVID-19 dea
The new Australian Government has pledged AUD$525 million as part of their overseas development assistance to the Pacific over the next four years, working with the regio
Performance artist turned fashion designer, Letila Mitchell says her aim is to get to a place where all of her products are 100% biodegradable and completely recyclable a
Foreign reserves remain adequate at $3.018 billion as at today, enough to support 8.3 months of imports of goods and services.
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Board says fore
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says the economy continues to show signs of improvement, driven mainly by tourism-related sectors.
Since the opening of Fiji’s border in Dec
Attorney General and Minister responsible for Elections Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says every single dollar collected by a candidate or a political party must be accounted for h
The rising prices of fuel and food is continuing to push the inflation rates up.
The annual headline inflation was 4.7 percent in April on the back of rising food and
The death of a woman in her 20s at Lautoka Hospital is a suspected suicide case for now until the post mortem is conducted.
Police confirm the woman who was a patient
People living in the Northern Division that have not registered to vote can now do so as the Fijian Elections Office will be conducting a Voter Registration Drive in the
The ruling in the case of dismissed Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma will now be delivered on notice.
The ruling has been deferred four times over the past few weeks.
We will try to bring back or recreate the structure of the organisation for the iTaukei but not bring back the Great Council of Chiefs.
This was highlighted by the Act
The elections date is the prerogative of the Prime Minister, and the Minister responsible for Elections does not run the Fijian Elections Office or the Electoral Commissi
The Foreign Minister for the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi will travel to eight countries in the Pacific including Fiji starting this week.
Yi will begin his tr
19 sewing students at the Makoi Vocational Centre who have completed their nine weeks training have received a sewing machine each from the Government to better their ski
The first batch of refunds to people who applied for the Lagilagi Housing Units has been approved by the Ministry of Housing.
A payment in excess of $66,000 has been p
Much needed refurbishment works as well as equipment to help boost patient care and experience at Saint Giles Hospital are being provided by the Fiji Program Support Faci
There has been a marked increase in people being admitted at the St Giles Hospital when compared to previous years.
This has been revealed by Director Nursing Services
Following the election of Anthony Albanese as the new Prime Minister of Australia, the National Federation Party is confident that the winds of political change will also
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum yesterday questioned whether People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka should have been fit to continue to be Prime Minister as unde
People over the age of 18 years in the North who are unemployed can apply for the Government’s $100 unemployment assistance from 9am today.
The application will clos
Newly appointed Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong says she is coming to Fiji today to strengthen our Vuvale partnership and to discuss how we can best secur
An internal investigation is now being carried out by the Fiji Police Force after the Labasa High Court acquitted a man yesterday because marijuana plants could not be lo
The People’s Alliance says without proper supply of water and power, Fiji cannot make full social and economic progress.
In a statement, Party Leader Sitiveni Rabuka
The growing concerns in Fiji in relation to persons’ using fake Facebook identities to harass individuals, fake pages to harass every sector of the society and hiding b
The aim is to have 30 percent of the children from 6 years and up to get the COVID vaccination and this will result in slowing down the national spread as we will then ha
Two men charged by Ba Police for their alleged involvement in a series of robberies in the Ba area have been remanded in custody.
Wayne Brown and Tevita Sausau are cha
With 26th May, 2022 the first possible date the writ of elections can be issued, the Electoral Commission has today informed political parties that all communications wit
The death toll for the shooting at a primary school in Texas this morning has risen to 21 which includes 19 children and 2 adults.
The 18-year-old gunman opened fire i
50 new jobs have been created after the setting up of a new state of the art $8 million asphalt plant at Laucala Beach by Higgins, a New Zealand company that specialises
Alleged police brutality cases are not institutionalized but are isolated incidents.
This has been highlighted by the Deputy Police Commissioner Itendra Nair when answ
The announcement on the $100 unemployment assistance for the Northern Division and a one-off $50 payment to all Social Welfare recipients will be made today.
This has
Two men have been arrested and charged by Ba Police for their involvement in a series of robberies in the Ba area.
Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says the two
If you are facing any issues, please talk to someone or seek help as 40% of calls received yearly at the Lifeline Fiji Help Centre are suicide calls.
Every 36 hours, a
People are being urged to be responsible and refrain from throwing household waste down lavatories, drains and sinks as such items will lead to dangerous and unhygienic o
At least 14 students and a teacher have been killed after an "active shooter" incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas this morning.
Texas Governor, Greg Ab
Government's plan for economic diversification in areas such as business process outsourcing, medical tourism, retirement villages, light manufacturing and agricultural v
10 local artists will have the opportunity to have their original songs featured on ABC’s Pacific Beat Island music show after the High Commissioner of Australia John F
A Suva businessman has been questioned and released by police for an alleged attempted rape case.
The man who is in his 60s allegedly attempted to rape his staff.
Talking about mental health issues from a statistical point of view would be a good start to have discussions on the issue.
While highlighting this, renowned Psychiatr
The effectiveness, efficiency and credibility of voter registration in New Zealand by the Fijian Elections Office has been questioned by former Publisher of the Daily Pos
Concerns have been raised by the University of the South Pacific Council on the financial and operating risks arising out of Fiji’s withheld grant compounded by the COV
A 33-year-old man of Soasoa, Labasa who was charged with cultivating illicit drugs has been acquitted by the Labasa High Court as the uprooted plants could not be locate
The students of Ratu Rusiate Nabuta Memorial Primary School and the youth of Nailaga Village in Ba will soon have a $48,000 volleyball court.
While speaking at the gro
$106 million has been approved by the World Bank in support for unemployment assistance and the creation of an estimated 10,000 jobs through the new Jobs for Nature 2.0 (
“Without infection prevention and control protocols, we are not moving anywhere and are just jumping on the same spot and showing off”
This was stressed by Permane
The full team of Sheraton Resort and Spa, Tokoriki Island in the Mamanucas are getting ready to welcome their first guests after more than two years with the reopening of
$106 million has been approved by the World Bank in support for unemployment assistance and the creation of an estimated 10,000 jobs through the new Jobs for Nature 2.0 (
Investigations by Police Internal Affairs are still ongoing against the officer who was seen assaulting a bus driver at the Labasa Bus Stand in a viral video last Monday.
The 26-year-old man charged with the murder of 6 men and attempted murder of 2 others on board a fishing vessel has been further remanded in custody by the Suva High Cour
It is being anticipated by the Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong that at some point in time the number of COVID-19 cases will go up without any impact on h
57 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since last Friday.
20 cases were recorded in the Central Division, 33 cases in the Western Division and 4 cases were record
Australia's new Foreign Minister Penny Wong says they will listen because they care about what the Pacific has to say.
She says they want to help build a stronger Paci
The International Monetary Fund says it has been advising the Fijian Government to think about a fiscal consolidation plan in the medium term to create space to withstand
103 Fijian workers leaving for overseas employment have been reminded to make the best use of the opportunity given to them and not to let it go to waste.
While speaki
One of Fiji’s largest fashion manufacturers, Lyndhurst Limited was acknowledged by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today for its positive contribution to the economy
People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka maintains they have been allowing questions at their meetings and talanoa sessions however most questions seemed to be planted
Please show compassion and care towards vulnerable animals as the Greater Good Foundation has noticed a significant increase in dog poisoning recently.
Foundation Spok
Fiji has received a grant of $6.47 million from Japan which will support upgrade works at the Nadi International Airport.
The project which is funded under the ADB’s
A Suva businessman is currently being questioned by police for allegedly attempting to rape his staff.
The man is in his 60s.
The woman who is in her 20s reported t
Parents have been urged to look out for how their children are behaving and get professional help if their behaviour is not normal.
Renowned Psychiatrist, Selina Kurul
A 24-year-old labourer who brutally killed and robbed an elderly caretaker in Navua in February last year has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Aliki Livai Kiko ple
The ruling in the case of dismissed Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma will now be delivered on Thursday.
The matter was listed for today however it has now been adjour
Paradise Beverages Fiji Limited has has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Leadership Fiji to help develop and enhance leaders in Fiji.
Leadership Fiji CE
A Suva businessman is currently being questioned by police for allegedly attempting to rape his staff.
The man is in his 60s.
The woman who is in her 20s reported
A man in his 30s from Tau Village, Nadroga has passed away following an accident after 9 last night.
Police say the victim was driving the vehicle allegedly at high sp
The Fiji Airways Men's 7s side is pooled with USA, Wales and Spain in the London 7s.
Ireland leads Pool B with Argentina, South Africa and Kenya while France, Australi
The Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s team beat Ireland 26-10 in the bronze medal play-off at the Toulouse 7s in France.
Alowesi Nakoci scored 2 tries in the game to finish off
The Fiji Airways Men’s 7s team has won the Toulouse 7s with a 5 try blitz beating Ireland 29-17 in the Cup Final early this morning.
Elia Canakaivata and Tevita Daug
The Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s team went down fighting 24-14 to New Zealand in their cup semi final clash at the Toulouse 7s in France.
Reapi Uluinasau and Alowesi Nakoci
Vuiviawa Naduvalo came off the bench to score two tries as Fiji beat Samoa 28-7 in their semi final clash at the Toulouse 7s in France.
The win sees Fiji booking their
Former proposed SODELPA candidate Seremaia Tuiteci has claimed that the General Secretary of SODELPA Lenaitasi Duru swore at him during a meeting held at their head offic
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has conveyed his well wishes to the new Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.
On his official twitter page, Bainimarama told A
With less than 10% of the people working in the maritime sector in the Pacific being women, SPC’s Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women, Mereseini Rakuita says if
The educational curriculum in Fiji needs a serious revision for young people to learn the values of compassion, integrity, advocacy for the public good and respect for ot
The Fiji Airway’s Men’s 7s side can expect a brutal encounter against Samoa in the cup semi-final of the Toulouse 7s and will have to be clinical in defence.
Dancing
FijiFirst Leader, Voreqe Bainimarama says People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka and National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad have not been allowing qu
A truck went off the road and tumbled along Princes Road in Colo-i-Suva in the last hour.
It is not clear at this stage whether anyone got injured.
More to follow.
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has congratulated the Australian Labour Party and its leader Anthony Albanese for their victory in the Australian elections.
Winger, Alowesi Nakoci is continuing her impressive form as she has scored in every match of the Toulouse 7s.
Nakoci has so far scored five tries which includes two a
The Duavata Western Champs completed an ambitious 5-day marathon around Viti Levu to create awareness on anti-pornography and non-violence.
The Duavata West Champs is
Over 119,000 tourists have visited Fiji since our borders opened in December last year and Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says travellers are showing how much they mis
Napolioni Bolaca and Semi Kunatani were ruthless in the second half against USA and injected much needed fire power to help Fiji get the 19-17 win in the cup quarters of
FijiFirst General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says we had so many people in the last elections, many of them who were their supporters who had said that there is no ne
Cane harvesting cost could possibly increase as a review of mechanical harvester rates for sugarcane is underway.
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says t
A former member of a political party has alleged that a senior executive of the same party swore at him during a meeting last Wednesday at their head office in Suva.
P
Anthony Albanese and his opposition Labor Party have ended nine years of conservative government in Australia, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat of the coa
The Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s team is through to the semifinal of the Toulouse 7s after beating France 24-12 in the cup quarters a while ago.
Alowesi Nakoci continued he
The Fiji Airways Men’s 7s team survived a major scare to beat USA 19-17 and qualify for the cup semis of the Toulouse 7s.
Fiji will play Samoa in the second cup semi
Sevuloni Mocenacagi put on a spectacular performance to help the Fiji Airways Men’s 7s team beat France 33-19 in their final pool game at the Toulouse 7s.
Mocenacagi
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 ...
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