Crime

Child sexual abuse fueling alarming rise in teenage pregnancies

Assistant Minister for Health and Medical Services, Penioni Ravunawa, says child sexual abuse and rape often committed by family members or trusted community leaders are exploiting vulnerable girls and leading to teenage pregnancies.

October 3, 2025 12:43 pm
 

Sports

Purcell and Cleary to fly Fiji’s flag at SPBC

Fiji’s hopes at the South Pacific Bodybuilding Championship will rest on the shoulders of Robert Purcell and Baszil Cleary, who have officially checked in for the regional competition in Tahiti.

October 3, 2025 12:31 pm
 

Court

Bail denied for Chinese nationals

Bail has been refused for the three Chinese individuals facing charges in relation to unlawful possession of illicit drugs.

October 3, 2025 12:30 pm
 

News

Fiji needs additional $2 billion to modernize its electricity grid

Despite nearly $2 billion already invested since the late 1970s, Public Works Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau told Parliament that the country’s growing electricity demand continues to strain the grid, driven largely by expansion in the tourism, commercial, domestic, and other productive sectors.

October 3, 2025 12:27 pm
 

News

FCEF appoints new management

The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation has announced an organizational restructure with a new management team.

October 3, 2025 12:12 pm
 

Football

Arsenal can go top as Liverpool seek to return to winning ways at Chelsea

Arsenal can take over at the top of the Premier League on Saturday even if Liverpool end a rare losing run at injury-hit Chelsea.

October 3, 2025 12:00 pm
 

Football

Premier League set to decide on PSR alternative

A decision on whether to scrap the Premier League’s controversial profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and adopt an “alternative system” is “coming up”, says chief executive Richard Masters.

October 3, 2025 11:40 am
 

Entertainment

Hollywood performers union condemns AI-generated 'actress' Tilly Norwood

The recent debut of an AI-generated “actress” dubbed Tilly Norwood, and its producer’s boasts of interest from studio executives, sparked a backlash on Tuesday from the SAG-AFTRA actors union, condemning the replacement of human performers with “synthetics.”

October 3, 2025 11:35 am
 

Entertainment

Italian police raid Dali exhibition, say works on display were fake

Italy’s art heritage police said on Wednesday they raided a Salvador Dali exhibition and seized 21 works attributed to the famous Spanish surrealist painter that are presumed to be forgeries.

October 3, 2025 10:29 am
 

Rugby

Forces united for a mission in 2025 Sukuna Bowl

It’ll be more than just sports in this year’s Vodafone Ratu Sukuna Bowl for the Fiji Police Force and Republic of Fiji Military Forces.

October 3, 2025 10:25 am
 

Entertainment

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ lead vocalists say they learned a lot from Kendrick Lamar

While the lead vocalists in animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” are largely inspired by the work of other K-Pop artists, EJAE, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna said they also admire Black American hip-hop stars like Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliott and Doechii.

October 3, 2025 9:58 am
 

World

OpenAI hits $500 billion valuation

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has reached a valuation of $500 billion, following a deal in which current and former employees sold roughly $6.6 billion worth of shares, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

October 3, 2025 8:20 am

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