After years of shying away from competing in front of huge crowds, Lelean Memorial student Samuela Kunadei finally managed to gather up the courage yesterday where he competed in their inter-house competition at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

Aston Villa earned a 3-1 win away to Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Belgium on Tuesday, thanks to an own goal and a penalty kick in the final eight minutes.

While the battle on the field between the Fijian Drua and the Chiefs will be intense, an equally compelling showdown will take place in the coaching booths.

The Ministry of Justice has raised concerns over delays in birth and death registrations in Fiji, warning that the issue is affecting the accuracy of national records.

This year started with a 26 percent increase in overall crime for January.

Fiji is grappling with a rising crisis of non-communicable diseases, driven largely by poor nutrition and unhealthy dietary habits.

A Vanuatu tourism executive has become the first international to undergo open heart surgery at the Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital in Nadi.

While Fiji has advanced from a Low Middle-Income Country to a High Middle-Income Country, our health status indicators have remained stagnant over the past decade.

Fifteen-year-old Nehemiah Elder impressed at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute training camp in Apia, Samoa, earning the title “best lifter” among regional athletes.

Fiji’s immigration system is currently undergoing significant reforms, with a focus on strengthening national security and addressing transnational crimes such as human trafficking and migrant smuggling.

Archbishop Peter Loy Chong is calling on people to embrace the Lenten season as a time for profound personal reflection and spiritual renewal.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a western Sydney mosque was allegedly targeted with threats of a mass shooting referring to the Christchurch massacre, sparking a major police investigation.