News

Ba mill closure prompts dialogue between lorry drivers and FSC

The Permanent Secretary for Sugar Industry, Dr. Vinesh Kumar, together with the Director of Operations yesterday met with lorry drivers at the Lautoka Sugar Mill to hear first-hand the challenges they are facing due to the closure of the Ba Mill.

October 1, 2025 11:16 am
 

World

FAA would furlough 11,000 employees in US government shutdown

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday more than 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration, about a quarter of its staff, will be furloughed if government funding lapses at midnight.

October 1, 2025 10:40 am
 

News

Fiji modernizes workplace safety with new digital systems

The Ministry of Employment, Productivity, and Workplace Relations is rolling out new digital systems to improve workplace safety and streamline business processes across Fiji.

October 1, 2025 10:22 am
 

News

VAT cut to ease living costs, says Prof Prasad

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the reduction in VAT from 15 percent to 12.5 percent, effective from August 1st, is a bold decision by the Coalition Government aimed at easing the cost of living for households.

October 1, 2025 10:10 am
 

News

Defense argues no strong evidence against Sayed-Khaiyum and Saneem

The defense lawyers for former Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and former Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem say the prosecution has failed to provide strong evidence against their clients.

October 1, 2025 10:00 am
 

World

FCC Democrat urges companies to resist Trump threats to media

The lone Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday called on major companies to stand up to threats from the Trump administration against broadcasters and others.

October 1, 2025 8:20 am
 

Football

IDC premier division forced into round-robin format

The fight for the Premier Division title at the FMF Inter District Championship 2025 has been dramatically restructured, moving to an unusual round-robin format after two clubs were suspended for breaching Fiji Football Association regulations.

October 1, 2025 7:17 am
 

News

Children as young as 12 trafficked: TIP report

The 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report on Fiji highlights that traffickers, including family members and foreign tourists, exploit vulnerable Fijian children as young as 12 for sex and forced labor in tourist hotspots, fishing vessels, and hotels.

October 1, 2025 7:16 am
 

World

US Defense Secretary criticizes military diversity, fitness standards

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed “fat generals” and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders they should resign if they do not support his agenda.

October 1, 2025 7:15 am
 

Rugby

Suva Touch faces financial test before New Zealand trip

The Suva men’s touch rugby side is counting down to their Pacific Cup campaign in New Zealand, but financial challenges remain the team’s biggest hurdle.

October 1, 2025 7:05 am
 

News

Lease failures leave families stranded

Thousands of families in informal settlements are still without secure land tenure because many development leases have lapsed.

October 1, 2025 7:05 am
 

News

Two men charged over separate fatal road accidents

Two men have been charged in relation to separate fatal road accidents that occurred over the weekend.

October 1, 2025 7:00 am

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