World

Rebuilding Gaza could take 350 years:UN report

United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns since World War II.

October 23, 2024 4:40 pm
 

News

USP Staff strike is legal says Rabuka

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka stated this afternoon that the University of the South Pacific Staff Union is in compliance with the provisions and procedures for a strike as set out in the Employment Relations Act 2007.

October 23, 2024 4:37 pm
 

News

Seruiratu calls for urgent resolution to USP strike

The standoff between the University of the South Pacific and its Staff Association continues into its fourth day without a resolution in sight.

October 23, 2024 4:35 pm
 

News

Improved border security crucial to combat drug trafficking

A recently launched National Security and Defense Review report has highlighted the increasing drug trade in Fiji, emphasizing the need for enhanced border security and international cooperation.

October 23, 2024 4:34 pm
 

Entertainment

Paddington Bear has been given a real British passport

Paddington Bear, probably fiction’s best-known Peruvian, has been granted a passport by authorities in his adoptive country of Britain.

October 23, 2024 4:33 pm
 

Football

Navua deserved a spot in Pacific Cup: Ali

Navua has secured a place in the 2024 Pacific Community Cup for the first time, joining top teams of the season Labasa, Lautoka, and Rewa.

October 23, 2024 4:30 pm
 

Rugby

Black Pearl’s daughter ready for Bulikula debut

Nineteen-year-old Ilisapeci Bari is following the footsteps of her dad, “The Black Pearl”, Manasa Bari.

October 23, 2024 4:29 pm
 

News

Rabuka leads Fiji's delegation at historic CHOGM in Samoa

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is in Apia, Samoa, where he will be leading Fiji’s delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

October 23, 2024 4:20 pm
 

World

African progress backslides as coups and war persist

Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report.

October 23, 2024 4:13 pm
 

Education

Mediation invitation extended amid ongoing USP strike

Employment Minister Agni Deo Singh says they have extended an invitation for voluntary mediation to the staff and students of the University of the South Pacific as their strike enters its fourth day today.

October 23, 2024 4:13 pm
 

Basketball

Wolves give Rudy Gobert 3-year, $110M extension

Rudy Gobert, who tied an NBA record last season with his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award, is staying in Minnesota long term.

October 23, 2024 4:12 pm
 

Tennis

Alex de Minaur rallies in Vienna

Second seed Alex de Minaur of Australia bounced back from a tough first set and defeated Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria.

October 23, 2024 4:07 pm

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