A new policy on scholarships will be announced in the 2023/2024 national budget says Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Biman Prasad says the objective of the current budget consultation is to ensure that all Fijians have an opportunity to provide input and contribute to the national budget.

Tobacco consumption kills more than 1,200 Fijians every year, causing Fiji an economic loss of more than millions of dollars due to health care costs and productivity losses.

The University of the South Pacific is once again under the spotlight as claims have been made of nepotism and a lack of transparency and accountability.

The relationship between women’s economic empowerment and violence against women and girls is bidirectional, according to Asian Development Bank Senior Gender and Social Development Officer Ingrid Fitzgerald.

A 27-year-old man who allegedly stole a bike from Albert Park in Suva yesterday has been arrested.

The Public Service Commission has finalized the appointment of permanent secretaries for various ministries with the agreement of the Prime Minister.

A man in his 40s passed away at the Lautoka Hospital following a motor vehicle accident yesterday morning.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will depart for Samoa today to join regional leaders for the country’s 61st anniversary of independence celebrations.

A preliminary study will be carried out on the development of a Demonstration Farm and a Regional Training Centre Project at Dobuilevu Research Station, in Rakiraki.

Director of Operations, SSP Kasiano Vusonilawe, has agreed there may have been some laxity on their part, but this will now change.

The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is working on implementing strict regulations for the sale of industrial glue.