The National Weather Forecasting Centre in Nadi says a heavy rain alert remains in force for the Fiji group.

The Fiji Police Force has ramped up border surveillance with the introduction of a yacht tracking system aimed at tightening monitoring of vessels moving through Fiji’s waters.

The Fiji Medical Association has raised alarm over a growing number of illegal and unlicensed doctors operating in the country, warning that the trend poses a serious risk to public safety.

Teachers returning to serve in their own village and district are now shaping a new chapter in rural education, with the opening of the newly established Namuka Secondary School in Macuata.

Concerns that the growing use of micro qualifications could weaken the integrity of Fiji’s formal education system have been raised during scrutiny of the proposed Education Bill 2025 by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Affairs.