Concerns are growing over the number of complaints from employers about overseas workers whose skills do not match their qualifications.

The recent cases involving Fijians allegedly engaged in illegal activities in Australia are not connected to workers under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.

St. Giles Hospital is seeing a rise in elderly patients presenting with dementia, with many of these cases also involving non-communicable diseases.

The Acting Commissioner for the Fiji Correction Service, Auta Moceisuva, reiterates that overcrowding in remand centers remains largely an infrastructure issue requiring significant government investment.

Fourty five participants from maritime communities around Vanua Levu are currently attending a two-month Class 6 Boat Master training at the Ministry of Fisheries office in Labasa.