Fitness trainer and gym founder Johnathan Hill has been granted an extension of bail as he faces a charge of unlawful possession of illicit drugs.

The successful rescue of six health workers and a boat handler has renewed calls for stronger maritime safety measures, with the Lau paramount Chief Turaga Tui Nayau urging the government to urgently address the challenges faced by outer island communities.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, ​in a decree published.

Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Peceli Vosanibola has a case to answer over corruption-related charges after the Suva Magistrates Court ruled there is sufficient evidence for the matter to proceed to the defence stage.

Millions of bottles and cans are now being kept out of landfills, but Return and Earn Fiji says the next challenge is dealing with other types of plastic waste.