Police are ramping up surveillance across Fiji, with 230 CCTV cameras planned for 50 sites along the Suva-Nausori corridor.

The Government says the social welfare insurance scheme was an inefficient use of public funds, with about $60 million paid in premiums over eight years but only $33.8 million paid out in claims.
Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran told Parliament the scheme, which covered about 100,000 welfare recipients, was no longer financially sustainable.

Fiji is pairing a five-fold increase in littering fines with a stronger enforcement network, acknowledging that the previous system was weakened by low detection rates.

The implementation of Fiji’s mandatory asset declaration regime for registered sole traders has been delayed by a year.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has raised concerns over the enforcement of immigration removal orders.

The Pacific Climate Warriors are calling for an urgent end to fossil fuel expansion at this year’s Regional Conference of Youth for Ocenia that’s currently underway at the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat.

The National Fire Authority is urging businesses and property owners to strengthen fire safety measures after a structure at Delai Saweni, Lautoka, was destroyed by fire.

Ratu Peceli Rokoralovo has been found guilty of murdering Dr Isireli Biumaitotoya, also known as Dr Leli Darling, following a trial in the Lautoka High Court.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for ​stronger independent defence capabilities, while saying annual civil-defence exercises coinciding ‌with joint U.S.-South Korea military drills were defensive and not intended to threaten North Korea.

About 10,000 people were in the arena watching. One of them was Tupac Shakur, the number one-selling rapper who had already become a hip-hop icon at the age of 25.

People living with HIV and key populations must be directly involved in shaping Fiji’s HIV response.

A $165 million funding shortfall severely constrained the Fiji Police Force’s ability to strengthen its operational capabilities in the 2021-2022 financial year.