Extra Supermarket Labasa’s top goal scorer, Melvin Mani, will miss Saturday’s crucial Extra Premier League clash against Dayal’s Sawmillers Ba at Subrail Park.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto and rescuers are frantically searching for survivors ​trapped beneath the rubble, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.

France was bracing for its fourth major heatwave of the year, as soaring temperatures ​and tinder-dry conditions across the southwest piled pressure on crews battling a giant ‌wildfire in the Bordeaux region.

The Government has admitted Fiji’s correctional facilities are operating below United Nations minimum standards for the treatment of inmates.

Inter-island vessels are facing scrutiny over passenger overcrowding during peak travel periods.

Fiji is stepping up efforts to reduce its reliance on imported agricultural products, with the government investing in better market access to help local farmers increase sales and boost domestic production.

Josivini Naihamu was the biggest winner at the 2026 McDonald’s Fijian Drua Women’s Awards, taking home three of the night’s highest honours following an outstanding Super Rugby Women’s season.

A youth-elder buddy system, where young people regularly visit and support older persons, has been proposed to strengthen elderly care in communities.

The winner from the Vodafone Vanua Championship final on Friday will challenge for the Farebrother Sullivan Trophy this year.

Fiji is taking steps to protect its most important natural resource, water, with the Government launching the National Water Resources Management and Sanitation Policy and the Fiji Integrated Water Resources Management Plan to strengthen the management and protection of the country’s freshwater resources.

The battle for the Extra Premier League title is heating up at the top while the battle to avoid relegation resumes this weekend.

Ship health checks are under scrutiny as concerns grow over hygiene standards onboard vessels.