The Fiji Pearls defeated Cook Islands in their first Netball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Oceania at the Tonga High School Indoor Stadium yesterday.

The Ministry of Education is warning that greater worker mobility under the proposed Fiji-Australia partnership could worsen Fiji’s shortage of skilled workers.

One in every 60 adults in Fiji is now estimated to be living with HIV, compared with one in 167 five years ago.

Father Law Home is facing an urgent funding shortage. It has only two months of funding left to pay its workers and carers and keep the Home operating.

Fiji’s coconut industry is being positioned for a major revival, with government moving to rehabilitate thousands of hectares of ageing plantations.

For some Indo-Fijians, the expiry of land leases and the possibility of losing their homes has contributed to a growing feeling that they no longer belong in Fiji.

The Public Service Commission has appointed three new Permanent Secretaries to lead the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Risk Management, and Public Enterprises.

The Fiji Trades Union Congress is mourning the death of Minister for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations Agni Deo Singh, describing him as a staunch unionist and lifelong advocate for workers’ rights.

A family in Raviravi, Ba, has lost its home after a fire completely destroyed the property this morning.

Fiji’s agriculture sector must play a greater role in driving economic growth as the country works towards becoming a high-income economy by 2050.

The Fiji Police Force says new CCTV cameras are being installed by municipal councils that will help officers keep a closer watch on crime hotspots.

The Fijian Elections Office is moving into the next phase of preparations, as first round of training for election officials kicked off today.