Entertainment

Disney sends Baby Yoda to bring 'Star Wars' fans to theaters

“The Mandalorian and Grogu,” the first “Star Wars” ​movie in seven years, heads to theaters this weekend as Walt Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab bets on the charm ‌of Baby Yoda to re-energize the film franchise.

May 22, 2026 1:09 pm
 

Football

Labasa eyes OFC Championship qualification

Labasa Women’s FC has set its sights on qualifying for next year’s OFC Women’s Champions League.

May 22, 2026 12:55 pm
 

Rugby

Waisega finding balance between rugby and family life abroad

Being away from family has become a familiar challenge for McDonald’s Fijian Drua Women openside flanker Sulita Waisega as she enters her fourth season with the club.

May 22, 2026 12:45 pm
 

World

South Kivu confirms Ebola case amid DRC outbreak

A case of ​Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, hundreds of kilometres from the outbreak’s epicentre, the rebel alliance that controls the ‌area said on Thursday.

May 22, 2026 12:09 pm
 

Entertainment

Noted Indigenous artist is takin' out the kitsch

Indigenous artist Tony Albert has launched the annual Aboriginalia Appeal to coincide with the opening of his solo exhibition Not a Souvenir.

May 22, 2026 12:07 pm
 

News

MSAF launches review after wharf access incident

The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji has launched an internal review following public concern over an incident at an MSAF-managed wharf involving access restrictions and the handling of equipment.

May 22, 2026 12:00 pm
 

Health

Cabinet backs review of Pharmacy Profession Act

Cabinet has approved a full review of the Pharmacy Profession Act 2011 to strengthen the regulation of pharmacy practice, pharmacy services, and the operation of pharmacies across Fiji.

May 22, 2026 11:55 am
 

News

First outer island recycling ambassadors programme launched

The Pacific Recycling Foundation and Six Senses Fiji have launched Fiji’s first-ever outer island Recycling on the Go Ambassadors Programme aimed at tackling growing waste problems in maritime communities.

May 22, 2026 11:50 am
 

World

US bans Tanzanian police official over alleged rights abuses

Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio ‌on Thursday said ​the U.S. ​was designating Faustine ⁠Jackson ​Mafwele, a ​Tanzanian police official, for alleged ​human ​rights violations.

May 22, 2026 11:48 am
 

Entertainment

Highway to the highfalutin': opera hits the outback

Put on your fancy pants and cowboy hats: opera’s annual run through a state’s outback towns is back. Just look out for flying locusts.

May 22, 2026 11:19 am
 

Football

New York City offering $50 World Cup tickets for residents

New York City will offer its residents a chance to snag $50 tickets to World Cup games in New Jersey this summer, ​Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Thursday, with 1,000 affordable tickets ‌up for grabs through a lottery system.

May 22, 2026 11:04 am
 

World

Greek November 17 group leader freed after long jail term

The mastermind of defunct Greek guerilla group November 17, which carried out a 27-year campaign of assassinations, ​has been released from jail, two police sources ‌said on Thursday.

May 22, 2026 10:30 am

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