News

Magistrate refuses murder suspect's bid for self-representation

Suva Magistrate Yogesh Prasad has refused murder suspect Taione Kotoyawa Waqabili Senikaucava’s application to represent himself in court.

December 8, 2025 3:31 pm
 

News

State moves to consolidate cases for eight drug accused

Eight individuals charged in relation to drug raids in Suva and the Western Division in September reappeared in the Suva Magistrates Court today as the state moves to consolidate the multiple cases into a single proceeding. The accused persons are Gina Choi, Peniasi Delai, and Logaimasino Baules, who had previously appeared without legal representation.

December 8, 2025 3:20 pm
 

World

Senator Cotton: No objection to releasing U.S. strike video

A video of a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean that killed two survivors of the initial attack shows “nothing remarkable,” the Republican who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday, and he would not oppose its public release if the Pentagon were to declassify it.

December 8, 2025 3:00 pm
 

News

State withdraws charges against Chinese national

The State has today informed the Suva Magistrates Court that they will file the amended charges against Chinese national Yin Qing Qing.

December 8, 2025 3:00 pm
 

Entertainment

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Japan over drug charge

Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday.

December 8, 2025 2:12 pm
 

World

Community police among five killed in Michoacán explosion

The number of victims killed in an explosion outside a police station in the western Mexican state of Michoacán over the weekend has risen to five, the Attorney General’s Office said Sunday.

December 8, 2025 2:03 pm
 

Entertainment

Welcome to Derry adapted the traumatic book moment — death scene and all

It’s a relatively short passage in the context of Stephen King’s 1,000-plus-page It novel, but it takes center stage on the HBO prequel series It: Welcome to Derry.

December 8, 2025 1:23 pm
 

Rugby

Fiji tied in first place with SA and NZ

The Fiji Airways Men’s 7s side may have missed out on lifting the Dubai and Cape Town Sevens trophies, but their consistency has paid off in a massive way.

December 8, 2025 1:15 pm
 

World

Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine as new US policy released

Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strateg y in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency.

December 8, 2025 1:12 pm
 

Sports

FRPA launches European division after landmark tour

The Fiji Rugby Players Association has completed a groundbreaking Northern Tour that has resulted in the creation of the Association’s first overseas branch, FRPA Europe, marking a major step in strengthening support systems for Fijian players abroad.

December 8, 2025 1:00 pm
 

News

Nabua residents recall night of terror

Residents of the Muslim League settlement in Nabua have described last night’s flash flooding as the most terrifying experience they have ever faced.

December 8, 2025 12:55 pm
 

News

ODPP records multiple arson and serious crime cases

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has released its November statistics on serious crimes, highlighting multiple arson cases alongside other offences such as murder, aggravated robbery, burglary, theft, assault, and criminal intimidation.

December 8, 2025 12:41 pm

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