The increased allocation for the health sector will help address key priorities, including HIV response, staff welfare, medicine supply, and healthcare infrastructure.

The government is stepping up efforts to accelerate urban development, improve public services, and modernise waste management systems as part of a broader push to support Fiji’s growing towns and cities.

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says the $883 million allocated to the education sector in the 2026/2027 National Budget will help ensure schools are adequately staffed and students continue to receive quality education.

The Fiji Trades Union Congress has criticised the 2026-2027 National Budget, describing it as disappointing for workers and failing to provide immediate relief amid rising living costs.

Two people have been taken into custody for allegedly carrying out unauthorised recruitment activities linked to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.

TNG Holdings (Fiji) Pte Limited has lodged an appeal against the Environment Department’s decision to reject its proposed Vuda Energy-from-Waste project.

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will continue to receive financial backing from the Government after World Rugby’s annual $1.5 million contribution to the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific franchise comes to an end next Tuesday.

Pop singer-songwriter and Louis Vuitton designer Pharrell Williams made a giant artificial waterfall the backdrop of his 2027 spring-summer collection ​on Tuesday, kicking off Paris fashion week just as ‌a record-breaking heatwave paralysed large parts of France.

The Government has moved to tighten public spending in the 2026–2027 National Budget, cutting operational costs across ministries while maintaining core services and sustaining capital investment.

446,000 Fiji National Provident Fund members and DrawDown Account holders will be sharing approximately $866 million by month end.

Fiji is set to undergo one of the largest infrastructure transformations in its history, with Energy Fiji Limited progressing a $2 billion investment program to accelerate the country’s renewable energy transition.

The Government is moving ahead with an approximately $1.5 billion redevelopment of Suva Port.