The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association says the tourism industry did not propose, endorse, or broadly agree to the Government’s new five percent Tourism Services Tax announced in the 2026–2027 National Budget.

Fiji Airways has welcomed the support announced by the Fijian Government in the 2026–2027 National Budget.

A Nadi resident is hopeful that increased Budget funding will help address long-standing infrastructure and service challenges in rural communities across Fiji.

The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs has been allocated $33.1 million in the 2026–2027 financial year, with funding focused on supporting landowners, traditional institutions, and village development projects.

The Ministry for Sugar has been allocated $96.3 million in the 2026–2027 National Budget, an increase from the $72.2 million allocated in the current financial year.

The University of the South Pacific Raiders came away with a solid 32-4 victory over the Makoi Bulldogs earlier today in round two of the Fiji National Rugby League Vodafone Cup, but the performance was far from flawless, according to team support staff member Tommy Finau.

A major consulting firm still has a million-dollar contract to train public servants on ethics, despite senior figures being accused of accessing confidential information.

An accused ISIS bride has been given a police barricade as she walked from court and into the arms of her loved ones.

SpaceX (SPCX.O), opens new tab has told investors it plans to launch a Starlink mobile service for U.S. ​consumers, the Financial Times reported on Friday, in ‌a move that could allow the Elon Musk-led company to compete directly with Verizon (VZ.N), opens new tab, AT&T (T.N), opens new tab and T-Mobile (TMUS.O), opens new tab.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday a 100% tariff on all goods from any country that imposes a digital services tax on American companies, inflaming transatlantic trade tensions a day after ​European Union countries met Trump’s July 4 deadline to cut tariffs on U.S. goods.

Venezuela’s strongest earthquake in over a century is the biggest challenge to Delcy Rodriguez’s early leadership but could also allow the interim president to stamp ​her authority on a fractured government and begin rebuilding a broken country.

Kane Brown has cheated death in a freak golfing accident.