The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) has been selected as Fiji’s official broadcast partner to host the inaugural People of the Pasifika 48-Hour (POP48) Film Challenge, a regional initiative that will bring together emerging Pacific storytellers to create original films in just 48 hours.

Nothing says Texas like a cowboy hat and, ​as World Cup fans have flocked to the Lone Star state, one Dallas-based bespoke milliner has sought to meet the very specific headwear ‌demands of his new-found international customers.

Rescue teams raced to find more survivors of the two powerful ​earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.

Fiji Airways has expanded its environmental commitment beyond mangrove restoration by launching a native tree regeneration programme aimed at protecting Fiji’s unique forests and biodiversity.

HFC Bank has expanded its national network with the opening of a new branch at Damodar Arts Village in Pacific Harbour, bringing full banking services to one of Fiji’s fastest-growing communities.

The Fiji Teachers Union has strongly criticised the 2026/2027 National Budget, describing it as a betrayal of workers, teachers and their families.

Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran, has praised a fundraising initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable children and senior citizens.

The Fijian Media Association is taking its public town hall series to Levuka and Korovou this week, with senior Government and Opposition figures expected to answer questions directly from residents on issues affecting their communities.

Fiji’s push to deliver clean electricity to rural and maritime communities has gained momentum, with the Fiji Rural Electrification Fund Board approving a new wave of renewable energy projects, including a major rollout on Koro Island.

Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum, in its North American ‌debut in Vancouver, has drawn hundreds of fans to Science World to study the game’s evolution as organisers aim to accelerate soccer’s growth in ice hockey-mad Canada.

Temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of ​Europe as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave.

Promising Queen Victoria School fly half Jone Raibevu has been drafted into the Fijian Drua Development Squad, marking another success story from the club’s grassroots talent pathway.