The Education Bill 2025 is proposing stricter measures to enforce compulsory school attendance placing clearer responsibilities on parents and the Ministry of Education with penalties for persistent non compliance.

Tuvalu Under 16 and Under 18 coach Alama Elisaia says his teams are already looking ahead to a return to the Nadi Junior Rugby Club Festival after gaining valuable experience at the 2025 edition earlier this month at Prince Charles Park.

Parents and communities are being urged to invest more deliberately in children’s overall development beyond academic achievement to help them grow into resilient responsible and grounded adults.

The stage is set for another thrilling weekend of women’s rugby as the official pool draw for the 2026 Shangri-La Yanuca Island Women’s Division at the McDonald’s Coral Coast Fiji 7s has been confirmed.

Fifteen people died and 19 were injured after a bus lost control and plunged into a ravine in Solola, Guatemala, on Saturday (December 27).

Thailand will release detained Cambodian soldiers once peace is restored, a Thai official said on Saturday, after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire following days of heavy clashes.

Three people have died in separate road accidents.

A man has died following a road accident at Talenaua, Serua, at around 2.30pm yesterday.

A family in Votualevu, Nadi, has been left homeless after a fire destroyed their three-bedroom home on Friday morning.

Investment activity in Fiji has increased this year, with Investment Fiji recording a rise in interest from both local and international investors across several key sectors of the economy.

Bua lass Lynda Rabeni-Vatuloka, the daughter of late Flying Fijian and World Sevens player Seru Rabeni, was part of a dominant New Zealand side that defeated NZ Cavaliers Under-18 27-10 to secure the Global Youth Sevens title.

The Fiji Rugby Union has appointed Pita Tutuvula Waqanivalu as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective February 2026, as the organization aims to strengthen its financial game off the field.