The World Bank Group’s latest Pacific Economic Update projects regional growth to slow to 2.8 percent in 2026 as rising fuel and shipping costs, supply chain disruptions, and renewed global uncertainty continue to impact Pacific economies.

Families must take greater responsibility, especially parents, in guiding children and keeping them away from drugs, says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called on Melanesian nations to unite in protecting and sustaining the Pacific Ocean, warning that the future of the region depends on collective action and stronger ocean stewardship.

Lupus patients and advocates in Fiji are calling for better access to specialist care and improved medical training, amid concerns that the chronic autoimmune disease is too often misdiagnosed or detected too late.

hina’s overall tourist activity increased slightly during the May Day holiday, according to official data released, but ‌per trip spending dipped compared to last year’s holiday period.

Calls for unity and a stronger national identity have taken centre stage as Government leaders use the Girmit legacy to reinforce messages of social cohesion and shared belonging in Fiji’s multicultural society.

The Hot Bread Kitchen has reopened its Suva Market shop today following renovation work, marking its second shop launch for 2026.

Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s flyer, Vuiviwa Naduvalo, is set to light up the 2026 Rugby Premier League after being named among a star-studded lineup featuring some of the world’s best HSBC SVNS Series players.

A family tailoring business in Nadoi Village, Rewa, has been supported by the Government through the Self-Help Programme to strengthen rural entrepreneurship and livelihoods.

The 2026 FIPRA Music Awards has been postponed as organisers respond to the current economic climate impacting the country.

Hospitals in Haiti’s Cite Soleil evacuated their patients and aid group MSF suspended its activities there ‌as fighting between armed groups operating in the area that began a fortnight ago deteriorated over the weekend.
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MSF, or Doctors Without Borders, said hundreds of residents sought refuge in its hospital in the neighborhood – an impoverished part of the capital Port-au-Prince – where one of its security guards was shot by a ​stray bullet while inside the compound.

Tales of war, grief and artificial intelligence join a race for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, ​in a contest left wide open by the absence of big studio contenders and other clear front-runners.