News

Councils to resume footpath, streetlight maintenance

Municipal councils across Fiji could soon resume responsibility for maintaining footpaths and streetlights within town boundaries under a new arrangement being finalised between the Ministry of Local Government and the Fiji Roads Authority.

May 16, 2026 4:40 pm
 

Sports

Drua Women held to a 27-all draw by Waratahs Women

The McDonald’s Fijian Drua Women side was held to a 27-all draw by the NSW Waratahs Women in their warm up match at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva this afternoon.

May 16, 2026 4:25 pm
 

World

US accuses Iraqi man of aiding Iran-backed militia attack plans

An Iraqi national ​accused of involvement in multiple attacks against U.S. interests in Europe has been ‌arrested and brought to the U.S. to face six terrorism-related counts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

May 16, 2026 3:30 pm
 

Entertainment

From misfit to rap sensation: A 'Reble' storms into Indian hip-hop

As a child, Reble often felt she was watching life from the sidelines. Now, at 24, the rapper has become one of the most compelling new voices in Indian hip-hop.

May 16, 2026 3:21 pm
 

Golf

Girmit Open doubles as Pacific Games golf trials

The 2026 Girmit Open has teed off at the Fiji Golf Club with added significance this year, as the tournament also serves as the official Pacific Games trials for Fiji’s golf team.

May 16, 2026 3:13 pm
 

World

Taiwan presses case for US arms after Trump says not decided on new sales

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have always been a cornerstone of regional peace and stability and are ​something confirmed in U.S. law, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Saturday ‌after President Donald Trump said he had not decided on future sales.

May 16, 2026 2:34 pm
 

Entertainment

Drake gets personal with surprise three-album drop after Kendrick beef

The world was waiting for one Drake album. Along came three.

May 16, 2026 2:31 pm
 

Entertainment

Hueller says ‘Fatherland’ makes post-war trauma tangible

German actor Sandra Hueller said Germany’s post-war trauma ‌is made tangible even to people who did not live through it by “Fatherland,” Polish-born director Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cannes Film Festival entry about novelist Thomas Mann’s return home.

May 16, 2026 1:37 pm
 

Sports

Rewa ready to take on EPL table leaders

Rewa FC will be looking to redeem themselves tomorrow when they face Ba in round nine of the Extra Premier League competition.

May 16, 2026 1:05 pm
 

Sports

Fiji to host Men’s Invitational Series

The countdown is officially underway as Fiji prepares to host Tonga in the Men’s Invitational Series 2026 at Vodafone Arena in Suva next week.

May 16, 2026 1:00 pm
 

World

African public health agency announces new Ebola outbreak in Congo

Africa’s top public health agency said on Friday that there was a confirmed ​Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, with 65 deaths out of 246 suspected cases so far.

May 16, 2026 12:32 pm
 

Entertainment

Japanese director Fukada says AI undermines the creative process

Using artificial intelligence to “jump straight to the result” could mean art fails to achieve its purposes of self-expression and to ​deepen our understanding of the world, Japanese filmmaker Koji Fukada said ‌at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.

May 16, 2026 12:27 pm

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