Health

Dr Tudravu appointed as PS Health

Dr. Jemesa Tudravu has been appointed the Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services under the agreement of the Prime Minister and the Public Service Commission.

February 20, 2024 4:18 pm
 

Athletics

Yee secures athletics scholarship

Fiji athletics representative Braelynn Yee has been awarded the Griffith University Oceania Australia Foundation Athletics Business Scholarship.

February 20, 2024 4:17 pm
 

News

Singh emphasizes fair assessment for minimum wage rate

As part of the labor law review, the Coalition government is re-looking at the national minimum wage, which is of national interest.

February 20, 2024 4:15 pm
 

News

MP testifies on mental health impact of social media videos

Government MP Lenora Qereqeretabua has revealed in court that her mental well-being suffered due to a series of videos posted by self-proclaimed social media publisher Kishore Kumar.

February 20, 2024 4:08 pm
 

Sports

Mexico's America, Azteca Stadium set for stock market listing ahead 2026 World Cup

Club America will become the first Mexican soccer club to be listed on the stock exchange on Tuesday with some of the money raised going towards the renovation of its famous Azteca Stadium ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

February 20, 2024 4:02 pm
 

News

Strengthening border control surveillance

The United Nations Development Programme and the Japanese government are joining forces to bolster border control efforts in Fiji and the Pacific.

February 20, 2024 4:02 pm
 

News

$250,000 invested in Vunisea market

The newly upgraded Vunisea Farmers Market facility has 38 stalls, a restaurant and washroom facilities.

February 20, 2024 3:28 pm
 

News

New research to investigate child poverty in Fiji

A collaboration between UNICEF Pacific and the Ministry of Women and Children is underway which will investigate child poverty through the National Multi-Dimensional Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (N-MODA).

February 20, 2024 3:09 pm
 

Entertainment

French star Huppert finds meaning in unstructured nature of 'Traveler's Needs'

French star Isabelle Huppert said she was drawn to working with South Korean director Hong Sangsoo for a third time in “A Traveler’s Needs,” which premiered in Berlin on Monday, because of the uniquely unstructured nature of his work.

February 20, 2024 3:07 pm
 

World

Haiti judge charges widow, ex-PM over president's assassination

A Haitian judge in charge of the investigation into the 2021 assassination of the Caribbean nation’s last president has charged some fifty people, including his widow and a former prime minister, according to a document leaked to local media.

February 20, 2024 2:57 pm
 

Entertainment

Rituraj Singh passes away due to cardiac arrest at 59

Renowned actor Rituraj Singh passed away on Tuesday, February 20, leaving the entertainment industry and his fans mourning his demise.

February 20, 2024 2:06 pm
 

World

Dollar firms past 150 yen as US, Japan rates outlook diverge

The yen was pinned near a three-month low against the dollar on Tuesday as sticky U.S. inflation bolstered the case for higher-for-longer interest rates, contrasting with a recession in Japan and market doubts about a near-term exit from its easy policy.

February 20, 2024 1:22 pm

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