The status of the iTaukei language, culture and tradition worries members of the Great Council of Chiefs.

Chief Justice Salesi Temo questioned how the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption came to the opinion that a University of the South Pacific matter was an operational issue to be resolved by USP.

The Fijian Competition and Consumers Commission has proposed a significant transition in its rent control policies.

The Cabinet has approved the National Disaster Risk Management Bill which is the outcome of a comprehensive review of the Natural Disaster Management Act 1998 spanning over two decades.

The Pacific Island Region, including Fiji, is asking the large distant water fishing nations to keep their subsidies at current levels and to cut subsidies in the future.

The Australia and New Zealand Bank of Fiji is amplifying its cyber security awareness initiatives in response to the ever-increasing threat landscape.

Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Ariff Ali says weakness in growth in major trading partners is of concern and is being monitored closely.

Algeria have appointed former Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic to coach their national team, the Algeria Football Association said on Thursday.

American rapper Ja Rule said he was “devastated” that he had been denied entry to Britain days before he was due to begin the opening leg of his international tour due to his criminal record.

Ruci Kalokalo and Laisiasa Rokobici have been handed a suspended sentence for the charges of manslaughter and unlawful burial of their daughter, Alanieta Naituva, in Toko Tavua.

If David Lynch’s 1984 “Dune” movie raced through the book, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve’s version at times moves as if it’s walking in sand, figuratively as well as literally.

Thailand will ban the recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year, but continue allowing its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview.