Residents of Marata in Wailoku are highlighting the challenges of caring for family members with mental health conditions following recent incidents in the community.

53-year-old Varanisese Qasevakatini of Ravitaki, Kadavu, has obtained her Tax Identification Number for the first time through the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection’s REACH programme in Vunisea.

Fiji is linking its national coral reef conservation strategy to wider Pacific climate priorities, including ocean protection, climate finance, and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Tailevu’s senior men’s side is ready to take on whatever Navosa throws at them when the two teams meet in the Skipper Cup quarter-finals this weekend.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview on Wednesday ​that it was “painful” when Donald ‌Trump took another side in Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia, after the US President said ​Zelenskiy should be replaced.

Coastal communities in Fiji are being given an opportunity to influence proposed changes to fisheries laws, particularly those affecting customary fishing rights, licensing and penalties for illegal fishing.

The Government is developing new standards for household electrical appliances in an effort to improve consumer safety and ensure electrical products meet appropriate safety and performance requirements.

Fiji and the Philippines are moving to strengthen diplomatic ties through regular high-level consultations covering defence, security, trade and other areas of cooperation.

Fiji Rugby CEO Koli Sewabu says he is well aware of Mark Nawaqanitawase’s current international eligibility situation, with World Rugby’s regulations potentially opening the door for the winger to represent either Fiji or Italy.

Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use her royalties to support Palestine ​Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned as a terrorist organisation, Rooney and ‌her publisher said on Wednesday.

The US has not yet decided whether to abandon the electromagnetic launch system for aircraft carriers, France’s ​navy chief said on Wednesday, two months after President Donald Trump ordered the ‌US Navy to drop the technology that France has chosen for its next carrier.

Fiji’s tourism sector is moving to strengthen its crisis response systems amid growing risks from natural disasters, global disruptions and rising travel costs.