Fiji will chase back-to-back Dubai titles for the first time this weekend, a year after beating giant-killers Spain 19-5 in last season’s final.

The Ministry of Sugar Industry is working with key government agencies and the iTaukei Land Trust Board to address land lease expiry issues affecting farmers.

Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Dr. Raijeli Taga, opened the ACP MEA Phase III End-of-Project Meeting yesterday at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva.

Sairusi Ceinaturaga has been convicted today for the murder of a baby in October last year.

For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok River, which flows down from neighbouring Myanmar before joining with the Mekong River that cuts through Southeast Asia.

Israel killed militant group Hezbollah’s top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut, the Israeli military said, despite a U.S.-brokered truce a year ago.

Jellybean Johnson, the drummer for the Prince-shepherded Minneapolis funk group the Time, has died.

The Fijian Media Association is once again strongly demanding that Police be more vigilant in managing security and threats outside the courthouse after another Fijian journalist was violently attacked by a convicted murderer coming out of the courtroom.

Fiji has reached a critical juncture in its fight against HIV, with senior health officials warning that the surge in infections, particularly among young people who inject drugs has escalated into a national crisis.

A light-hearted yet unusual post on the Fijian Drua’s official social media pages has stirred up interest among fans, and raised fresh questions about the status of towering forward Janeiro Wakeham, who is currently on a train-and-trial deal with the club.

The Ministry of Sugar Industry says land tenure remains a critical challenge, threatening the long-term sustainability of the sector and must be addressed.

There are about 1,726 parcels of land yet to be surveyed.