The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection says reintegrating street dwellers and beggars remains a major challenge, despite ongoing support programmes.

The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection is making progress in supporting girls in state care by creating secure employment pathways.

Sixty gold medals will be up for grabs today on day one of the Coca Cola Games Suva Zone 2 Secondary Schools athletics meet at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva which will air live and exclusive on FBC Sports from 9am.

Aggressive patients remain a reality at the St Giles Hospital, but officials say modern methods now focus on safety, de-escalation and protection, not punishment.

The establishment of the Pacific Resilience Facility is a key regional initiative designed to strengthen collective resilience as Pacific Island countries face increasing climate change and natural disaster challenges.

Sugarcane farmers will now be able to voluntarily contribute to their Fiji National Provident Fund accounts through deductions from their cane proceeds.

The Governments of Australia, Japan and Fiji have commenced the design of a new 3rd Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment Headquarters, which was destroyed by fire in 2021.

Immigration Minister Viliame Naupoto has confirmed that a team is investigating a viral video allegedly showing an immigration agent abusing a foreign worker.

All service stations remain open, though some are briefly out of fuel until the next delivery.

Some patients at the St Giles Hospital in Suva have been left behind not because they are untreatable, but because their families no longer want them.

A man has been sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for raping his 13-year-old niece in May 2024.

Close to 160 people have already benefited from the Ministry of Women and Children’s income generation assistance pilot program, with over 100 additional individuals anticipated to be assisted in the near future.