News

Child care gaps affects women's participation at work

Minister for Women and Children Lynda Tabuya says while 43 percent of Fiji’s workforce has preschool-aged children, only eight percent utilise childcare services, leading many working parents to depend on family or unqualified babysitters.

October 25, 2024 5:54 am
 

News

Ditoka seeks support for new initiatives

Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Sakiasi Ditoka, met with officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Tokyo to seek support for new initiatives under the National Disaster Risk Management Act.

October 25, 2024 5:44 am
 

Tennis

Top seed Qinwen Zheng reaches Tokyo quarters

No. 1 seed Qinwen Zheng of China swept the last nine games against Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima to move into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals in Tokyo.

October 25, 2024 5:44 am
 

Business

Fiji ranks third in Best Travel List

Tourism Fiji recently announced Fiji being ranked third in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list for 2025.

October 24, 2024 6:27 pm
 

World

Boeing strike barrels on as workers reject wage deal

Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab factory workers voted to reject a contract offer and continue a more than five-week strike on Wednesday, in a blow to new CEO Kelly Ortberg’s plan to shore up the finances of the struggling planemaker.

October 24, 2024 6:02 pm
 

Football

Fiji out of finals despite win over Solomon Islands

Fiji secured a dramatic 6-5 victory over the Solomon Islands in a penalty shootout during the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Honiara.

October 24, 2024 5:44 pm
 

World

Australia pushed on emissions as Pacific leaders meet

Tuvalu has branded fossil fuel expansion a “death sentence” at a meeting of Commonwealth of Nations leaders in Samoa, saying richer countries like Australia are responsible for most new projects.

October 24, 2024 5:24 pm
 

Entertainment

Kuwait bans ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' video game, likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s

The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War.

October 24, 2024 5:08 pm
 

News

USP leadership faces student backlash

The student-led march at the University of the South Pacific Laucala campus ended in front of Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia’s residence this afternoon.

October 24, 2024 5:07 pm
 

Rugby League

Miller grateful and blessed to be part of Bati

Fiji Bati prop Jordan Miller is determined to continue his impressive form as the team prepares for their round two clash against the Cook Islands in the Pacific Bowl Championship this weekend.

October 24, 2024 4:53 pm
 

News

Kamikamica promises consultation with landowners on proposed projects

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica, shared the outcomes of a meeting with concerned resource owners from Namosi, Sigatoka, Votua in Ba, and Navitilevu in Ra.

October 24, 2024 4:44 pm
 

Rugby

Flying Fijians focus on fresh talent for 2027

Flying Fijians head coach Mick Byrne has shared that the team is shifting focus towards integrating fresh talent in preparation for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

October 24, 2024 4:40 pm

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