News

Efforts to increase voter turnout in municipal elections

There was very low voter turn-out during the municipal elections held in 2005, prompting the Local Government Ministry to look at ways to change this in the next election.

September 25, 2023 4:44 pm
 

Australia

Australia's Qantas flags hit from higher fuel prices

Australia’s Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) said on Monday higher fuel prices were expected to drive its fuel bill higher by about A$200 million ($128.80 million) in the first half of financial year 2024.

September 25, 2023 4:40 pm
 

Business

Multimillion-dollar projects planned for Nausori

A total of 22 multimillion-dollar projects are set to change the landscape of Nausori.

September 25, 2023 4:36 pm
 

Rugby League

Age is not a barrier: Maejirs

Fiji Bulikula captain Josephine Maejirs says age shouldn’t hinder women from pursuing their passions.

September 25, 2023 4:35 pm
 

World

Polls show Australia Indigenous referendum support slipping

Support for a referendum to constitutionally recognise Australia’s Indigenous people slipped further.

September 25, 2023 4:28 pm
 

Entertainment

Quavo heads to Washington, DC

Quavo, who lost his nephew and fellow Migos member Takeoff to gun violence last year, is turning his grief into action.

September 25, 2023 4:27 pm
 

Lifestyle

Rich in resources but with a high proportion of poverty

Despite the over 90 percent of i-Taukei landowners in the country, they continue to record the highest percentage of poverty and this needs to be addressed.

September 25, 2023 4:21 pm
 

Business

Vunato dump CPR workers grateful to assistance

Over 60 Collection Pillars of Recycling (CPR) who engage in informal waste picking at the Vunato dumpsite in Lautoka now have a reason to smile.

September 25, 2023 4:19 pm
 

Rugby

Touch Rugby aims for top spot

Touch Rugby Fiji aims to ascend to the number one spot in the Solomon Islands Pacific Games.

September 25, 2023 4:09 pm
 

Football

New Caledonia and Solomon Islands end OFC U-16 Women's Championship on a high

Solomon Islands turned in an impressive showing with a 12-1 victory over Vanuatu in both side’s final match in Tahiti.

September 25, 2023 3:54 pm
 

World

Ophelia brings more rain and flood risk to US East Coast

Ophelia, downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, brought more rain and wind as it moved along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, forecasters said on Sunday.

September 25, 2023 3:35 pm
 

World

Canada House speaker apologizes for recognition of veteran

The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized for praising an individual at a parliamentary meeting who served in a Nazi unit during World War Two.

September 25, 2023 3:32 pm

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