The Standing Committee on Economic Affairs held its first public consultation on the Employment Relations Bill in Taveuni yesterday.

England have not won an Ashes test match in Australia for nearly 15 years but their batting firepower could prove decisive in the series starting in Perth next month, according to former captain Alastair Cook.

A fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people and injured others, and the death toll could rise, an official said.

There is excitement among Hindu communities as one of their most cherished festivals, Diwali, is just around the corner.

Fiji’s creative arts sector remains informal and underdeveloped; this was a challenge highlighted in a recent press briefing in Suva, focused on the buildup towards the much-anticipated Dance Fest Fiji 2025.

The Fijian Elections Office launched the Community Election Advocates Programme, which will deploy 450 trained volunteers across Fiji to serve as trusted bridges between electoral institutions and local communities.

Digicel Fiji has announced a collaboration and expansion of its money transfer platform with Ria, a global leader in money transmission services.

A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks as the U.S. builds up military forces in the region.

Labasa Divisional Hospital is still awaiting government funding approval for the installation of a transformer needed to power its CT scan machine, which has been out of service for the past two years.

Shraddha Kapoor is on board for director Rahi Anil Barve’s upcoming film Pahadpangira.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has emphasised that effective early warning systems must go beyond just monitoring and forecasting to ensure communities can take timely and life-saving action.

Fiji is taking a stronger global stance on disaster-resilient infrastructure as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad met with Global Director of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Ramesh Subramaniam.