News

USP Council meeting underway in New Zealand

Members of the University of the South Pacific Council are currently meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.

May 21, 2025 2:32 pm
 

World

Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Papua New Guinea

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9.

May 21, 2025 2:06 pm
 

Entertainment

Australian Fashion Week becomes more exclusive as ownership returns to local industry

Australian Fashion Week (AFW) made its annual return last week, but things looked different this year, and it wasn’t just the trends.

May 21, 2025 2:00 pm
 

Sports

Jackson backs young guns

Fijian Drua head coach Glen Jackson reaffirms his belief in the club’s young playmakers, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula and Philip Baselala, calling them vital to the team’s long-term vision.

May 21, 2025 1:18 pm
 

World

El Salvador Congress passes law taxing foreign donations to NGOs

El Salvador’s Congress passed a law on Tuesday that levies a 30% tax on transactions from foreign donors to local organizations in a crackdown on “foreign agents” that critics say will boost state control over non-governmental organizations.

May 21, 2025 1:17 pm
 

News

Police Chief flags new dimension in drug trade

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the recent seizure of over four kilograms of methamphetamine, originating from a Southeast African nation, marks a new dimension in the ongoing battle against drug trafficking in Fiji.

May 21, 2025 12:46 pm
 

Sports

Reece faces fight for All Blacks recall record try feat

Crusaders winger Sevu Reece is not guaranteed a spot in Scott Robertson’s next All Blacks squad,  playing over 30 Test matches.

May 21, 2025 12:40 pm
 

World

Iran's Khamenei slams 'outrageous' US demands

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said U.S. demands that Tehran stop enriching uranium are “excessive and outrageous“, state media reported, voicing doubts whether talks on a new nuclear deal will succeed.

May 21, 2025 12:38 pm
 

News

FTUC alleges local job exclusion, ministry disagrees

Concerns are growing over the increasing number of foreign workers being hired for jobs that local Fijians are capable of doing.

May 21, 2025 12:34 pm
 

Sports

Serevi collaborates with Pacific Energy

Fiji’s very own rugby legend Waisale Serevi has been announced as the new brand ambassador for Pacific Energy.

May 21, 2025 12:30 pm
 

News

CWM hospital gets necessary repairs

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed that, together with the Ministry of Health, work has begun on major upgrades at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva.

May 21, 2025 12:26 pm
 

News

State wants Bainimarama and Qiliho tried in High Court

Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Laisani Tabuakuro has filed a formal application today to transfer the case of former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho to the High Court.

May 21, 2025 12:23 pm

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