Families in Nalawa Village, Navitilevu, Ra, are struggling to secure enough water for their daily needs as a prolonged dry spell dries up boreholes, damages crops and disrupts children’s lives at school.

Former civil servant Eliki Dakuitoga is calling for legal safeguards to ensure Fiji’s next general election is held within the existing lawful timeframe.

Water ownership and compensation for landowners should be clearly recognised in Fiji’s Constitution, says former Permanent Secretary Taitusi Naicolakia. He warns that existing laws do not adequately address these issues.

Navua resident and politician Bimal Chaudhry is calling for the reinstatement of the multi-party Cabinet system provided for under Fiji’s 1997 Constitution.

Youths are being urged to make wills early, with the Fiji Public Trustee Corporation Limited warning that estate planning should not be delayed until later in life or until they accumulate significant assets.

Children are being encouraged to practise proper handwashing from an early age to reduce the spread of infectious diseases and protect public health.

Academic Mosmi Bhim warns that extending immunity for the Prime Minister, Cabinet and other state institutions until 2028 could undermine Fiji’s democratic transition.

The body of a man was retrieved from the Labasa River a short while ago.

The public has been urged to speak openly on proposed changes to Fiji’s Constitution as the Parliamentary Special Committee on the Constitution Amendment Bill 2026 continues its nationwide consultations.

Lawyer Gavin O’Driscoll is calling for the removal of the immunity clause in Fiji’s Constitution, warning it could allow future wrongdoing to go unpunished.

Daulomani Age Care Home residents in Lautoka will now sleep more comfortably, following a donation of 10 beds and essential supplied from Radisson Blu Resort Fiji.

Hourly-paid workers under the Fiji Pine Group will receive a total six percent wage increase over two years following an agreement between the company and the National Union of Workers.