Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the recent increase in fuel prices is unavoidable.

The significant hike in fuel prices is sending shockwaves across Fijian households and the business landscape.

Business owners claim public confidence in the government is on shaky ground, as concerns emerge over whether Fijians were misled over fuel prices.

Minister for Climate Change and Environment Lynda Tabuya says the recent fuel price increase was not a government decision, but one made independently by the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission.

The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation says that promising stable fuel supplies and no price hikes, only to announce overnight increases, is damaging private sector confidence.

The smuggling of contraband – including marijuana, methamphetamine, and mobile phones – by inmates’ families continues to undermine operations at the Fiji Corrections Service.

The State has today indicated that they will withdraw the charges against suspended Fiji Corrections Service Commissioner Sevuloni Naucukidi as the complainant in this matter is willing to reconcile.

Firefighters averted a major disaster at Navakamasuasua Subdivision in Labasa late Monday night.

For the first time, Fiji has a digital immunization record system, thanks to a partnership between the Health Ministry and UNICEF, with support from the Government of Japan.

Nausori residents have urged the government to find ways to reduce fuel demand. They highlighted that the conflict in the Middle East could disrupt Fiji’s supply.

Fiji’s ongoing fuel supply concerns could place added pressure on government revenue, with the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service closely monitoring the situation.

Fiji’s bus operators are raising serious concerns over the latest fuel price increase, warning it is putting pressure on the survival of the industry.