Rural communities in Macuata are seeing tangible improvements in connectivity and economic opportunity, following continued investments under the government’s Rural Outer Island Development Programme.

Opposition Member of Parliament, Premila Kumar, has strongly criticised the proposed waste-to-energy and private port development at Vuda Point in Lautoka, stating that the project poses serious environmental and health risks and should not have progressed to the environmental assessment stage.

Minister for Defence, Pio Tikoduadua, is calling on the public to refrain from speculation as investigations continue into a serious early-morning incident involving a joint police and Republic of Fiji Military Forces checkpoint in Laqere.

The Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa, has rejected the application to register the proposed political party ‘FijiansFirst’, citing concerns over its similarity to the deregistered FijiFirst.

Fiji is exploring a potentially lucrative new frontier in its fisheries sector, transforming fish waste into high-value medical products, including collagen used for wound healing and skin grafts.

The daughter of Defence Minister Pio Tikoduadua is among the officers admitted in hospital following a high-speed chase in Laqere yesterday morning.

Energy Fiji Limited has requested an emergency fuel surcharge adjustment following substantial increases in international heavy fuel oil and industrial diesel oil prices.

The destruction of the Tapobhumi temple in Waiwai, Ba has left families and the wider community deeply shaken says Opposition Member of parliament Viam Pillay.

Two police officers remain admitted in hospital, along with three suspects who are under police guard, following a high-speed chase that ended in a crash and the seizure of suspected methamphetamine.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reaffirmed the government’s support for the proposed waste-to-energy project in Viseisei, Vuda.

Submission has been made to the Constitution Review Commission calling for greater authority to be given to the Public Service Commission.

Residents of Vunivere in Seaqaqa are sounding the alarm over an ongoing water crisis, with little to no supply reaching homes for the past eight months.