Calls have been made to stop senseless dumping and introduce urgent legislative and behavioral reforms to tackle Fiji’s deepening waste crisis.

Young men in Solovola Village, Ravitaki, Kadavu are being urged to stop illegal drug cultivation and think about the long-term effects on their families.

Cane farmers in Raukanace, Tabia, Labasa are set to significantly benefit from a newly constructed Irish crossing on their access road.

The National Disaster Risk Management Office has confirmed that the tsunami watch previously issued for low-lying and coastal areas around Fiji has now been cancelled.

Rokovuaka Village in Nalawa, Ra, now boasts a new $1.2 million multipurpose evacuation center, providing a safe haven during natural disasters.

The crushing operations at the Rarawai Mill has been temporarily suspended due to a mechanical issue with the mill’s boiler system.

Two people have died following a road accident in Lautoka yesterday.

A 28-year-old man who is alleged to have caused the death of his 25-year-old wife during a domestic dispute has been remanded in custody.

Investigators have identified the mother of the baby found abandoned in a hostel washroom in Lautoka earlier this week.

The Fiji Seismology Department has issued a Tsunami Watch for low-lying coastal areas as a magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck 104 km East South East from Kamchatka Krai, in Russia.

Levuka village on Lakeba Island in the Lau group is facing an urgent threat from rising sea levels, with over 110 villagers appealing to relevant authorities for the construction of a seawall to protect their community.

In a recent stakeholder consultation hosted by the Water Authority of Fiji, key government ministries and departments came together to deliberate on the Master Plans for the Lami–Naboro Corridor and the Nausori–Nasinu area.