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Teach children to know the different touches

UNICEF Child Mental Health Specialist Dr. Koen Sevenants is warning that many victims of child sexual abuse in Fiji don’t even realize what happened to them until years later.

May 8, 2025 6:33 am
 

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Costly overseas testing ends

The Fiji Centre for Disease Control used to spend over a thousand dollars per batch to send samples overseas for genome sequencing.

May 8, 2025 6:24 am
 

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Force struggles with resources

Public confidence in the Fiji Police Force took a hit during the 2020–2021 financial year.

May 8, 2025 6:18 am
 

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Public transport fares under tighter regulation

The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission now has a strong system in place to set fares for public transport services in Fiji.

May 8, 2025 6:14 am
 

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Labasa gears up for Girmit Day celebrations

Businesses in Labasa Town are currently thriving as more people look forward to the 146th National Girmit celebrations this long weekend.

May 8, 2025 6:07 am
 

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Relocation plans underway for Veidogo families

Twenty-three families from the Veidogo Settlement in Vatuwaqa, Suva, will be relocated to Mokosoi Development Estate in Deuba under a new agreement endorsed by Cabinet.

May 8, 2025 5:37 am
 

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Fisheries Ministry faces critical gaps

Delays in policy implementation, staffing shortages, and inadequate funding at the regional level are some of the key issues raised, which are affecting the Fisheries Ministry.

May 8, 2025 5:22 am
 

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Fiji marks milestone with regional CEDAW dialogue

Fiji has made history by hosting the first UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women’s constructive dialogue outside Geneva, bringing global human rights discussions to the Pacific for the first time.

May 8, 2025 5:13 am
 

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Tenancy complaints persist amid legislative delays

Tenants across Fiji continue to face challenges due to delays in the approval of the Landlord and Tenancy Bill, which was drafted in 2018 but is yet to be tabled in Parliament.

May 7, 2025 5:08 pm
 

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Sugar ministry seeks boost

The Ministry of Sugar Industry is seeking $100 million from the government in the next financial year.

May 7, 2025 4:50 pm
 

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Vatuwaqa families seize access to vital services

Fiji’s most vulnerable communities are often the ones left behind when it comes to essential government services, but that changes this week for residents of the Vatuwaqa settlement.

May 7, 2025 4:30 pm
 

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Unity and love key to long life, says 96-year-old Girmit descendant

As Fiji prepares to celebrate the 146th Girmit commemoration in Labasa this weekend, a powerful message of unity, love, and shared identity has come from one of Labasa oldest Girmitiya descendants.

May 7, 2025 4:28 pm

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