Eighty-one million dollars in budget support by the Australian Government has been signed this morning between Acting Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad and Australia’s Acting High Commissioner to Fiji, Stuart Watts.

A Social Behavior Change Advocacy Material was launched today to support healthy diets and counter the burden of non-communicable diseases in the country.

The Health Ministry has expressed concerns over the growing trend of using cupping as a supposed means of removing the COVID-19 vaccine.

There is a lack of consultation between the public and government that needs to be urgently addressed.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reiterated his intentions to make Fiji the sporting hub of the Pacific.

Fiji is lucky to have an abundance of tasty, nutritious and healthy produce available all year around and we should be grateful for this.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has emphasized the importance of solidarity among Pacific Island leaders in the face of increasing geopolitical pressures and the escalating climate change crisis.

Fiji and Mauritius, being small island states, can have exchanges in matters relating to the sugar industry, such as the sharing of expertise, trainings, schemes, and subsidies to establish best practices.

The Ministry of Health yesterday launched the Fiji SHARE project, a collaborative initiative between the French Polynesian Government, the Agence Française de Development (ADF), and the Fiji Government.

The target for business between Fiji and New Zealand is about $2 billion.

While the police force recorded an overall increase in illicit drug cases between January and April this year, it has also identified worrisome patterns among drug-related offenders.

Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad says the government has listened to the people during their budget consultation.