Women are the backbone of Fiji’s agricultural industry.

History was created this week when a team of specialists conducted Fiji’s first-ever quadruple graft heart bypass surgery at the Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital in Nadi.

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro, met with Heads of Secondary Schools in the Western Division to discuss plans for the 2025 academic year.

Fiji is committed to work with International Renewable Energy Agency to support its member countries in achieving energy transition targets.

Scholarship students who have not fulfilled their bond requirements will no longer be allowed to make repayments from overseas, says Tertiary Loans and Scholarships Service chief executive officer Dr Hasmukh Lal.

Fiji’s coalition government has the potential to succeed but only if the focus shifts from political survival to tackling the country’s development needs.

Government has implemented a series of strategic measures aimed at building local capacity and reducing dependence on foreign labour, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad.

The Health Ministry’s sub-divisional medical team is conducting an outreach program for communities like the Vunimoli nursing area which has more than 3,000 people and no nursing station or health centre.

The Ministry of Health’s Food Unit has closed down a supermarket in Nadi after it was caught violating the Food Safety Act 2003 and Food Safety Regulations 2009.

A 38-year-old man from Nadi has been arrested for dishonestly obtaining $7,235 from five different victims through a mobile money transfer platform.

Nilesh Lal, also known as John Harish Lal has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison after being convicted of several serious charges.