News

Fiji needs additional $2 billion to modernize its electricity grid

Despite nearly $2 billion already invested since the late 1970s, Public Works Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau told Parliament that the country’s growing electricity demand continues to strain the grid, driven largely by expansion in the tourism, commercial, domestic, and other productive sectors.

October 3, 2025 12:27 pm
 

News

FCEF appoints new management

The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation has announced an organizational restructure with a new management team.

October 3, 2025 12:12 pm
 

News

Lata ready to shine at Diwali Dhoom

For the first time, Vanua Levu Naari Sabha’s Sneh Lata will take the stage at the Radio Fiji Two/Mirchi FM “Rewa” Diwali Dhoom in Labasa this Saturday.

October 3, 2025 7:23 am
 

News

Violence response not enough, says Sharma

Opposition Member of Parliament Rinesh Sharma has questioned the effectiveness of government policies in tackling violence against women and girls, following Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran’s ministerial statement in Parliament.

October 3, 2025 7:20 am
 

Crime

Nakasi man charged with identity theft over Viber scam

A man alleged to be behind the circulation of Viber messages impersonating the Commissioner of Police and soliciting money has been charged.

October 3, 2025 7:20 am
 

News

Flight school hits back at Minister’s statement

Pacific Flying School has firmly denied claims by Acting Minister for Civil Aviation Ifereimi Vasu that engine overhauls were performed without approval, saying the regulator approved the facility for years.

October 3, 2025 7:15 am
 

News

Fiji’s workforce at risk, warns Prasad

Nearly 12 percent of Fiji’s population around 114,000 people, have left the country since 2018, leaving families and communities grappling with the effects of a growing brain drain.

October 3, 2025 7:06 am
 

News

Funds set to improve outer Island access

In a move aimed at reducing economic burden on Fiji’s maritime communities, the government has announced a $300,000 transport subsidy in the 2025-2026 National Budget to support the shipment of building materials to outer islands.

October 3, 2025 7:00 am
 

News

Youth business grants hit capacity limit

The Young Entrepreneurship Scheme is struggling to keep pace with skyrocketing demand from youth innovators.

October 3, 2025 6:57 am
 

Health

285 open-heart surgeries completed

Lautoka Hospital has recorded 285 open-heart surgeries and 322 angiograms since rolling out advanced cardiac care.

October 3, 2025 6:00 am
 

News

MOU set to transform Taveuni farming

The Agriculture Ministry has joined forces with the landowning unit of Naselesele Village to transform 1,182 acres of trust land into commercial farmland.

October 3, 2025 5:55 am
 

News

Matadigo remanded in drug transportation case

A 34-year-old man charged with one count of unlawful transportation of illicit drugs has been further remanded.

October 2, 2025 9:00 pm

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