The Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Protection has reaffirmed that the primary responsibility for a child’s welfare lies with their parents, with the family unit serving as the core institution in protecting children.

The Province of Namosi is facing a major agricultural crisis, with 50 to 60 percent of Yaqona farms affected by the Kava Dieback Disease.

The government has identified and gazetted 240 communities as having poor or no connectivity under section 49 of the Telecommunications Act 2008.

The Integrated Human Resource Development Program has been able to generate economic activity in rural areas and stimulate the rural economies.

The body discovered in Tailevu in the Central Division is believed to be that of Afroz Khan.

The Ministry of Local Government has received a total of 2,186 building permit applications, collectively valued at $1.16 billion, from January to November this year.

The Lautoka Chamber of Commerce is raising serious concerns about the number of street dwellers and large number of stray dogs which have become a menace within the central business area of the city.

Lautoka High Court Judge, Justice Aruna Aluthge, ruled today that bail should be granted to Justin Ho, Louie Logaivau, and Jale Aukerea, three men accused in connection with a major $2 billion methamphetamine bust in Nadi earlier this year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad says Fiji is still on the European Union’s Blacklist for being a non-cooperative tax jurisdiction.

Deputy Prime Minster Manoa Kamikamica says the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit’s response to a parliamentary standing committee that there was no link between detected illegal activity and drug fines “does not gel.”

Fiji is currently facing a significant shortage of child experts to assist with the rehabilitation of children in the country’s care facilities, says Minister for Women, Children, and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya.

Four key bridges on Viti Levu, central to transportation on the Queens Road, will undergo more than $300 million in reconstruction and upgrades as part of a major infrastructure initiative funded by the Asian Development Bank.