Three people including a young couple and a toddler have died in a devastating house fire in Nadi early this morning.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad, says the coalition government remains aware that public expectations will continue to be high.

Health authorities are raising concerns over a sharp increase in HIV cases among pregnant women and newborns, stressing that no baby should be born with HIV given today’s effective treatments.

A national dialogue will be held this afternoon on the future of corporal punishment in schools to highlight the urgent need to break the cycle of violence affecting children across the country.

The Fiji Roads Authority’s installation of several road humps along Queen Elizabeth Drive in Nasese, Suva, has helped reduce speeding in the area.

The Cabinet has approved the first phase of amendments to the Town Planning Act 1946 and its supporting regulations. These amendments are intended to expedite, simplify, and increase transparency in the development process in Fiji.

The Minister for Employment, Productivity, and Workplace Relations, Agni Deo Singh, has called on young Fijians to step up as leaders and innovators while speaking in Geelong, Melbourne.

More than 3,000 residents in Nasomo, Vatukoula, are expected to benefit from the newly refurbished Nasomo Road, which was officially reopened today by Assistant Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Sakiusa Tubuna.

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says he remains undeterred by threats linked to ongoing drug investigations, stressing that the Police Force will continue to pursue all cases without fear or favour.

Minister for Policing Ioane Naivalurua says the review of the Police Act is progressing well and aims to be completed before the end of the year.

Cybersecurity experts are warning that Fiji, compared to the wider Pacific, is no longer just collateral damage in the global wave of cyberattacks due to its capacity as the hub of Oceania.

President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, and first lady Emily Lalabalavu, joined families and friends of the Fijian community at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down, Salisbury in Tidworth, United Kingdom, to celebrate Fiji Day.