A 39-year-old man who raped his 11-year-old biological daughter last year was jailed for more than 13 years by the High Court in Lautoka.

Fiji’s health sector budget is now only 0.5 percent short of the World Health Organisation’s international standard of 4.5 percent of the national budget.

Fiji’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Siddiq Faizal Koya has presented his credentials to the President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

A 16-year-old boy has died following a car accident in Labasa yesterday.

Defence Minister Pio Tikoduadua assured Parliament this week that Fijian soldiers in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force remain unaffected by the recent escalation in tensions in the Middle East.

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.