Rising harvesting costs, delayed cane cutting and a shrinking workforce are putting further pressure on cane growers, as labour shortages continue to affect the industry.

Sugar cane farmers will pay less for mechanical harvesting and selected cane cartage services.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has highlighted Draiba Primary School’s long-standing contribution to Fiji’s leadership, as the school officially opened its first dedicated hall nearly 80 years after it was established.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the money spent on the Commission of Inquiry into the appointment of former FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali was necessary to protect the nation.

Patients requiring diabetic foot surgery at CWM Hospital can expect faster treatment following the opening of a new minor operating theatre funded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Suva Magistrate Court will deliver its ruling on a no case to answer application by former Deputy Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica, for charges of perjury in two weeks.

Police confirms that the body discovered in Sigatoka this morning was that of a police officer.

The Government will establish a national database for MSMEs to make it easier for small businesses to access grants and funding.

The Fiji Sugar Corporation, Sugar Cane Growers Council and Sugar Industry Tribunal are urging cane growers and industry stakeholders to increase cane deliveries to the Lautoka Sugar Mill as concerns are mounting over low supply levels.

The cost of treating Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) has reached alarming levels, placing enormous pressure on Fiji’s health system as 80 percent of adult deaths are now linked to the diseases.

The death of Dr Isireli Biumaitotoya may have resulted from an emotionally charged or “crime of passion” attack.

The Colonial War Memorial Hospital is not being considered for a public-private partnership arrangement similar to the Health Care Fiji PPP between Aspen Medical and the government.