The escalating global fuel crisis is expected to place increasing pressure on Fiji’s health system, with warnings that it may struggle to operate at full capacity if sustained fuel price rises and fuel-related disruptions continue or worsen amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

India is paying tribute to the thousands of Girmitiyas whose sacrifices and hard work helped shape Fiji’s history, economy, and multicultural identity over the past 147 years.

Online abuse is becoming a new form of picket line that is pushing women workers out of public life, according to Information Minister Lynda Tabuya.

Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka says Fiji’s stronger action against drugs is welcome, warning the situation is “getting out of control.”

Australia’s Minister for the Pacific Pat Conroy says authorities will pursue every dollar owed to Pacific workers affected by the collapse of labour hire company iComply with the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme.

Support for a national living wage is growing within Cabinet, with Information Minister Lynda Tabuya backing the Fiji Trades Union Congress campaign for better worker pay.

Fiji has taken a major step in forest conservation and ecotourism with the opening of the Naduruvatu Gymnosperm Park in Colo-i-Suva — a site now preserving some of the oldest living tree species on earth.

Pacific leaders are turning to digital healthcare and artificial intelligence as Non-Communicable Diseases continue to overwhelm health systems across the region.

The Girmitiyas’ legacy continues to stand as the foundation of one of Fiji’s most enduring international relationships.

The four police officers accused of repeatedly assaulting a man during a raid in March 2024 will remain in custody.

As Fiji wrestles with a rising HIV outbreak alongside an escalating drug crisis, leaders are increasingly turning to one key message: real solutions must come from the community, not just the policy table.

Journalists must remain ethical, independent and courageous in an era increasingly shaped by misinformation, political division and rapid technological change.