Fiji is moving to modernise the way people enter the country, with Cabinet approving two new systems designed to make travel safer and more efficient.

Local government elections are now expected to take place next year.

The Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission says its work is not part of the criminal justice system and does not investigate, prosecute, or determine guilt.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says transnational crime is no longer a problem faced by just one country, it is a growing threat that now stretches across the entire Pacific.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Mosese Bulitavu says Pacific Island nations are confronting increasingly severe environmental threats from eroding coastlines and declining fish stocks to the growing crisis of plastic pollution.

Two juveniles have been arrested in separate cases of sacrilege, as police widen investigations to target those receiving stolen items.

Two of three Ba supermarkets inspected yesterday were slapped with non-compliance notices after authorities uncovered serious food safety and hygiene violations.

Health workers in the North have received a boost this week, with new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene supplies delivered to medical facilities across Bua and Macuata.

Cabinet has agreed to conduct a detailed analysis of the Valelevu Ground site as a potential location for the new national hospital.

A major Organized Crime Summit will be held in May next year to identify and tackle crime, including illicit commodities, money laundering, cybercrime, foreign interference, environmental crime and illegal fishing and logging.

Police are investigating the death of a man in his 50s who was found lying motionless at the Tau Primary School compound in Nadroga over the weekend.

The government has extended the eviction deadline for residents of the Mead Road Public Rental Board property, giving families more time to secure safe housing.