The Consumer Council states it has not detected any significant rise in prices of basic supermarket goods following the fuel price hike. However, concerns continue to grow over the rising cost of living.

The Online Safety Commission is calling on members of the public to stop sharing graphic images that are circulating on social media depicting a deceased individual.

Fiji will mark the 147th National Girmit Commemoration with the launch of a special commemorative stamp series, paying lasting tribute to the sacrifices and legacy of the Girmitiyas who helped shape the nation’s identity.

The Education Ministry is strengthening efforts to better align universities with industry needs.

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.