A new immunity chapter is being proposed in Fiji’s Constitution Amendment Bill, despite the Constitution Review Committee recommending that immunity provisions be removed from the country’s new Constitution.

The Fiji Council of Social Services is defending its management of the Cogea climate relocation project, following criticism in Parliament over delays, transparency and consultation.

Only three surgical-related complaints were recorded through Fiji’s national 157 feedback line between January 2023 and July this year.

Money raised through this year’s Poppy Appeal will support the welfare of Fiji’s ex-servicemen and women and their families.

The First Home Ownership Grant is seeing strong demand, with 97.4 percent of its $4.22 million allocation utilised in the 2024–25 financial year.

Fiji is set to strengthen its public service ties with Serbia through a proposed cooperation agreement between the two countries’ public administration training institutions.

The Government has allocated $4.327 million to pay land rent for its iTaukei land leases in the 2026–27 financial year.

A revised Occupational Health and Safety policy at the University of the South Pacific is giving students and staff clearer ways to raise safety concerns.

Shiva Shivneel Prasad has been sentenced to six years and six months in prison for deliberately driving a vehicle at a man outside a Savusavu supermarket.

Fiji is preparing for an ageing population, with the Government developing a new policy focused on how older people are supported as they live longer.

The Government’s proposed Constitution would retain Fijian as the common identity for all citizens, while allowing Indigenous Fijians to be referred to as iTaukeinivanua o Viti.

Drug-related incidents in schools increased last year, with 3,143 cases reported, up from 3,041 the previous year.