The People’s Alliance Party says concerns raised by Minister for Public Works Ro Filipe Tuisawau over the recent electricity tariff increase are legitimate and in the best interests of Fijians.

Non-essential government offices will be closed from 29 December to 2 January, the Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service, Pita Tagicakirewa, has confirmed.

The Fiji Pine Group of Companies has dismissed social media claims that some landowning units in Bua have not received lease rental payments.

The Fiji National University has celebrated the graduation of 384 participants from its Rural, Remote and Maritime Technical and Vocational Education and Training (RRMTVET) Programme at the Valelevu Campus.

Fiji’s women’s health services have received a major boost with the installation of a new state-of-the-art cytology screening machine at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital.

Minister for Information, Lynda Tabuya, highlighted the dangers of online abuse and urged everyone to be kind and mindful of the words they use, the comments they make online, and the content they share.

The Fiji Council of Social Services says the National Dialogue on Social Cohesion is critical in turning grassroots concerns from across the country into a unified national framework for peacebuilding.

The Pacific Islands Forum says its focus under the 2050 Strategy will shift toward implementation in the coming years.

A Fiji Airways flight bound for Auckland was delayed for more than 20 hours, prompting frustration among passengers who say they were not adequately informed about the cause of the delay.

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has taken enforcement action following a reported oil discharge into a public drain along Jai Ambamma Road in Vatuwaqa.

The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has defended its decision to approve a new electricity tariff, saying it acted within its legal mandate despite Energy Fiji Limited’s original application being rejected last year.

Years of work to reduce violence against women and children can be undone when messages that place men as the unquestioned heads of households continue to be preached.