The Fiji Sugar Corporation says reaching a production target of two million tonnes of cane by 2028 will depend heavily on increased government support and a strategic shift towards more productive growers.

The Great Council of Chiefs is urging Parliament to uphold a principle it says dates back more than a century, recognizing customary marine ownership.

While doctors and nurses are often the public face of healthcare, laboratory professionals provide the critical evidence needed for diagnosis, treatment, disease detection, and outbreak response.

A total of five million dollars has been allocated from Ministry of Agriculture’s 2025/2026 budget to support sugarcane farmers in meeting the rising fuel cost for cartage and mechanical harvesting.

Destigmatizing addiction and normalizing conversations around drug use is becoming increasingly important as the drug crisis continues to escalate.

The Great Council of Chiefs has raised concern over compensation provisions in the Commercial Use of Marine Areas Bill.

Fiji’s medical laboratory sector is struggling as qualified scientists continue to leave the country in search of better opportunities overseas.

The National Fire Authority is investigating the structural fire that destroyed a family home at Bila Settlement, Lautoka, early yesterday morning.

Questions about who drafted Fiji’s 2013 Constitution were raised during a public consultation on the proposed CUMA Bill.

A senior economist at the University of the South Pacific says Fiji should adopt a national data system using unique identifiers for every household, business, and farm to strengthen planning and disaster response.

Director of Research at Koronivia, Shalendra Prasad IS calling for increased investment, saying more funding is needed to expand research and improve production across the country.

A proposal to create a dedicated tribunal for police employment grievances has emerged as a key issue before the Standing Committee on Justice Law and Human Rights during scrutiny of the Fiji Police Bill (Bill No. 12 of 2026).