Minister for Employment Agni Deo Singh says some employers are driving Fijians to leave the country, not just the lure of higher wages overseas.

Shiri Gounder has been reappointed as Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance.

Digital abuse is rising sharply in Fiji, with over 95 percent of service providers reporting an increase, and nearly 90 percent of domestic violence cases now involving a digital component.

The Ministry of Education is introducing a new Educator Protection Policy to ensure the safety and well-being of all teachers and school staff.

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has ordered CDP Pte Ltd to immediately stop washing its trucks and any contaminated equipment at its Lautoka branch after water-soluble paint from one of its courier vehicles was discharged into the sea along Marine Drive.

Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Filimoni Vosarogo clarified that all buyback scheme arrangements operate strictly on a “willing buyer, willing seller” basis.

Roadside vegetable stalls continue to play a significant economic role in Labasa, providing stable income for small-scale vendors while easing pressure on the already crowded Labasa Market.

The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has secured a conviction against a hardware company director who took money from a customer but failed to supply the goods, marking his tenth offence of this kind.

The Government has begun the most extensive upgrade and expansion of court facilities ever seen in Fiji, aiming to make justice more accessible for all Fijians including those in remote rural and maritime communities.

President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu and First Lady Emily Lalabalavu met with the Fijian community in Sydney, reaffirming the government’s commitment to keeping strong ties with the diaspora.

Dozens of pilot-training students have been left stranded after the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji declined to renew Joyce Aviation Group’s Aircraft Maintenance Organisation Certificate, forcing the grounding of the company’s aviation school.

The Joyce Aviation Group says around 100 pilot-training students remain stranded, after the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji declined to renew the company’s Aircraft Maintenance Organisation Certificate, grounding all training aircraft.