The Public Service Commission approved an amendment to the Open Merit Recruitment and Selection Guidelines to bolster efficiency in the Civil Service during its meeting last week.

The government has commenced work to develop the first ever National Digital Strategy.

The Mua Solar Farm project on Taveuni, anticipated to provide additional electricity to the grid on the island, is near completion.

The lives of three fishermen in Taveuni and their families are bound for improvement upon receiving fiberglass boats and engines through the Seafarers Entrepreneurial Assistance Scheme in Waiyevo Taveuni this morning.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the First Nation Resources Foundation and the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation of Australia to collaborate on carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Dismissed Education Minister Aseri Radrodro has expressed willingness to sit down with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka for discussions about his removal.

Politics in Fiji has been described as unpredictable by Political Sociologist Professor Steven Ratuva and he asserts that “anything can happen.”

Social Democratic Liberal Party Leader Viliame Gavoka has expressed his respect for the Prime Minister’s decision to dismiss SODELPA MP and Education Minister Aseri Radrodro from Cabinet.

Police Chief of Crime, ACP Mesake Waqa, clarified yesterday afternoon that police officers are not allowed to cover the faces of accused people when they appear in court.

Minister for Rural and Maritime Development Minister, Sakiasi Ditoka, during his visit to Taveuni, heard various concerns, such as deteriorating infrastructure, theft of crops, insufficient drinking water, and police involvement in drug-related problems.

The People’s Alliance has yesterday afternoon confirmed that the complaint it received is about its Member of Parliament, Lynda Tabuya.

Minister for Lands Filimoni Vosarogo called on members of the Navacoko Settlement near Naboro to engage in open dialogue and seek internal solutions to conflicts within their community, rather than relying on government intervention.