The government has no intention to put a tax on the local suki industry although this was suggested earlier by the tobacco company.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
Mareca Diloi from Ratu Finau Secondary School in Lau has arrived in Suva and was a mix of excitement and nerves at the thought of beginning university studies.
Diloi a
Good news for grog lovers as Lami Kava achieved a major milestone today after launching a new dehydrated green instant kava powder at their headquarters in Veisari, Lami.
Five men in their 20s were arrested by the Southern Division task force for their alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery case in Cunningham yesterday.
Police say
Thousands of sugarcane farmers across Fiji will receive bonus payments today as part of the Government's initiative to support those who have increased cane production, w
This court is more than a sports facility; it is a platform for our youth to develop their skills, build character, and dream big.
This is the sentiment shared by the
Good news as the National Fire Authority has managed to put out the fire at a construction site opposite the Narseys Plastics Industries in Laucala Beach this morning.
A Flash Flood Alert remains in force for small streams and low-lying, flash flood prone areas of the western half of Viti Levu including from Nadi, through Sabeto, Vuda,
Good news for students and teachers of Rewa Secondary School as they will now be able to travel safely to their school after Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro handed
13-year-old Malakai Apisai who had been suffering from heart disease, has received a new lease of life after a surgery conducted at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team is going on the offensive with a new motion that seeks to dismiss one of the three federal charges against him, claiming that the cha
The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) has teamed up with Fiji's National Employment Centre (NEC) to introduce a new skills training initiative in a concerted ef
The Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa through her lawyers, Shailend Krishna of Krishna and Co is now seeking legal costs from independent MP, Alvick Maharaj i
Civil servants need to be productive so that the standard of service delivery can improve as there is an indication of a significant lapse in labour productivity.
Depu
Environmental advocates are calling for a total ban on deep sea mining in Fiji, citing concerns over its potential transboundary impacts and the lack of legally enforceab
Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu stresses that if any of his officers breaches the law, and there is evidence, they will be taken to court.
Tudravu says when the
FICAC Commissioner, Barbara Malimali has voluntarily accepted to take leave after Chair of the Judicial Services Commission, Chief Justice Salesi Temo requested her to ta
General Secretary of Fiji Evangelical Fellowship, Reverend Simione Tugi believes that our patriarchal tradition and culture are contributing factors to domestic violence
The feasibility study on pre-exposure prophylaxis is expected to be completed by the end of this month or early next month.
This has been highlighted by Chief Medical
Good news for the students of Ro Camaisala Memorial School in Nabukavesi, as their community has received a donation of over $1.5 million in brand-new children's clothing
Many residents in the elevated areas of Suva, including Tacirua, Dokanisuva, Colo-i-Suva and Tamavua remain without water where schools, hospitals, hotels, health centres
The 19-year-old man, who allegedly robbed a woman of her phone and personal belongings on Monday, has been remanded by the Nasinu Magistrates Court.
The man is charged
We will be looking at having a tax for suki carefully probably in the next budget, and the suki industry was valued at about $12 million in 2012.
This was highlighted
Good news for hotel workers under Marriott International in Fiji as they are set to receive a 4.5% wage increase following an agreement between the National Union of Hosp
A $27,000 grant from the Ministry of Education was used to renovate the boys’ dormitory at Nadogo College in Vanua Levu and students can now enjoy the new facilities pr
New tables and benches for the staff room at the Ante-Natal Clinic and the Midwives Training Rooms at CWM Hospital have been purchased and delivered by the International
A Flash Flood Alert remains in force for small streams and low-lying, flash flood prone areas of interior and eastern parts of Viti Levu including from Korolevu, through
Fiji’s well-known dance group, Shobna Chanel has officially started their journey today to the International Dance and Music Festival.
While speaking to fijivillage
The Commission of Inquiry into Barbara Malimali’s appointment as FICAC Commissioner cannot recall key witnesses unless Malimali steps aside and continuing the inquiry w
Former teacher, Kishore Kumar’s trial will continue on the 16th and 17th of April as he earlier absconded bail and breached his bail conditions.
Kumar is charged wit
Four police officers have been sent home after alleged involvement in drugs and people need to trust the system.
Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu highlighted this w
As HIV becomes an increasing concern in our country with over 1,000 cases recorded in the first nine months of last year, the Ministry of Health is calling on the media t
The national debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to fall further to around 77.8 percent this July.
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad hi
Wame Vosayaco, the newly elected Head Boy of MGM High School, is looking at removing the barrier of racial differences that has infested our people and hopes people will
The pre-trial hearing in the matter where Thakor Punja who was allegedly found with cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana in his home and car in Lami in June last year w
As the cost of living remains a pressing issue for many people with inflation around 4.5 percent, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad s
The Government through the Attorney General’s Office has been ordered by the court to pay $2,000 to former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama for failure to adhere to th
A Flash Flood Alert remains in force for small streams and low-lying, flash flood prone areas of interior and eastern parts of Viti Levu including from Korolevu, through
Following concerns raised by residents of greater Suva area about water supply disruption and getting muddy water in taps, the Water Authority of Fiji has now confirmed t
Many people who experience bullying turn to their faith communities for comfort, but these communities struggle to keep up with the digital age and do not yet have the ne
With the country at the forefront of the fight against climate change, the Fiji National Provident Fund is exploring the pursuit of investing in the renewable energy sect
The Criminal Investigations Department is investigating the matter where police officers allegedly assaulted a 32-year-old man in Navua.
Police Commissioner Rusiate Tu
The upgrade works at the Suva Bus Station are progressing well with contractors reaching the cement stabilization stage and only three more phases left before its complet
In a trailblazing move to ensure that its students have the opportunity to participate in the Cadet Programme, previously available only in some high schools, the Univers
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says the 2013 Constitution has been subject to widespread criticism.
Speaking during the Fiji Co
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has flown into Auckland this week, before he sets off to film in Queenstown and Milford Sound.
Sources told the Herald the 61-year-old ac
Good news as the Ministry of Health is getting two new CT scan machines for CWM Hospital.
A CT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays
Cabinet has agreed that the Fiji Law Reform Commission take charge and responsibility for the review and reform process of the Electoral Act 2014, Electoral (Registration
There will be no independent audit of the glitch during the 2022 General Elections.
Cabinet was today informed that a review of the Results Management Information Syst
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission is calling for an immediate and independent inquest in the case of Richard Mock, who allegedly died while in poli
As the overall crime rate increased by 23 percent last month compared to the same period last year, Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says if the reform and restructure
Savenaca Kubukawa, the father of 10-year-old Usaia Kubukawa, who received a new life after his surgery at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital in Nasese, c
Police are awaiting the Juvenile Bureau’s assessment regarding the students who were involved in the brawl at Mead Road, Nabua, last Tuesday.
Police Commissioner Rus
Senior legal counsel of the Commission of Inquiry Janet Mason says after today’s session, they will have to recall some witnesses and hope to have them on Thursday and
More than 100 Fiji Roads Authority workers could go on strike according to the Construction Energy and Timber Workers Union of Fiji, FRA has not engaged in further negoti
Customs officers at the Nadi International Airport successfully intercepted undeclared ammunition from a passenger arriving on a flight from Los Angeles.
The intercept
Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says officers should search people for drugs on the spot if they are suspicious and they need people to know that they are around.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has highlighted some alternative crops that could replace sugarcane and says before Fiji focused on exporting sugar, there used to be quite
Three people are critically injured after a plane flipped over on landing in Toronto.
All 80 people on board the Delta flight from Minnesota have been evacuated accord
RFNS Timo ships company and boarding party were put through a series of tests under the watchful eye of the Royal Australian Navy DCP Sea training group today as it compl
A mother of one, Adi Laite Naivalu Masitabua is looking forward to beginning her three-year journey toward a Bachelor's Degree in Land Management and Human Resources at t
The woman who was arrested during a drug raid in Sakoca last week has been remanded in custody.
The 31-year-old appeared in the Nasinu Magistrates Court and is charged
Opposition MP, Jone Usamate is calling on the Judicial Services Commission and the government to act now after the King’s Counsel’s opinion that the Commission can su
The overall crime rate increased by 23 percent last month compared to the same period last year.
Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu highlighted this while giving an o
Senior legal counsel of the Commission of Inquiry into Barbara Malimali’s appointment as FICAC Commissioner, Janet Mason says they are expecting a response from the Pre
fijivillage News by 2016 had quickly became a target, to the point where it seemed the former Attorney General could not make a statement without mentioning fijivillage i
Health Inspectors around the country are working around the clock in their fight against dengue fever.
With the Minister for Health, Dr Atonio Lalabalavu, declaring an
Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu has assured members of the public of concerted efforts to address the basics of policing that continue to drag the organisation bac
Three people remain admitted at the CWM Hospital following an accident along Grantham Road in Suva.
Police say the three injured include the driver and 2 passengers on
Traffic on both sides of Khalsa Road was halted after 4 this afternoon due to a truck getting entangled on two power lines.
Tacirua East resident Keli Daveta told fiji
A teenage Fijian national with epilepsy and significant delayed milestones, is being deported from New Zealand, leaving him to being separated from his family who have sa
The Fiji Roads Authority has confirmed that improvement works on Khalsa Road are progressing smoothly.
While speaking to fijivillage News, the FRA says drainage and je
A heavy rain alert remains in force for the whole of Fiji.
The Nadi Weather Office says a trough of low pressure associated with cloud and rain remains slow moving ove
The Suva High Court will make a decision on former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and former Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem appeal against the Magistrate C
Three people are currently being treated at the CWM Hospital following an accident along Grantham Road in Suva today.
Police say the three injured include the driver a
Minister for Sugar Charan Jeath Singh has discussed modernising the industry through the introduction of drones and farm machinery and strengthening sugar research throug
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Head Coach Osea Kolinisau says he has lost his mentor and hero whom he considers Superman.
Kolinisau’s father, a former Military per
If you want to see the real benefit of investing at the Fiji National Provident Fund, put in more additional contributions.
This is the message from FNPF General Manag
A gardener in Waiqele, Labasa, has been left homeless after his two-bedroom house was destroyed in a fire on Saturday night.
Dharman Prasad, who lived alone, suspects
103 Assistant Principals will be upgraded to the next salary band this month.
Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro confirmed this during the Ratu Kadavulevu School pr
Female athletes are being disproportionately targeted with online abuse, with 87 percent of cyberattacks during the recent Olympic Games directed at women athletes which
The US Department of State has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence.
The fact sheet on Taiwan retains Washington's oppositio
Fiji has participated in world affairs like the first World War, and the second World War, Malayan emergency peacekeeping, and Fiji will continue to play its role as a sm
If you choose to bring children into this world, then your job is to be able to educate them, create that environment, provide them with the security and the love that th
Ratu Kadavulevu School head boy, Lemeki Senikau says he aims to address the bullying issues with his deputies in Lodoni and restore the school reputation as a school wher
Three people are being questioned at Nadi Police Station following the discovery of the body of a 25 year old man along Narewa River on Friday.
Police say the three ar
Peter Roberts OAM has been announced as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Fiji.
Roberts is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Tra
People living along Suva-Nausori corridor should store water now as they will be facing supply disruption from 7 this evening till 4am tomorrow.
Water Authority of Fij
Against the concerns over youth involvement in crime, students from the Assembly of God Mt Zion Cathedral Sunday School are changing the narrative by publicly praising Go
The government has acknowledged the contributions of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji to the education sector in Fiji and also more broadly towards the development of hu
While marking International Childhood Cancer Day the Walk On Walk Strong Kids Fiji team invited different organisations, friends, families and schools to raise awareness
The Fiji National Provident Fund is hoping to finalise an agreement with Aspen Medical and the Government by June on a model that works well in terms of the investment ma
A group of young residents from Nauluvatu Settlement in Suva took matters into their own hands this afternoon when a fallen tree blocked a section of Edinburgh Drive, cau
Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” can claim the biggest opening weekend so far this year after raking in USD$40 million across Friday and preview screenin
Hundreds gathered at the Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Temple in Nadi to take part in the annual Thaipusam Thirunaal Puja to worship Lord Murugan, the son of Lord Shiva.
The tikina Nasigatoka, which includes 7 villages and settlements in Nadroga-Navosa, has unanimously agreed to oppose any future dredging of the Sigatoka River due to the
Three people have been arrested for an alleged case of unlawful possession of methamphetamine in Saweni, Lautoka this morning.
Police say officers from the Fiji Detect
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement is calling on the government to give more time for consultations regarding amendments to the 2013 Constitution as a rushed process risk
Fiji could see an investment from leading global investment bank Goldman Sachs into its hardwood industries and infrastructure development following a meeting between Pri
A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left at least 15 people dead and 10 injured.
Dr Ritu Saxena, deputy medical superintendent of Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi,
It will be a new experience for Fijians as they can now explore the untouched beauty of Nadarivatu through the Nadarivatu Forest Park after its opening.
The facility o
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reaffirmed Fiji’s commitment to deepening its partnership with New Zealand, emphasising the importance of shared development goals an
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