A quiet crisis is unfolding in classrooms across our country. While officials tout the Free Education Grant (FEG) policy, the reality on the ground tells a different stor
A parent and teacher of a school in the interior of Ra has raised concerns about the safety of rural students as some of them have resorted to hanging or sitting on top o
Marijuana use in secondary schools is worrying and we have also received several cases of Year 8 students smoking marijuana as well.
National Substance Abuse Advisory
The Indo-Fijian community turned out in large numbers to enjoy a vibrant evening at the Bhojpuri Folk Dance and Music Show, held at the Japan-Pacific ICT Centre at the Un
Two men charged with the murder of a 86-year-old retired businessman from Nagigi in Savusavu on the 27th of last month, will appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court today.
Despite efforts to promote economic inclusion, women’s participation in the workforce in Fiji remains low, and the rate of women’s entrepreneurship is even lower.
Former South Africa winger, Cornal Hendricks, has died aged 37 after suffering a heart attack.
Hendricks made his test debut for the Springboks against Wales in 2014,
Good news for Fiji National University students as today the FNU Foundation received $10,000 from the Chinese Government.
FNU Vice Chancellor, Unaisi Nabobo-Baba says
The case of the former Fijian Broadcasting Corporation CEO, Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Vimlesh Sagar, has been adjourned to next Mon
Minister for Sugar Industry Charan Jeath Singh is urging farmers to look after their farms after a sugarcane farmer from Seaqaqa raised concern that his farm was destroye
Residents of Nakasi are urging the government to extend the operating hours of the Nakasi Health Centre to 24/7, so they don’t have to travel to CWM Hospital.
This c
Free education should be given to high-performing students and those with good attendance, not to the lazy ones.
This concern has been raised by Tavua College teacher
A resident of Rakiraki is calling on the Education Ministry to set up an area or institution where misbehaving students can be rehabilitated rather than being sent to ano
Hundreds of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fiji gathered today at the Fiji Suva Temple located along Princes Road in Samabula to mark the s
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre recognizes that the context of their comments on the front page of Fiji Times yesterday, with the headline “Culture of Silence”, migh
Drugs is a major issue in the country, and there are students in schools who come from drug-peddling families and are influencing others to do illegal activities.
An A
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces will once again join its regional and global partners for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, the largest multinational military training a
Michelle Rowland who has Fijian heritage, is the new Attorney General of Australia.
Rowland is a member of the Australian Labour Party and has represented the Division
Ministry of Education has confirmed that students can now redeem their e-Transport cards, as it has been successfully topped up.
Students with blue subsidised cards ar
fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan features two young men in Fiji this week who are trying to make a difference despite the many struggles our youth are going t
Jale Radravu Vulakauvaki, a 10-year-old student who attends St Marcellin Primary School in Suva, is spending his school holidays to support his family’s small business.
There is a vast space in the middle of the factory floor in Foshan in southern China, where workers should be welding high-end air fryers for the US market.
The BBC Ne
Good news for former and current workers of the Air Terminal Services that were affected by COVID-19 as ATS announced today that they will pay out $6.08 million in compen
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is seeking to have the abuse of office case against former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and the corrupt benefit
A 15-year-old boy was beaten up by a group of young boys at Sports City in Laucala Bay which has served as a wake-up call to relevant authorities to try and come up with
50 farmers will now be able to treat farming as a business after completing a two-day training programme held at Cerumadave Settlement in Naduna, Macuata.
The Ministry
After hundreds of people were left unable to top up their eTransport Bus Cards, Vodafone Fiji confirms the issue was isolated to network connectivity problems affecting p
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua clarifies that nobody from the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has contacted the Drua to ascertain the facts of each individual case or detail
Hundreds of people were stuck at the Suva Bus Stand yesterday afternoon as they could not top up their e-transport cards.
A concerned citizen shared the incident on he
Residents in Cunningham are frustrated as their concerns are falling on deaf ears as the hole at the Republic of Fiji Military Forces bridge are getting wider, posing a s
Public Service Commission Chairman, Luke Rokovada has announced that Berenado Kolinio Daveta is the new Permanent Secretary for Policing, while Aliki Vuli Salusalu is the
A four-year-old girl has tragically drowned at a resort in Savusavu on Saturday.
Police say her body was discovered floating in the resort's swimming pool.
They say
The United States President Donald Trump says he will lift all American sanctions on Syria.
ABC News reports that he was convinced of the idea after discussions with t
It was a tragic weekend where two people lost their lives, and we want to change people’s mindset because speeding significantly increases the risk of a crash, yet far
Fiji and Switzerland have the lowest interest rate of 0.25 percent.
According to the Visual Capitalist, Venezuela has the highest interest rate of 59.4 percent as the
More than $82 million has been compensated to victims of motor vehicle and school accidents since the establishment of the Accident Compensation Commission Fiji (ACCF) in
Minister for Transport, Ro Filipe Tuisawau confirms that pirate taxi drivers will be required to apply for proper permits to operate legally.
Ro Filipe has confirmed t
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka reaffirmed the Coalition Government’s unwavering commitment to the development, growth and prosperity of Rotuma and its people.
The Ah
A prisoner became aggressive and threatened a Magistrate at the Nausori Magistrates Court earlier today.
Police have confirmed this to fijivillage News following a cal
The Health Ministry is urging parents to make thoughtful choices about their children’s nutrition, especially when it comes to snacks.
While conducting an outreach p
The Fiji Council of Churches says the urgency of response to the current drug and HIV crisis facing our nation should not lead us to act from a position of panic or witho
As Fiji celebrated the contributions of the Girmitiyas, the University of Fiji's Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaista Shameem is calling on the Australian and British gover
The first day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal trial ended after prosecutors called two witnesses — a Los Angeles police officer and a male revue manager �
The Koronivia Business Council is deeply concerned over recent reports involving the alleged mistreatment of 26 Bangladeshi workers by a retail business operating in Koro
The New South Wales Police are appealing for public assistance to locate 35-year-old Eroni Ligaloa.
NSW Police say Ligaloa is wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant i
A 60-year-old man from Nasavu Village in Ra has lost his life following a road accident in Ra last night.
Police say the man was a passenger in a vehicle driven by ano
Member of Parliament Ketan Lal has withdrawn his support from the Opposition Group of 15 led by the Leader of the Opposition, Inia Seruiratu.
In a facebook post, Lal s
The United States President Donald Trump’s shock-and-awe tariff approach threatened to rupture the global financial system and drive the US economy into recession.
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Farmers in Wainunu are crying for help and calling on the Goverment of the day to assist in fixing their farm roads as they had been previously requesting and pleading fo
Fiji can now source its medicines and medical equipment from India after the Fiji Government through the Ministry of Health signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Grateful father and LegendFM radio personality Jerry Ligairi is all smiles as he spoke about his son Alexander’s journey to recovery after surgery, at Starship Children
33 cases of Lupus were recorded by the Health Ministry between 2016 and 2020, with 67 percent of the cases comprising Indigenous iTaukei.
Marking International Lupus
We call upon all Fijians to reflect on our shared history, to walk humbly with memory, and to stand boldly for justice and reconciliation.
As the country commemorates
Employers who bring migrant workers into the country have a clear duty of care, and it's their responsibility to look after the welfare of migrant workers, from food and
Great news as the overtime payment for medical imaging technologists and senior pharmacy technicians will continue.
This is after concerns were raised by the public an
The shadow economy, also known as the black economy, is estimated to be nearly a billion dollars annually, representing a significant loss in tax revenue that fails to re
Arsenal came from two goals down to draw with Premier League champions Liverpool in an entertaining match at Anfield this morning.
There was a celebratory atmosphere a
The Trump administration is set to accept a luxury plane from the Qatari royal family that will be retrofitted and used as Air Force One during the president’s second t
Villagers of Rokovuaka in Ra will soon have a new evacuation centre to help them during floods and cyclones as the Rokovuaka Multipurpose Evacuation Centre is progressing
Fiji became an economic powerhouse in the Pacific due to the hard work of the Indian migrants who arrived during the indentured labour system.
While delivering his mes
A frustrated farmer is calling on authorities to address concerns raised by farmers, after his sugarcane farm was destroyed in a fire last week.
This is the 6th time f
A man in his 30s has died following a head-on collision at Korolevu, Sigatoka, yesterday.
Police say the man was driving a vehicle heading towards Sigatoka with others
A hybrid vehicle was involved in an accident along Kings Road close to the Rups Mega Complex this morning, overturning in the process.
Police confirmed the incident sa
About 4 years ago, 238 Indo-Fijians had attained PhDs, but it's now over 500 and many have become professors, working in countries like Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Mexico, a
We need to be guided by the vision, fortitude and resilience of our forefathers as they strove and toiled to shake off their tortured past to build a new life for themsel
A heavy rain warning remains in force for the whole of Fiji as a trough of low pressure and associated clouds and rain is expected to affect the country until tomorrow.
Sabu, one of the most popular hardcore wrestlers during his run with ECW in the 1990s before a brief run with WWE in the mid-2000s, has died.
He was 60. A cause of dea
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka confirms he will not unilaterally sever the Coalition Agreement with SODELPA as it was the product of a tripartite negotiation, which he a
Motivate your friends to do good, resist the temptation to succumb to peer pressure or use harmful substances, steer away from violent behavior, and avoid causing harm to
This Mother's Day, as families gather around their mothers and matriarchs in their own homes and celebrate the role of mothers - let us also not forget those women who ar
A lot of focus is given on how the Girmitiyas struggled and persevered in Fiji but the support they got from the iTaukei community during that period should also be ackno
SODELPA General Secretary, Viliame Takayawa has today extended his sincere apologies to Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, to the Government of Fiji, to their coalition par
Due to current weather conditions and in consideration of public safety, the Ministry of Multi-Ethnic Affairs has cancelled the scheduled program for this evening’s Gir
A heavy rain warning remains in force for the whole of the Fiji as a trough of low pressure and associated clouds and rain is now expected to affect the country until tom
As we commemorate Girmit Day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says let us be a nation that not only remembers, but honours, not only comme
Following heavy rain in recent days, people living in the greater Suva area are again facing water supply issues this Mother's Day due to turbidity problems at the Tamavu
Around 400 Fijians of Melanesian descent have met in Nabunikadamu Village in Bua for the first Vualiku Melanesian Council meeting.
President Jimi Suliasi says the two-
A mother is a teacher, a doctor, a confidant, a chef, a protector, a guide, and the very heartbeat of the home.
This has been shared by the Opposition Leader Inia Seru
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has paid tribute to mothers across the country, saying their unwavering strength, unconditional love
This year's Girmit Day theme of “Preserving the Past and Envisioning the Future”, is both profound and timely as it reminds us that memory is not a burden but a beaco
A heavy rain warning remains in force for the whole of the Fiji Group as a trough of low pressure with associated clouds and rain continues to affect the country until l
It is a double celebration for Sharon Margaret Nainoca, who tied the knot yesterday and is now celebrating Mother’s Day with her husband.
Nainoca is from Ravitaki Vi
India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after days of military escalation, deadly cross-border attacks, accusations and counter accusations, had raised a
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