News

FDB affirms commitment towards sustainability

The Fiji Development Bank has achieved a milestone in environmental sustainability by diverting 1.9 tons of recyclables from landfills and dumpsites for recycling.

May 24, 2024 11:35 am
 

News

Rayalu request for support to curb poverty

Agriculture Minister Vatimi Rayalu has asked Parliament to support the use of agriculture as a tool to alleviate poverty and other related social ills.

May 24, 2024 11:27 am
 

News

Fifteen children to undergo surgery

More than 15 children will undergo free life-saving heart surgeries at the Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital in the coming days.

May 24, 2024 11:17 am
 

Entertainment

Cher to entertain guests at glamorous Cannes fundraiser for AIDS

From Cher to Tommy Hilfiger, the fashion and entertainment industry’s biggest names decamped to Antibes for the night to raise money for AIDS research in one of the most luxurious, and secluded, settings on the French Riviera.

May 24, 2024 10:28 am
 

World

Seven dead in Russian strikes on Kharkiv as Kyiv pleads for weapons

Russia pounded Kharkiv with missiles, killing seven people in a printing house, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called out his western allies for not providing enough military support to rebuff Russian attacks.

May 24, 2024 10:18 am
 

Entertainment

Diamonds aren't forever as singer Shirley Bassey sells her gems

Dame Shirley Bassey, who famously sang “Diamonds Are Forever” in the James Bond film of the same name, is selling some of her jewellery and watches at auction, with proceeds from the sale to benefit her chosen charities.

May 24, 2024 9:15 am
 

World

Germany's Scholz echoes Macron's call for deeper European military cooperation

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Europe needs closer military collaboration.

May 24, 2024 9:13 am
 

Entertainment

Cassie Ventura breaks her silence on 2016 video

Cassie Ventura has shared a statement expressing her gratitude for the support she has received since CNN’s publication of a 2016 surveillance video that showed her being physically assaulted by her then-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs.

May 24, 2024 8:45 am
 

Pacific Islands

The colonial-era inequalities that fuelled the New Caledonia crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron said on a visit to New Caledonia that inequalities had widened on the French-ruled Pacific archipelago and were a driving force in the deadly civil unrest that broke out last week.

May 24, 2024 8:28 am
 

News

Employment Ministry to handle accident claims processing

The Accident Compensation Commission’s Interim Board has decided not to engage with Veritas Private Limited anymore, which has served as the commission’s claim agent over the years.

May 24, 2024 7:44 am
 

News

Panapasa to be sent on leave pending investigation

Assistant Commissioner of Corrections, Senior Superintendent Salote Panapasa will be sent on leave from today, pending an investigation by Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.

May 24, 2024 7:37 am
 

Health

Concerns over illegal sales of cigarettes

The Health Ministry highlights a disturbing trend of illegal sales of cigarette rolls in the country, with 42 individuals charged by the Tobacco Control and Enforcement Unit in the past three months.

May 24, 2024 7:36 am

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