Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad clarified that grants to all tertiary institutions are disbursed only after thorough assessments of their budget submissions.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has confirmed its commitment to restoring air services to Levuka.

The Fiji U-19 football team has secured the position of pool runners-up, with the Solomon Islands emerging as the pool winners of the OFC Men’s U-19 Championship.

Navua FA President Rajeev Prasad is optimistic that their team will maintain the momentum from their victory over Lautoka in Round 12 of the Digicel Fiji Premier League as they prepare to face Nadi FC this weekend.

Twenty-nine households in the village of Nasigasiga, Dreketi, Macuata, now have access to clean drinking water following the successful completion of an ecological purification system by the Ministry of Rural Development and Water Authority of Fiji.

The Solomon Islands have topped Group A and secured a semi-final spot after a 1-0 victory against Tahiti at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship.

Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu claims that the involvement of junior officers in document preparation is one of the major causes of the slow implementation of projects in various ministries.

Colombia beat Uruguay 1-0 in Wednesday’s Copa America semi-final despite playing the second half with only 10 men to set up a title decider against defending champions Argentina, before the night descended into chaos as players clashed with fans.

A woman who pleaded guilty to killing entertainment consultant and social justice advocate Michael Latt was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Wednesday.

Uruguay players clashed with Colombia fans following their Copa America semi-final defeat on Thursday before security personnel stepped in to restore order.

Pakistan will extend expired registration cards given to almost 1.5 million Afghans for a year, the prime minister said on Wednesday, after the U.N. refugee commissioner asked for a pause in the country’s plan to repatriate refugees.

A man charged in the death of Dennis Day, an original cast member on Walt Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Club” television program in the 1950s, has been sentenced to just over four years in prison after entering a modified guilty plea this week.