There were no reports of bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks as Israel and Hamas started a four-day ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, the first pause in a 48-day-old war that has devastated the Palestinian enclave.

Team Fiji women’s basketball side failed to score a two-pointer with three seconds remaining as they went down to Cook Islands in the semifinal 51-50.

In a concerning revelation at the Top Executive Conference in Nadi, Fiji’s Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary, Shiri Gounder, says the nation has witnessed a significant decline in its workforce, with over 50,000 people departing for overseas in the last 19 months.

Five players have so far been named in the McDonald’s Ambassador All Stars team for the 12th McDonalds Coral Coast 7s tournament next year.

The Education Minister has expressed concerns about the disparity in student enrollment between rural and urban classrooms.

The UN Resident Coordinator in Fiji, Dirk Wagener, emphasizes the collaborative efforts underway across the Pacific to tackle skills shortages and enhance labor accessibility.

The Vodafone Fiji November Rapid Chess Championship is set to attract chess enthusiasts from all over the country.

Novak Djokovic accused British fans of disrespect during Serbia’s Davis Cup quarter-final victory in Malaga on Thursday.

The Levuka market, which was scheduled to open in the first week of December, will now open in January next year.

Dutch Muslims expressed shock on Thursday at the election win of far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has previously called for mosques and the Koran to be banned in the Netherlands.

The Team Fiji men’s 7s side put up a master-class performance to wallop Kiribati 76-0 in the 2023 Pacific Games this afternoon.

The Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff says employees are up in arms at the decision by the Pro-Chancellor to disallow the Staff Paper on the agenda of the 96th Council Meeting that will convene later this month.