Minister for Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has expressed his desire for the new Police Commissioner to be a local police officer, preferably a woman.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has donated to the Frank Hilton Organization a total of $8,000 in funds raised from its recent Pacific Break Launch Concert.

The Fijiana 7s team received a special send-off from Assistant Minister for Women Sashi Kiran at the Olympic House today.

The Public Service Commission has appointed Sanjana Devi Lal as the new Acting Permanent Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry with agreement of the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

The government has allocated funds to renovate the Vunirewa Bible School in Serua, which is set to become the first child well-being center in the country.

Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is being sued for wrongful death and negligence after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian earlier this year.

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.