News

Fiji leads negotiations to secure climate financing goals

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad, stated that COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, was dubbed the “Finance COP” as parties were tasked with agreeing on a new climate financing target.

December 4, 2024 4:06 pm
 

News

We are living in a drug-taking society says Rakikau

The effects of drugs extend beyond individual lives, creating a wave of consequences that influence public health, social norms, and economic stability.

December 4, 2024 3:44 pm
 

Health

17 women went through postpartum depression

Health Minister Dr. Atonio Lalabalavu says that data from St. Giles Hospital shows 17 women were diagnosed with postpartum depression between 2019 and 2024.

December 4, 2024 3:38 pm
 

News

Digital transformation critical for agrifood systems

Permanent Secretary for Trade, and Co-operatives Shaheen Ali says digital transformation is not just an opportunity; it is a necessity.

December 4, 2024 3:15 pm
 

Health

MP forced to pay $500 for son's medicine

Opposition Parliamentarian Premila Kumar labelled what her colleague Aliki Bia went through at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital recently as “a heart-wrenching picture of reality that many Fijian families go through.”

December 4, 2024 3:01 pm
 

News

FICAC to be roped into Walesi investigation

The Walesi Technical and Financial Investigation report will be forwarded to the Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption today following revelations of significant governance and financial management failures.

December 4, 2024 12:55 pm
 

News

Issues raised in 2017-2018 report still relevant says Rayalu

The Ministry of Waterways has acknowledged that many of the issues raised in the 2017-2018 Waterways Annual Report remain relevant today, despite the report’s age.

December 4, 2024 12:44 pm
 

News

Family seeks answers in nephew's fatal crash

A grieving guardian of Fiji’s latest road fatality remains baffled by the circumstances that led to the death of his nephew, Shelvin Lal, who tragically lost his life in a car accident on Korotari Road, Labasa.

December 4, 2024 12:36 pm
 

News

Tourism investments key to secure global market position

Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka, emphasized that Fiji cannot take its position in the global tourism market for granted.

December 4, 2024 12:20 pm
 

Climate Change

Ministry collaborates on DRR plans for Rewa river erosion

The Waterways Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways is working with key stakeholders, including the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), to gather input for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) plans for the Rewa catchment.

December 4, 2024 12:11 pm
 

News

Audit reveals major anomalies in swimming pool project

An audit into Lautoka City Council’s records for the financial years 2015 to 2019 has highlighted significant anomalies in the management and execution of the city’s long-awaited swimming pool project.

December 4, 2024 11:45 am
 

News

Man cops 13-year sentence for rape of his 11-year-old daughter

A 39-year-old man who raped his 11-year-old biological daughter last year was jailed for more than 13 years by the High Court in Lautoka.

December 4, 2024 10:15 am

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