Fiji’s Ministry of Health is taking extra precautions as measles cases surge in neighbouring Australia and New Zealand.

Two men from Ba are in police custody after officers reportedly found explosive materials in the vehicle they were travelling in.

The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service has commenced the first round of negotiations with the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department to review the Double Taxation Agreement between the two countries.

Fiji is moving to modernise the way people enter the country, with Cabinet approving two new systems designed to make travel safer and more efficient.

Local government elections are now expected to take place next year.

The Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission says its work is not part of the criminal justice system and does not investigate, prosecute, or determine guilt.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says transnational crime is no longer a problem faced by just one country, it is a growing threat that now stretches across the entire Pacific.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Mosese Bulitavu says Pacific Island nations are confronting increasingly severe environmental threats from eroding coastlines and declining fish stocks to the growing crisis of plastic pollution.

Two juveniles have been arrested in separate cases of sacrilege, as police widen investigations to target those receiving stolen items.

Two of three Ba supermarkets inspected yesterday were slapped with non-compliance notices after authorities uncovered serious food safety and hygiene violations.

Health workers in the North have received a boost this week, with new Water, Sanitation and Hygiene supplies delivered to medical facilities across Bua and Macuata.

Cabinet has agreed to conduct a detailed analysis of the Valelevu Ground site as a potential location for the new national hospital.