Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is expected to provide the new Colonial War Memorial Hospital masterplan next year.

The Reserve Bank of Fiji says the new banknote designs unveiled this week went through an exhaustive nationwide consultation process and while public reaction has been mixed, the bank is standing by its work.

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications, Manoa Kamikamica, appeared before the Suva High Court this morning for the first call on a notice of motion seeking a permanent stay of criminal proceedings.

The Fiji Police Force’s Internal Affairs Department has completed its investigation into a police officer at Navua Police Station, who was featured in a viral video circulating on social media.

The Fiji National Provident Fund has announced its strongest financial performance in history, generating more than $1 billion in investment income and declaring a crediting interest rate of 8.75 percent.

Two people have died in an early-morning house fire at Valemasima in Votualevu, Nadi.

A man has died after his vehicle went off the road near Toge, Ba.

A stoning incident along the Natovi–Suva route has led to charges against an 18-year-old man from Sawakasa Village.

The Vuaqava Seaweed Project is working to stay on schedule. Villagers of Naikeleyaga have stepped in to support the harvesting work.

Rogue officers will not be tolerated in the Fiji Police Force, says Minister for Policing Iowane Naivalurua.

Late HIV diagnosis is a growing public health crisis, with 1,226 new cases recorded in six months however, half of those diagnosed this year are not yet enrolled in care.

The Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation says disability inclusion must shift from policy statements to practical, affordable action supported by government, employers and national systems.