With the countdown on for the highly anticipated Fiji Finals, the Police Force is ramping up operations to ensure a safe and drug-free event.

Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Lynda Tabuya has announced plans for new laws to protect vulnerable children, especially from sexual exploitation.

The Ministry of Forestry has recorded a huge decline in illegal logging since launching an initiative to curb this issue in February 2022.

There has been a shift in the drug usage trend, whereby people are injecting themselves with liquid methamphetamine and also mixing drugs to create cocktails.

People in the Northern Division could expect a great number of activities in the upcoming Girmit Day celebration.

Diabetes Fiji has strengthened its outreach throughout the country to ensure equitable access to healthcare for diabetes-related conditions.

UNAIDS has elevated its response by placing its senior staff within the office of the UN Resident Coordinator to convene UN system support for Fiji.

Minister for Trade and Cooperatives Manoa Kamikamica has requested the International Co-operative Alliance Asia Pacific to establish an office in the Pacific, preferably in Fiji.

Six men have been arrested following separate drug raids in Lami and Labasa.

The 97th University of the South Pacific Council meeting commenced yesterday to deliberate on key agendas.

The Lomani au Maroroi Au (LAMA) landowners of Namosi have once again voiced their concerns over the government’s push to renew a special prospecting license for Namosi Joint Venture.

Synthetic drugs such as fentanyl and ketamine have now penetrated the communities in Fiji, which is a concern.