1+ day, 49+ min ago   (909+ words) FOR the villagers of Naroro, the road is more than a route through the interior of Nadroga. It is a lifeline – connecting families to markets, schools, essential services and the livelihoods that sustain them. For the past 10 years, village headman…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1326+ words) THE first time Jan Atkinson came to Fiji, she was a tourist staying at the Radisson Resort but sitting by the resort, being served meals while Fijians worked around her, left her feeling strangely unsettled. She did not want to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (270+ words) A NEW haven for Fiji’s abandoned and vulnerable children has officially opened its doors in Meigunyah, Nadi. Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran launched the Phos Haven Care Home yesterday. The residential home provides refuge for 12 children…...

18+ hour, 50+ min ago   (377+ words) THE Crest Fiji Pearls have no room for anything less than their best when they take the court in the Oceania qualifiers in Tonga. That is the expectation from coach Michelle Parsons as the 12-member side prepares to face the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (226+ words) LESSONS from Narere’s formalisation must be addressed as three other informal settlements in Nasinu undergo development with the Ministry of Housing. Acting chief financial officer of Nasinu Town Council Imran Khan told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Affairs on…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (406+ words) A WIDENING economic divide between Fiji’s two major ethnic communities could fuel social discontent and deepen ethnic tensions, according to a major electoral review report led by former Chief Justice Daniel Fatiaki. The 232-page report, An Electoral System for the…...

21+ hour, 56+ min ago   (410+ words) FIJI should not dismiss the findings and warning contained in the latest electoral review report. The message in it is not about voting systems or political representation but what can happen to a country when economic hardship begins to follow…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (140+ words) NEWLY crowned Miss Hibiscus Sala Korosaya called on Fijian youths to lean on their upbringing, faith, and traditional skills to navigate modern challenges. This was during a joint celebratory feast organised by the Mataqali Vuci honouring her and her father,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (139+ words) Young people must be given more than an invitation to participate in Fiji’s political system – they must be recognised as collaborators and leaders, Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) candidate Anne-Marie Vikatoria Raduva told the Parliament Standing Committee on Justice, Law…...