Global Insights Shaping the Future of Sustainable Tourism at the 2025 Academic Symposium

On the 5th of August, the Pacific Tourism Organisations (SPTO) Division of Sustainable Tourism (DST) joined academics, industry leaders, and community voices at the 2025 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference Academic Symposium at the Sheraton Fiji...

PNG at 50: Lesson in unity, peace, stewardship

WOMEN micro-entrepreneurs from across Fiji gathered in Suva last week to celebrate SPBD’s (South Pacific Business Development) annual Market Day. More than 50 women showcased their small businesses, including sewing, handicrafts, and food...

$300k to subsidise freight costs

THE cost of transporting building materials has long been a barrier for families, schools and communities in Fiji’s outer islands. Parliament was informed last week the Government allocated $300,000 in the 2025-2026 National Budget to subsidise...

Standing Committee seeks clarity on demolition decision

File Photo Standing Committee on Social Affairs member Parveen Bala is calling on FNU to provide a formal report from the Ministry of Infrastructure to justify the recommendation for demolition of the incomplete Naiyaca campus in Labasa.. The...

UAE issues $10m in funding for natural disaster defences in Asia and the Pacific

The UAE has allocated $10 million towards efforts to build resilience to natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Announced under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed through the UAE International Aid Agency, the funding will go to...

McGirr finds it tough in first IDC

The FMF Inter District Championship kicked off with the Senior Division at the Fiji Football Association Academy ground in Ba, with RAR Logistic Lami and Bua playing to a 3-all draw. Playing for Lami was Isaac McGirr who works with the United...

Dietitian Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Future Generations

Fiji is in the grip of a health crisis that experts say could shape the nation’s future if urgent action is not taken. Recent figures show that more than 67 percent of Fijian adults are overweight or obese. Obesity is not only a question of weight...

$118m fund to power 300 rural communities

THE Government has secured more than $118million in international funding to expand renewable electricity to rural and maritime communities across Fiji. The money will flow through the Fiji Rural Electrification Fund (FREF), a new special-purpose...

The world's safest countries to go to if WW3 breaks out - full list

From Israel’s skirmishes with several countries and armed groups in the Middle East, continuing war in Ukraine, India and nuclear-armed Pakistan exchanging strikes earlier this year, and China continuing to rehearse a potential invasion of Taiwan,...

Business News | Malabar Gold & Diamonds Launches 1st Showroom in New Zealand, Strengthens Presence in 14 Countries

NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 13: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the responsible jeweller, proudly announces the expansion of its operations to New Zealand. The company's 1st showroom in New Zealand was launched at the Botany Town...

Four for Orobulu in Rewa statement

John Orobulu Stratum Construction Rewa sent a strong warning to its Group A opponents in the FMF Inter-District Championship after thrashing Partlink Automotive/Star Pools/Manasa Export/Equipment Express Nadroga 6-0 in Ba today. Rewa found the...

We cannot walk into the digital world blindly – Ali

People in Fiji cannot walk into this digital world blindly, and they must equip and arm themselves with digital systems that are aware of scamming platforms. This was shared by the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Trade, Shaheen Ali, at the...

USS John L. Canley Arrives in Palau During Pacific Partnership 2025

KOROR, Palau (Sept. 22, 2025) The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), arrives in Koror, Palau in support of Pacific Partnership 2025, Sept. 22, 2025. Now, in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series...

Six things New Zealand can do to fight organised crime - before it’s too late

But while more drugs are seized than ever before, an enormous amount is still getting in. The consumption of meth in New Zealand more than doubled in 2024 to the highest levels ever recorded in the national wastewater testing. A little more than...

International Love Island series coming to ITVX

On the heels of Love Island UK Season 9, a trio of international Love Island formats will debut on ITVX over the coming months. UK audiences will have a first opportunity to catch up on Season 7 of Love Island USA when it debuts on ITV2 and ITVX...

Research and development of pearl products

Fiji imports approximately $8million worth of pearl handicraft items annually, aimed at the international tourist market. Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Alitia Bainivalu told Parliament yesterday that with the support of the Australian Centre...

How 1982 coup shattered retired teacher's dream of top government job

James Luvai at his home in Nabiswa Ward, Kiminini Sub-County, Trans Nzoia County [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] James Luvai, a retired secondary school teacher, sat front row to Kenya’s history. Attending the Kapenguria Six trials and hosting the...

Sailors Celebrate the Navy’s 250th Birthday Aboard the USS John L. Canley

WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – Multinational service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2025 celebrated the Navy’s 250th Birthday embarked on the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) underway in the...

Partnership on digital justice reforms

Fiji will soon formalise a partnership with Singapore to focus on digital justice and corrections reform. Acting Attorney-General Siromi Turaga told Parliament yesterday this was a result of Fiji’s recent participation at the World Intellectual...

Writing a new chapter in global women's development

By Wang Hui, Liu Lingling, Qu Pei (People's Daily) 11:18, October 13, 2025 The Global Leaders' Meeting on Women is held in Beijing from Oct. 13 to 14. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing....