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General Election campaign period officially begins
36+ min ago (190+ words) Sunday 24 May 2026 | 22: 30 Counting taking place during the 2022 general elections. The Electoral Commission has officially declared the commencement of the campaign period for the next General Election, effective from today, May 25, 2026. Under the Electoral Act 2014, the campaign period will end 48 hours…...
Two critical after alleged high-speed crash in Nadi
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (158+ words) Police say an alleged dangerous overtaking manoeuvre caused a three-vehicle collision. Sunday 24 May 2026 | 19: 30 A vehicle driven by a 21-year-old man allegedly travelling at high speed along Queens Road in Martintar, Nadi, last Saturday night was involved in a three-vehicle accident…...
Pacific backs regional response to Middle East crisis
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (291+ words) Pacific foreign ministers have endorsed a coordinated regional mechanism to address fuel, shipping and supply chain risks linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Sunday 24 May 2026 | 19: 00 Leaders from the Pacific Islands Forum member countries during the 54th PIFs leaders meeting…...
Parliament sits today with fuel tax, EFL in focus
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (115+ words) Sunday 24 May 2026 | 20: 30 Parliament resumes today for a four-day sitting, with Finance Minister Esrom Immanuel facing tough questions on whether the government will cut fuel taxes amid rising global oil prices, and on how unsafe solar units are being stopped at…...
Girmit documentary set for Bollywood adaptation with Fiji shoot planned
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (391+ words) Sunday 24 May 2026 | 19: 00 The documentary Girmit is set to be adapted into an international feature film, with Bollywood actors expected to feature and filming planned in Fiji. Film director Shyam Upadhyay said it was time to transform the documentary into a…...
Viral wharf incident sparks public outcry
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (326+ words) Three men were forced to lift a heavy portable generator up a concrete wharf ledge. A viral social media video showing men struggling to hoist a heavy generator onto a Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji-managed wharf has prompted a review…...
MP Kumar presses Biman Prasad on FCCC papers
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (274+ words) Sunday 24 May 2026 | 20: 00 Opposition MP Premila Kumar. Opposition Member of Parliament Premila Kumar has accused former Minister for Finance and National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad of deliberately avoiding serious governance questions surrounding his co-authorship of taxpayer-funded research that positively…...
No arrests after joint Police-RFMF raid in Legalega
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (120+ words) Sunday 24 May 2026 | 19: 00 Residents of Legalega in Nadi woke to an unusual Sunday morning after a joint raid involving Police and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF). Seven vehicles were parked along the roadside, restricting motorists to one lane as…...
Fiji launches aviation centre to become Pacific training hub
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (278+ words) Sunday 24 May 2026 | 19: 30 Fiji is positioning itself as a regional aviation training hub with the launch of the Pacific Centre for Aviation Studies at Fiji National University's Bonunaqwele Campus in Nadi. Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Viliame Gavoka said the…...
Christianity existed in Fiji before other religions, says Tui Labasa
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (229+ words) Sunday 24 May 2026 | 20: 00 Tui Labasa Ratu Jone Qomate. Christianity existed in Fiji before any other religion, Tui Labasa Ratu Jone Qomate told participants during the Fiji Constitutional Review Commission consultation at the Labasa Civic Centre on Saturday. The comments were made…...