14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (658+ words) Eve was an adult when she realised she grew up in a home where child-parent roles were reversed. Eve and her siblings were in school when they began taking on adult responsibilities at home, due to their mother’s declining mental…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1434+ words) THE revelation that newly appointed teachers have gone for up to four months without receiving their salaries should not be treated as another unfortunate administrative hiccup. It warrants an investigation by the Minister for Education and the Permanent Secretary, with…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago   (564+ words) Kadavu Women’s Rugby marked a historic home debut in the Subrails Marama Championship with a commanding 48–0 victory over Rewa at Namalata Central School yesterday. Playing in front of their home supporters, Kadavu produced a dominant performance to keep Rewa scoreless…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (699+ words) Part two: What was Fiji trying to tell me? In part one, I wrote about the conversations that followed me across Fiji. They began in different places and with different people, but somehow they kept arriving at the same destination:…...

14+ hour, 51+ min ago   (364+ words) FIJI stands at a critical moment. The “Fiji for Christ” campaign by the Seventh-day Adventist Church offers a timely reminder that faith must be more than worship, ceremony and words. Churches are deeply rooted in our communities and have a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (881+ words) There was a time when I believed Parliament was a place where words carried weight. Perhaps that belief came from childhood, when every debate sounded consequential. Growing up in Kashmir, Lautoka, I did not understand government machinery, but I understood…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1108+ words) AT Glasgow last month, Pacific Island nations won 10 Commonwealth Games medals. Six of them came in weightlifting. Two in boxing, one in judo, one in lawn bowls. On the track, not a single Pacific runner got past the first round…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (227+ words) THE proposed national identification system will help Government better target welfare, education assistance and other public services while reducing the potential for people to access support they do not need. Speaking to The Fiji Times online portal The Lens@177, Deputy…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (230+ words) FIJI’S future workforce could be increasingly affected by the country’s escalating HIV epidemic, with the majority of new diagnoses occurring among people in their most productive working years. Assistant Health Minister Penioni Ravunawa said the impact of HIV on young…...

16+ hour, 8+ min ago   (353+ words) YESTERDAY marked a historic chapter for Kadavu rugby as the Skipper Cup made its first appearance on the island, with Round Three matches played at Namalata Central School. The occasion gave the people of Kadavu the opportunity to witness Fiji’s…...