Fiji

Singapore's government has thanked Fiji for rescuing a man stranded at sea for two months in his yacht.

The University of Fiji has filled the vacancy created by the former vice-chancellor's unauthorised departure during the recent Lautoka lockdown.

The International Labour Organisation says the picture is bleak for both workers and employers in the Pacific because of Covid-19.

Fiji lawyer Ana Tuiketei Bolabiu has become the first Pacific counsel on a global roster working for the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague

A report on the world's freedom of the press says the media in Fiji remains "victims of government intimidation".

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre has warned of a spike in domestic violence during the enforced Covid-19 lockdown and curfew in the country.

Fiji police are investigating the alleged rape of a toddler at a village last week.

Within days of launching "Barter for a better Fiji" on Facebook, Suva resident Marlene Dutta has sparked a cashless trade movement so popular it's gone from three administrators to more than 90,000…

Two police officers in Fiji have been charged with aggravated robbery.

Fiji continues to be pounded with rain as the country braces for more wet weather this weekend.

Fiji's government has announced 24 scholarships for Pacific students to pursue the advanced study of the oceans and climate change.

A youth leader in Fiji says young people are likely to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic with more than 150,000 workers already impacted across the country.

People in areas of Fiji badly-hit by Cyclone Harold this month are now being urged to evacuate because of widespread flooding and landslides brought on by torrential rain.

Three suspended police officers in Fiji, accused of assaulting a man last year, have pleaded not guilty in the Suva High Court this week.

Fiji's main opposition party says it will appeal against a High Court decision which declared the election of its party president illegal.

Fijian authorities say roads in parts of the country have been closed due to flooding brought on by heavy rain this week.

Fiji Airways will resume domestic services from next week, as inter-island travel restrictions are lifted.

Fiji's Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says it's investigating claims of police brutality in a village.

Fiji's government has warned of a rise in diseases with the potential to prove deadlier than Cyclone Harold which hit the country this month.

Fiji's SODELPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka is urging supporters to remain calm following a ruling by the High Court last week.