Fiji

The Pacific Nations Cup comes to a conclusion this weekend with silverware on the line for the two unbeaten teams USA and Japan who meet in the title decider in Suva tomorrow.

The governing Fiji First party is rejecting claims by an opposition MP that he was assaulted by the Prime Minister today.

An attempt by a Fijian woman to smuggle seeds and fresh plant materials into New Zealand has been labelled reckless by Biosecurity New Zealand officials.

The leader of Fiji's SODELPA party says an attempt to move a motion of no confidence against the government this week was more about consolidating the opposition.

Fiji's defence minister says resources are stretched to the limit as they cope with an explosion in drug trafficking.

A permit application by Fijian unionists for a protest march on Saturday has been declined by police.

Fiji's opposition SODELPA party says it withdrew a proposed motion of no confidence against prime minister Frank Bainimarama on technical grounds.

The idea of having accessible Pacific-wide eye care is no longer a pipe-dream and is creeping closer to reality thanks to a Suva-based institute with a multi-faceted approach to healthcare.

Fiji is proposing new climate change laws to restrict the use of plastics, and plan for the relocation of threatened coastal communities.

An Australian pilot and a Fijian child remain missing after a helicopter crash off Fiji's northern coast last Friday.

Fiji's opposition is calling for an independent inquiry into the increasing number of drug-related crimes.

A senior public servant in Fiji says there was no need to investigate the Grace Road Church, whose leader was jailed in South Korea last week.

Search and rescue operations have resumed for two people still missing after a helicopter disappeared off Fiji.

The jailing of a South Korean cult leader for imprisoning hundreds of followers in Fiji is unlikely to end their plight.

A New Zealand investigator is due to arrive Fiji today to help with the investigation into a fatal helicopter crash there.

A Fiji-based telecommunications company is confident of retaining its dominance in the Cook Islands, despite planned reforms.

While the leader of Grace Road Church was jailed in South Korea on Tuesday, the businesses she founded in Fiji are humming along nicely.

Fiji's shadow tourism minister is calling for the government to try and keep its direct air link with South Korea.