Fiji

Authorities in Fiji have suspended the People's Democratic Party whose leader earlier this month moved to the SODELPA party led by Sitiveni Rabuka.

A union spokesperson for workers locked out at Fiji's main international airport says management is now asking the police to evict workers from the site.

A union spokesperson for workers locked out at Fiji's main international airport says management is now asking the police to evict workers from the site.

The Fiji Roads Authority is planning to replace forty bridges around the country in the next three years.

A boat had been on its way back to Totoya Island after picking up family for Christmas from about 40km away when it ran out of fuel, the Defence Force says.

The New Zealand Defence Force has been called on to look for nine people on a boat near Fiji who have been missing since Christmas Day.

Fiji's air terminal services company ATS says its offer is still open for workers who want to return to work.

An industrial dispute at Fiji's international airport shows no sign of ending, with the company involved looking to hire 150 "temporary" staff.

Fiji's permanent secretary for agriculture, Jitendra Singh, has resigned.

The Fiji women's sevens team are slogging it out over the Christmas break after a less than merry start to the season.

In Fiji, the Citizens' Constitutional Forum has condemned what it calls an act of sacrilege at Nadi's Tirath Dham temple.

Heavy rain and strong wind warnings have been issued for Fiji as a tropical storm brews in the waters to the country's northwest.

Fijian golfer Sam Lee has slipped seven shots off the pace with a round to play in the final stage of the PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School, south of Melbourne.

The Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights has expressed its support and solidarity with the Air Terminal Services workers who have been locked out by their management this week.

The Transport Workers Union in Australia has thrown its support behind airline terminal workers in Fiji who are embroiled in a dispute at the main international airport in Nadi.

The International Transport Workers' Federation has called on Fiji's prime minister to intervene in a dispute involving workers at the country's main international airport.

Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama said preparatory works have begun on a regional police academy.

Fijian golfer Sam Lee maintains a slender lead after two rounds of the Australasian PGA Tour Qualifying School, south of Melbourne.

A stand-off involving 200 workers at Fiji's main international airport is into its fifth day.