Fiji
Fiji inmates to be upskilled
The Fiji Corrections Service is planning on expanding its programme to upskill inmates, in areas of sheep farming and pine planting, to bee keeping and ginger farming.
Sport: Fiji cricketers stun PNG
Fiji are in the box seat to qualify for the Under 19 Cricket World Cup after a stunning upset victory over Papua New Guinea at the East Asia-Pacific Trophy on Tuesday.
Fiji's CCF says Fiji making headway against torture
Fiji's Citizens' Constitutional Forum has welcomed moves by the government to eradicate acts of torture in the country.
Member of Fiji's Sodelpa tells of personal torture
A youth member of Fiji's opposition Sodelpa party Pita Waqavonovono has given his personal experience of torture at the hands of the military at a parliamentary hearing in Suva.
Fiji re-engagement plan to go before World Bank board
The World Bank Board will be reviewing an interim plan for its activities in Fiji early next month as part of its re-engagement after Fiji's return to democracy last year.
Fiji military wants to sign up to torture treaty
The military forces in Fiji have told a Fijian parliamentary committee they want to see Fiji ratify a major international treaty against torture.
Fiji Airways records 2014 profit
Fiji Airways has registered a 29.8 million US dollar profit before tax, as its CEO departs for Germany.
Fiji animal welfare group hopes for paraquat ban
An animal welfare group in Fiji says it believes there is a new groundswell of support to get the herbicide paraquat banned.
Sport: PNG Garamuts wary of complacency
They might be overwhelming favourites but Papua New Guinea insist there is no risk of complacency in their camp during this week's East Asia Pacific Under 19 Cricket Champs in Blenheim.
Fiji petition launched for West Papua
A petition to encourage Fijian solidarity with the people of West Papua as the region applies to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group will go to the government in late April.
Sport: Pacific teams begin qualifying bid for U19 Cricket World Cup
The best young cricketers in the Pacific begin their quest to qualify for the Under 19 World Cup in Blenheim on Tuesday.
First Fiji seasonal workers since coups arrive in Hawkes Bay
The first Fijian seasonal workers allowed into New Zealand since the military coup in 2006 have arrived in Hawke's Bay for the apple harvest. Audio
Fiji PM praises China for post-coup support
Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama has praised China for its support of his country after 2006.
Fiji security forces due to give views on torture treaty
Fiji's security forces are today due to give their views to a parliamentary committee investigating whether to ratify an international agreement against torture.
Fiji Sun defends practices in wake of MIDA ruling
The Fiji Sun newspaper has rejected a ruling by the country's Media Industry Development Authority against one of its journalists, Jyoti Pratibha.
Fiji groups urge ratification of torture treaty
Women's groups in Fiji say the 2013 torture video and other instances of alleged torture have underlined the need for Fiji to ratify the UN Convention Against Torture.
Sodelpa member threatens Fiji Sun with court
A member of Fiji's opposition Sodelpa party says he plans to take the country's largest newspaper, the Fiji Sun, to court for what he says is consistently unfair reporting.
No Muslim make-over for Fiji clocktower
Fiji's Chief Justice Anthony Gates has sought to dismiss concerns that Suva's clocktower has been subjected to a contemporary Muslim make-over.
CCF has 'high hopes' for Fiji's new Commission
Fiji's Citizens Constitutional Forum says it has high hopes for the country's new Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission.
Fiji's MIDA ruling has no bite, says complainant
A member of Fiji's opposition Sodelpa party has welcomed a finding by the Media Industry Development Authority against the Fiji Sun newspaper, but says it's toothless.
