Fiji Budget 2025-26: Reduction in VAT
The government has announced a drop in the VAT rate from 15% to 12.5% for the new financial year, effective from 1 August
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Fiji Budget 25/26: Government delivers deficit budget
The Fiji Government has delivered a FJ$886 million deficit budget in parliament this morning. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy Biman Prasad says the budget is a “practical and a deeply measured
The FICAC Commission of Inquiry fiasco in Fiji
What started out as a trivial story barely worthy of public attention has grown into a full-blown crisis for the Sitiveni Rabuka-led government in
Family Farm Teams Cultivating Food, Prosperity and Resilience
For generations, fresh food farming has supported Fijian livelihoods and nutritional wellbeing. However, a new approach is essential to respond to evolving lifestyles in a changing climate. The FFT Approach The Family
Fiji topples Tonga in Oceania Women’s Rugby opener
Despite the wet weather in Sigatoka, the Vodafone Fijiana XV’s opened the first game for this year’s Oceania Rugby women's tournament with a 59 - 5 win over Tongan
Lal Fiji’s first iGEM participant
Aayush Lal becomes the first Fijian to compete International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) event, this year in
Fiji reports 490 new HIV cases
There have been 490 new HIV cases from October - December last year bringing the total number of HIV cases in Fiji for last year to
BSP Life allocates $43.8million in Policyholder Bonuses for 2024
BSP Life recently announced $43.8 million in bonuses to eligible life insurance policyholders for the 2024 financial year. This marks the first time the bonus pool has surpassed $40million, growing by 14% over 2023, and
Fiji adopts security strategy
Fiji’s Cabinet has approved the National Security Strategy (NSS) 2025–2029, a key policy document aimed at addressing the country’s evolving security threats and guiding future government
Protestors hopeful as USP council moves to recruit Vice-Chancellor
After protests from staff and students at the University of the South Pacific over the past two years, the University’s Council has now declared that a committee has been formed to seek out a new
Tonga urges Pacific to halt kava extracts, but Vanuatu and Fiji push back
A brewing debate has surfaced among Pacific Island nations over how best to protect and preserve the cultural and economic value of kava, the region’s cherished traditional
21 young entrepreneurs awarded grants
21 graduates from across Fiji have each received $5,000 under the country’s first-ever Graduate Business Start-Up Grant Scheme, launched by the Coalition
Brighter tomorrows: How Fiji and Samoa are transforming early learning
When Fiji’s government launched its National Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy in December 2024, it sent a clear message: the first eight years of life matter not just for children, but for the future of the
Australia renews health commitment to Fiji
Australia has pledged FJ$5.7 million to support Fiji's national HIV Response Plan, extending its support for the country’s health sector.
Rotuma – Forgotten Island: Punching above its weight
Rotumans celebrated Rotuma Day this month – 144 years after seven chiefs ceded the island to Great Britain.
ONA Coffee taps Fiji’s forests to brew economic growth
ONA Coffee has partnered with 31 farmers in the Ra Province, who have naturally growing wild coffee on their land
European Union film festival opens in Fiji with free screenings at Damodar
The fourth edition of the European Film Festival officially opened on May 16 at Damodar City cinemas in Suva, bringing a vibrant and free celebration of European cinema to local
Fiji’s tourism industry urged to embrace resilience and sustainability
A speaker at Tourism Super Week in Nadi this week has called for a shift in mindset from the traditional notion of "Duri madao," a Fijian phrase meaning businesses that start and fail quickly, to "Duri meda," which
ADB to start work on Fiji and Tonga’s request to raise bonds in their local currencies
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will now kick-start the process of due diligence to facilitate Fiji and Tonga’s request for the bank to raise local currency bonds in the Fijian dollar and
Fiji and the EU celebrate 75 years of unity on Europe Day 2025
The European Union Delegation to the Pacific celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, one of the regional agreements that eventually led to the formation of the European Union.
USS Blue Ridge arrives in Fiji for first visit since 1998
The US 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Suva yesterday, marking the ship's first return to Fiji since 1998. Officials say the visit highlights the continuation of 7th Fleet’s deepening security
Fiji, Australia and SPC break ground on regional development facility
The Governments of Fiji and Australia, in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC), celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday for a new regional SPC