58 h. ago Rasaubale keeps fit through volleyball during netball offseason

With her national netball commitments finished for the season, 20-year-old Susana Rasaubale has not been idle. Instead, the Fiji Baby Pearls representative has been keeping active by competing in volleyball. Over the past two days, she has been playing for the Heartland Warriors at the Rooster Chicken End-of-Year Volleyball Festival at the FMF Gymnasium in […]

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4 d. ago Matanimeke to learn fate this Christmas Eve for brutal murder

Twenty-year-old Timoci Matanimeke, who brutally murdered 60-year-old Nitya Nand on Christmas Eve 2023, will know his fate this Christmas Eve. Matanimeke was convicted earlier this week of murder, aggravated robbery, and criminal trespass in connection with the attack on Nand in his Samabula, Suva home. The court heard that Matanimeke entered Nand’s home with the […]

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5 d. ago UN commends Fiji Police Act review for strong human rights focus

Delays by ministries in providing legal instructions are costing the State thousands of dollars in court penalties and damaging its credibility before the judiciary. Solicitor-General Ropate Green says his office is often unable to meet strict court timelines because instructions from client ministries arrive late or are incomplete. He says courts operate on fixed deadlines, […]

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7 d. ago Defence slams state delays in Punja case as hearing deferred

Defence lawyers for Thakor Hari Punja today criticised repeated delays caused by the State’s late filing of submissions. Punja, the grandson of a prominent businessman, is before the court in a matter that was again stalled after the prosecution failed to meet multiple filing deadlines. He is charged with unlawful possession of illicit drugs. Defence […]

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1 week ago Sony MAX announces World TV Premiere of Saiyaara on December 20

When the year was all about loud blockbusters, along came Saiyaara, which became the biggest love story of the decade. After creating a storm at the box office and emerging as a massive blockbuster, the film is now all set to reach an even wider audience, ready to touch hearts across metros and the hinterlands […]

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1 week ago Muster Dogs star Frank Finger features on Portrait Artist of the Year

An unbreakable bond first captured on our television screens has now come to life in art form. Central Queensland grazier Frank Finger and his champion kelpie working dog Annie stole hearts during the first season of ABC TV’s Muster Dog series. Now, they’re back in the spotlight in the new ABC series Portrait Artist of […]

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1 week ago India’s IndiGo battles passenger fury over luggage lost in chaos

India’s IndiGo (INGL.NS), opens new tab is battling growing passenger fury over delays in finding and delivering thousands of stranded bags, with social media flooded with photos of luggage piling up at airports after last week’s large-scale flight disruptions. IndiGo, which has 65% of the domestic market, has apologised after cancelling more than 2,000 flights […]

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2 w. ago Acting allowances being paid, delays due to verification: Radrodro

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro confirms that acting allowances for teachers and non-teaching staff are being paid, but some delays remain due to verification and procedural requirements. He confirmed this while responding to a question by Opposition Member of Parliament Hem Chand who expressed concern that delayed payments were affecting staff morale and productivity. Chand also cited instances […]

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2 w. ago Better land governance critical for sugar and agriculture sector

Permanent Secretary for Sugar Industry Dr. Vinesh Kumar says improving native land governance is essential for strengthening Fiji’s sugar industry and expanding agricultural production. Speaking at the 2025 Attorney-General’s Conference, Dr. Kumar says delays in land approvals and outdated processes continue to hold back farming investment, especially in cane farming and commercial agriculture. Dr Kumar says lease […]

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2 w. ago Kolinisau demands sharper defence as Fiji target maximum points

Fiji Airways Fiji men’s 7s head coach Osea Kolinisau says the team must lift its defensive standards and maintain consistency as they shift their focus to this weekend’s Cape Town Sevens. Reflecting on their Dubai campaign, Kolinisau said Fiji’s performances showed promise but also exposed critical areas requiring immediate improvement. “We’ve got to try and […]

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2 w. ago Popular shows cancelled in 2025 as networks cut fan favourites

Heartbreak was almost guaranteed in 2025 as networks and streamers cut several well-loved shows, leaving fans without the characters and stories they had grown attached to. As the year closes, a number of cancellations still sting. Poker Face ended far too soon, despite a strong second season and a finale that opened the door to […]

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2 w. ago Canada agrees to join EU initiative to surge defense spending

Canada has reached an agreement to join the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, which will give Canadian defense companies expanded access to the European market, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said on Monday. “Canada’s participation in SAFE will fill key capability gaps, expand markets for Canadian suppliers, and attract European defence investment […]

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2 w. ago Bosch actor O’Donnell trains as police officer in North Carolina

In the case of Bosch actor Jerry O’Donnell, art doesn’t just imitate life, it presages it. The 65-year-old actor, who has also appeared on series like Mad Men and The Young and the Restless, has taken his numerous law enforcement roles to heart to become a real-life cop. Now relocated to North Carolina, O’Donnell has […]

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive’s killing

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a UnitedHealthcare (UNH.N), opens new tab executive outside a Manhattan hotel, appeared in state court on Monday as a series of high-stakes hearings on the admissibility of key pieces of evidence at his murder trial kicked off. Mangione, 27, was arrested in December 2024 and charged with […]

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3 w. ago High Court to hear Kamikamica’s permanent stay application next week

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Manoa Kamikamica’s application for permanent stay will be called in the Suva High Court next Wednesday. Kamikamica appeared at the Suva Magistrate Court this morning, represented by Senior Lawyer Wylie Clarke, while Lilian Mausio appeared as Prosecution for the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption. Kamikamica is charged […]

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3 w. ago ‘Dancing with the Stars’ has a new winner. No one’s surprised

“Dancing with the Stars” has capped off its renaissance season with a winner whose abdominal muscles have had more TikTok-scrolling eyeballs on them than some Renaissance paintings hanging in the Met. Congratulations, Robert Irwin, a sweet-seeming boy who Samba-ed on the heartstrings of millions this season, culminating in a victory that will send him home […]

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3 w. ago Syrian security forces use gunfire to disperse rival protests in Alawite heartland

Syrian security forces used gunfire on Tuesday to break up two rival groups of demonstrators in the coastal town of Latakia, heartland of the country’s Alawite minority, witnesses and officials said. Syria has been rocked by several episodes of sectarian violence since longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, who hails from the Muslim Alawite minority, was ousted […]

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last month Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The Category 5 hurricane slammed into the Caribbean island on October 28, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides with some 30 inches (76 cm) of rain. The resulting stagnant, contaminated water has […]

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