Fiji’s exclusive side revealed

Private islands and 5-star luxury, closer than you think. For decades, Kiwis have flown to Fiji for family holidays. What’s less known is that just three hours from Auckland lies some of the world’s most exclusive luxury: private islands,...

India-Brazil-South Africa Fund empowers rural Fiji women via skills training

New York [US], October 19 (ANI): India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations shared on the occasion of the recently concluded International Day of Rural Women how the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Fund has positively impacted the lives...

Newcastle product stars in halves as Fiji flyer sets new Test record

Kimaya Fiji Group clinches 4 travel awards

THE Kimaya Fiji Group won a total of four titles during the 2025 World Travel Awards at the recent Asia and Oceania Gala Ceremony in Hong Kong. In a statement, the group confirmed Fiji Hideaway Resort & Spa by Kimaya was awarded Oceania’s Leading...

World News | India-Brazil-South Africa Fund Empowers Rural Fiji Women Via Skills Training

New York [US], October 19 (ANI): India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations shared on the occasion of the recently concluded International Day of Rural Women how the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Fund has positively impacted the lives...

BEHIND THE NEWS | Fiji in the spotlight

FIJI remains on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year, according to the US Department of State’s 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report. This means Fiji does not fully meet the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking but is...

DISCOVERING FIJI | The lost island of Burotukula

ACROSS the blue waters and lush green mountains of Fiji, the line between reality and myth is often blurred, but as our elders would often remind us, these stories of old are a metaphorical way of conveying important truths to the children of the...

ACHIEVEMENT | Matuku’s vision for rural education

FOR generations, parents on the remote island of Matuku often faced a painful choice, uprooted their families and moved to Viti Levu so their children could access secondary education. Alternatively, they’d leave their young ones in the care of...

OPINION | The Republic of Jhakk | A love letter to Fiji’s flashy drivers

If Fiji had a national creature that refuses extinction it wouldn’t be the crested iguana; it would be the Jhakk Driver. In Fiji Hindi, a “jhakk” driver is anyone who drives recklessly, shows off unnecessarily, and behaves as if the nation’s roads...

OPINION | Lee Kuan Yew’s miracle | How multiracial equality built Singapore and what Fiji must learn

When Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, it was a fragile, poor, and deeply divided society. Poverty, unemployment, opium addiction, prostitution, and slums were everywhere. Racial riots between Chinese and Malays had shaken the island. The...

OPINION | Are we exporting our future? | The true cost of Fiji’s labour policies

The scale of the problem SINCE 2018, approximately 114,000 Fijians – nearly 12 per cent of our entire population – have left the country. That’s equivalent to losing every resident of Lautoka and Nadi combined. Deputy Prime Minister Professor...

Education Minister demands stability and good governance at FNU

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro has directed the management and council of the Fiji National University (FNU) to ensure stable leadership and proper governance following a series of complaints raised by current and former staff members. Radrodro...

New project launched to tackle maternal health, HIV, and gender-based violence in Fiji

New project launched to tackle maternal health, HIV, and gender-based violence in Fiji Fiji has a Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 48.1 deaths per 100, 000 live births, a clear sign that critical gaps in sexual and reproductive health care still...

5th Pacific Human Rights Film Festival raises awareness of human rights

20 October 2025 Suva, Fiji – Over 3,000 people across the Pacific are seeing human rights in a new light thanks to the 5th Pacific Human Rights Film Festival’s powerful regional screenings. This year’s festival, on the themes of ‘Loss, Damage,...

FNU Marketing Director resigns following staff complaints, confirms Education Minister

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro has confirmed the resignation of Fiji National University director of Marketing and Communication Karen Lobendahn. Mrs Lobendahn was the subject of a series of complaints from past and former FNU staff members...

HAPPY DIWALI | Diwali focus ‘timely’

THIS year’s Diwali celebrations, focusing on the theme “Women, culture and light from the Girmit roots to the modern era,” is powerful and timely, says Kirit Prabhudas Patel, the Chairman of Fiji Times Limited. “It calls on us to reflect on the...

Education Minister says he is awaiting report on FNU staff mistreatment claim

Education Minister Aseri Radrodro says he is following up with the Fiji National University in relation to a story by FBC News on the alleged mistreatment of FNU employees by a senior manager. Radrodro told FBC News he will provide an update once...

Fiji’s creative arts sector held back by lack of structure, says arts leader

Fiji’s creative arts sector remains informal and underdeveloped; this was a challenge highlighted in a recent press briefing in Suva, focused on the buildup towards the much-anticipated Dance Fest Fiji 2025. It was made known that the challenge...

How leaming Chinese becomes a new trend in Fiji

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — News report from GDToday: In Fiji, the Chinese language is surging in popularity. But here, it’s understood as far more than just a subject—it’s a vital bridge to new opportunities. At the heart of...

Teachers' union proposes 'leather belt' discipline, Fiji government emphasizes child rights

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) is advocating for "some form" of corporal punishment to enforce discipline in primary and secondary schools, but the government says physical punishment cannot be the solution to...