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Fiji’s Patriarchal Bargain

Fiji’s Patriarchal Bargain

In April, Fiji was left reeling after a violent weekend of domestic violence claimed the lives of three women, leaving six children motherless. Condemnation was swift from women’s crisis service providers and activists, the public service,...

Radrodro urges students to research TSLS programs and choose career paths Fiji needs

Radrodro urges students to research TSLS programs and choose career paths Fiji needs

Radrodro urges students to research TSLS programs and choose career paths Fiji needs Students should also know and do research about programs in the TSLS and not follow their friends while enrolling in courses that they regret later. This has been...

Fund imbalance a hold back for gender equality

Fund imbalance a hold back for gender equality

A weak national framework and limited funding for the Department of Women are holding back efforts to promote gender equality in Fiji, the UN CEDAW Committee has warned. CEDAW has, however, acknowledged Fiji’s efforts to promote gender equality,...

Fiji’s navigates pediatric palliative care amid limited resources

Fiji’s navigates pediatric palliative care amid limited resources

Fiji Cancer Society launched its Community Palliative Care Program in 2022. Photo courtesy of Women's Fund Fiji When Dr. Savenaca Seduadua first saw the 3-year-old boy with medulloblastoma, the child was barely conscious. His seizures had...

CEDAW urges Fiji to tackle gender gaps in leadership, calls for quotas and protection for women politicians

CEDAW urges Fiji to tackle gender gaps in leadership, calls for quotas and protection for women politicians

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has raised alarm over the significant underrepresentation of women in Fiji’s political and public spheres. In its latest findings on Fiji published on Monday,...

Lei: A shared language of love and culture

Lei: A shared language of love and culture

First anchored in Hawaii by Polynesian voyagers, the tradition of lei-making does not exist on the islands alone. From the salusalu of Fiji to the garlands of the Philippines, Lisa Yabakivou and Tijane Paug reflected how the practice has thrived...

Immigration New Zealand Extends Longer Visits for Pacific Island Nations Granted Visited Visa

Immigration New Zealand Extends Longer Visits for Pacific Island Nations Granted Visited Visa

Photo: NZ Immigration New Zealand is welcoming Pacific visitors by making it easier to travel here with changes to immigration settings that will come into effect later this year. From 6 July 2025, people from Pacific Islands forum countries...

'Fiji will be a different challenge,' warns Josh Bayliss after Scots open tour with hard-fought victory

'Fiji will be a different challenge,' warns Josh Bayliss after Scots open tour with hard-fought victory

Scotland back-rower Josh Bayliss has warned they will take nothing for granted next weekend when they continue their summer tour against Fiji in Suva. The Scots began their tour with a hard-fought 29-26 victory over the Maori All Blacks in...

Uni Fiji proposes national service for youth

Uni Fiji proposes national service for youth

[File Photo] The University of Fiji is recommending a mandatory National Service curriculum to assist with building social responsibility among young people. The recommendation is part of the University’s contribution to the on-going Education Act...

USP ranked in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

USP ranked in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

Ancient traditional ceremonies and religious rituals fused at dawn as one of Fiji’s original kingdoms elevated a career military officer to the title of Tui Nayau. The Lau Group lies in the Fiji archipelago, stretching from Vanuabalavu in the...

Tongan royals on historic visit to Fiji, strengthening ties and celebrating heritage

Tongan royals on historic visit to Fiji, strengthening ties and celebrating heritage

The Tongan King is feeling more at home after arriving in Fiji to attend the installation of one of the country’s paramount chiefs. King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho arrived in Suva on Tuesday ahead of their visit to Lakeba in the Lau...

Mara’s installation a revival of Fiji’s chiefly dynasties

Mara’s installation a revival of Fiji’s chiefly dynasties

As I watch the joy, emotion, immense effort and exodus of people journeying to Lau for the historic installation of Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara commonly known as Roko Ului – I am reminded yet again about the twists and turns of Fiji’s history,...

Fiji gets backing from Australia

Fiji gets backing from Australia

People participate in the Family Violence Walk to kick off a global campaign aimed at the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls at Birrarung Marr in Melbourne, Friday, November 22, 2024. [Photo Credit: AAP Image/Joel...

UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More

UN CEDAW Committee Publishes Findings On Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino and More

Geneva, 7 July 2025 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Fiji, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Tuvalu, after reviewing...

Pride at the Palace: Band of the Household Cavalry play LGBTQ+ pop anthem

Pride at the Palace: Band of the Household Cavalry play LGBTQ+ pop anthem

The Band of the Household Cavalry have played a pop anthem outside Buckingham Palace - and the Royal Family shared it to mark Pride. A video posted on X by the official Royal Family account shows the band performing Pink Pony Club by American...

No visa needed to visit your own ‘Love Island’ in Fiji

No visa needed to visit your own ‘Love Island’ in Fiji

Hotel searches for Fiji increased by 30% in June 2025 compared to June 2024, potentially influenced by the reality show "Love Island USA." Fiji Airways offers nonstop flights from several U.S. cities, with round-trip fares as low as $753 in...

Fiji's leader of 12 years headed for convincing election win

Fiji's leader of 12 years headed for convincing election win

SUVA, Fiji (AP) — The man who first seized power in a military coup then refashioned himself as a legitimate leader appears set to rule Fiji for another four years. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and his FijiFirst party were headed for a...

Aotearoa's i-Kiribati community honours language and culture

Aotearoa's i-Kiribati community honours language and culture

Thousands of i-Kiribati people across Aotearoa New Zealand are celebrating their rich language and culture during Kiribati Language Week, which is now in its fifth year. The celebrations kicked off on Sunday in Wellington at Pataka Art and Museum,...

NATIONAL DIALOGUE | Fostering social cohesion in Fiji

NATIONAL DIALOGUE | Fostering social cohesion in Fiji

A prominent academic has called for a thoughtful, forward-looking approach to developing a national framework for social cohesion in Fiji, cautioning against rushing into legislation without first strengthening existing laws and systems. Associate...

YOUR FIJI, YOUR VOICE | ‘Coalition solid’ PM dismisses no-confidence fears

YOUR FIJI, YOUR VOICE | ‘Coalition solid’ PM dismisses no-confidence fears

PRIME Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed concerns that his Government’s 2025– 2026 National Budget could trigger a vote of no confidence, despite serious allegations levelled against a Cabinet minister in the recent Commission of Inquiry...

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