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Proposed NextGen Alliance Party Lodges Registration Bid Ahead of 2026 Election

The proposed NextGen Alliance Fiji is the second new party in two days to submit its registration to the Fijian Elections Office, signalling growing momentum ahead of the next general election.

Fiji Opposition Figures Linked to Proposed ‘People First’ Party

Fiji’s Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu and MP Jone Usamate, both former senior FijiFirst ministers, are key figures in the proposed 'People First' party that lodged its registration application with Fiji's Registrar of Political Parties yesterday.

Proposed ‘People First’ Party Seeks Registration, Eyes Fiji’s Next Election

Fiji’s Fijian Elections Office (FEO) has received an application from the proposed political party People First seeking formal registration.

Labasa Gears Up for Pacific Community Cup with Eyes on Group Stage Success

Extra Supermarket Labasa is putting the final touches on their preparations ahead of the 2025 Pacific Community Cup in New Zealand next week.

Fiji FA VP Positions Remain Vacant After Musa Umarji Withdraws Appeal

The Fiji Football Association (FFA) has confirmed that Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji has withdrawn his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), ending his challenge against a ruling that barred him from holding office.

NFP Leader Professor Biman Prasad Granted Bail, Case Adjourned to Dec 8

Fiji's National Federation Party (NFP) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad was granted bail in the Suva Magistrates Court today, with the case adjourned to December 8 for plea.

Fiji MP Professor Biman Prasad to Make First Court Appearance After FICAC Charge

Fiji’s National Federation Party (NFP) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad is set to appear in court today for the first time since being charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) last month.

Suspended Fiji Corrections Commissioner’s Wife Defends Nurse Practitioner Role, Citing Right to Apply

The wife of suspended Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) Commissioner Dr Jalesi Nakarawa has defended her appointment as a nurse practitioner (NP) within the institution, telling a tribunal that she applied as an individual citizen entitled to work on merit — not as the commissioner’s wife.

FCS Commissioner Allowed to Trade Off Staff Positions, Tribunal Told

The Fiji Corrections Service Commissioner is allowed to trade off approved staff positions as long as spending remains within the approved budget, a tribunal has heard — though the Ministry of Finance was not informed of the changes until the current proceedings.

Fiji Correction Service Appointment of Commissioner’s Wife ‘Not Legal’, Doctor’s Union Tells Inquiry

The President of the Fiji Medical Association (FMA) has told a tribunal that the appointment of Vakaloloma Nakarawa — the wife of the suspended Commissioner of Corrections Dr Jalesi Nakarawa— to a senior health position within the FCS is “not a legal appointment,” stating that a nurse practitioner cannot serve as an acting medical officer, let alone a senior medical
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