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Fiji Elections Office Appoints Acting Deputy Supervisor of Elections

The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) has appointed Anaseini Senimoli as Acting Deputy Supervisor of Elections, the organisation announced today.

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.

Former Fiji military officers Mara and Driti Apologise to 2006 Christmas Eve Abuse Victims

Former Fiji senior military offcers Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara and Pita Driti, apologised in a private ceremony last night to some individuals who were part of the "Democracy Five" that were abused, beaten and tortured on Christmas Eve 2006.

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.

Alternative Exam Papers for Sigatoka Students After Theft of Fiji Year 12 Papers

Year 12 students at Sigatoka Secondary School will sit alternative exam papers after several original papers were stolen, with the Minister for Education assuring that the exams will continue on schedule with no changes to the timetable.

Fiji Clubs Ready for Pacific Community Cup

Investigations Underway After Theft of Year 12 Exam Papers

Fijian authorities are investigating the theft of Year 12 examination papers from a secondary school in Sigatoka.

India Donates Over Three Tonnes of ARV Drugs to Fiji

India has handed over more than three tonnes of Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drugs to Fiji to support the country’s HIV response.

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

National 7s squad ready for Dubai; Kolinisau includes schoolboys in development squad

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