Fiji

Two boxing officials have joined calls for tougher measures to protect Fijian boxers, following the death of the late Ubayd Haider last month.

Netball Fiji has been unable to confirm details of a proposed Pacific Series with New Zealand because they do not have a chief executive officer in place yet.

New Zealander Christopher Pryde was suspended by in April 2023 for alleged "misbehaviour" and is refusing to appear before a Tribunal today, unless his salary is restored.

"FRU will defend the right of each player to maximise their return over their playing career."

Fiji's suspended chief prosecutor claims the government wants to get rid of all foreigners working in prominent positions in the public service.

Osea Kolinisau says the goal for his team is to win this weekend's Dubai Sevens tournament, which kicks off the 2024/2025 World Sevens Series.

Local engineering company CR Engineering is seeking public assistance to locate the whereabouts of the absconding Bangladeshi nationals.

According to a news report by the state broadcaster FBC, this assurance follows concerns raised by consumers about the shortage of chicken.

As China's military might continues to swell, the United States is responding by expanding its military presence across the Pacific.

Haider lost to China's Australia-based fighter Runqi Zhou in an IBO Asia Pacific featherweight title bout during the South Pacific Boxing Promotions event in Nadi.

The US also pledged $4.9 million to support Fiji's military modernisation and signed a bilateral logistics cooperation deal, according to a defence department statement.

Charan Jeet Singh, also a millionaire businessman, described delegates attending the United Nations climate summit Azerbaijan as a "financial burden to their respective countries".

Pio Tikoduadua said the passports in question were issued to the children of the South Korean Christian doomsday cult, Grace Road Church.

Fijians in need of coronary artery bypass surgery do not need to find upto $50,000 and travel to India anymore, the founder of Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital (PHS) says.

The church is working with the government and all stakeholders on education and awareness about the impact of drug use on individuals, families, and society in general as a whole.

Ratu Suliano Matanitobua told fijivillage.com that he has witnessed firsthand the damage that drugs can bring to a community or village.

Ratu Viliame Seruvakula says reviewing the country's 2013 Constitution "is obvious" to address the root causes of problems facing the indigenous population.

Gyan Singh says the Boxing Commission of Fiji and the South Pacific Boxing Promotions need to be held accountable for Ubayd Haider's untimely passing.