2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (148+ words) Unsure if the $200 back-to-school assistance would arrive on time, Mere Mata Tuiserene and her husband used their own money to buy school supplies for their four children. "We decided to buy our children's school stuff with the money we had…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (494+ words) A senior academic has warned that Fiji's current tertiary education funding model, while well intentioned, risks inefficiency, double subsidisation and weak accountability if urgent reforms are not undertaken. Dr Mahendra Reddy, a Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Business…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1050+ words) If these issues are not addressed promptly, Fiji risks spending large and growing sums of public money while its own universities remain underutilised and public funds quietly accumulate private assets. The structure of Fiji's'tertiary system Fiji has two public universities:…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (277+ words) Seventeen-year-old volunteer Eshita Prasad says growing up attending ashram camps has helped shape her values, identity, and outlook on life. The camp is organised by the Fiji Sevashram Sangha and led by Swarmi Sanyuktanand. It is a registered spiritual, socio-cultural…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) For Pranav Kumar, 16, attending ashram camps has been a turning point in his young life, helping him find discipline, direction, and renewed focus on his education. Held annually by the Fiji Sevashram Sangha under the guidance of Swarmi Sanyuktanand, the…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (205+ words) Almost 80 students from various age groups are attending an eight- day character-building camp organised by the Fiji Sevashram Sangha in Suva. The camp is led by Swami Sanyuktanand, who manages the ashram and oversees a dedicated team of between 20 and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) LOSEVATI Vuca learned she had given birth to a new year baby hours after enduring painful contractions at the Aspen Medical- managed Lautoka Hospital maternity unit where she was admitted. Ms Vuca, who welcomed her newborn daughter Ataliah Meredaini at…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (287+ words) KEEPING the youth engaged and occupied during the festive season is the primary goal of the Matasawalevu Volleyball tournament, which kicked off yesterday in Naibita, Wainibuka, Tailevu. The competition began with the men's category, featuring a total of 14 teams, while…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (1251+ words) This opinion column examines what has gone wrong, how well-intentioned policies have been misunderstood or misapplied, and what practical, humane and firm actions are needed when children are found loitering unsupervised in public spaces during school holidays. The growing reality…...