6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (66+ words) AN international monitoring body has urged the Fiji Government to intensify efforts to progressively eliminate child labour. It has also warned that a significant number of children remain engaged in work despite existing laws and policy commitments. In the latest…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (190+ words) MISS Fiji Ailava Samuels has called on Fijians to choose kindness and spread love, warning that online abuse is a growing threat to communities. Delivering the keynote address on Youth Perspectives during World Safer Internet Day in Nadi, Ms Samuels…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (224+ words) Unemployment is emerging as one of the biggest causes of stress in communities today, according to Empower Pacific counsellor Eliki Baleinalaba. Speaking at a workshop organised by Aruka Fiji at Macuata House in Labasa, he said not having a job…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (244+ words) Traumatic life experiences, mental health challenges and a lack of support are among the key reasons young people end up living on the streets or engaging in sex work, according to Aruka Fiji director Inoke Drauna. Speaking at a workshop…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (441+ words) For many adults, returning to school after decades away can seem daunting. For Reena Ben, it became the turning point that restored her confidence and reshaped her future. Raised in Toorak, Ms Ben attended Nehru Memorial School before moving to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (327+ words) GREAT strides have been made by the Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC), through their initiative to donate sporting equipment and Wheelie bins to selected schools in Suva. In total, 18 schools have been identified as recipients of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (623+ words) For many young men, the allure of rugby can be all-consuming, offering a fast track to recognition and opportunity'and, for some, a means of escaping hardship. For Adriu Nabose, rugby opened doors, but education ultimately gave him direction. Mr Nabose,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (224+ words) The Minister for Policing and Communications, Ioane Naivalurua, has met with the Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro, to strengthen school-based advocacy initiatives amid growing concerns about drug use among students. A government statement said discussions focused on the need for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (329+ words) Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and former military officer Filipo Tarakinikini has strongly defended the country's school cadet system, arguing that its removal would weaken national unity and character development among young people. Addressing calls to abolish the…...

3+ week, 4+ day 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…...