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Calls for clear rules on AI election forecasts
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (415+ words) Transparency Fiji and Integrity Fiji are calling on the Electoral Commission to urgently clarify how AI-generated election forecasts will be regulated ahead of Fiji’s next General Election, warning that such predictions could potentially influence voter choices and the wider electoral…...
Usamate accuses Police of overreach after parliament parking fine
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (294+ words) Opposition MP Jone Usamate has accused police of overreach after receiving a parking ticket for his vehicle while carrying out parliamentary duties within the parliamentary precincts. In a social media post, Usamate questioned the authority of police to issue the…...
FEO admits internal procedures not followed over mock election release
13+ hour, 33+ min ago (392+ words) The Fijian Elections Office has acknowledged that required internal procedures were not followed when a mock press release containing a fictitious 2026 General Election date was uploaded to its website. In a statement, the FEO said the release was created as…...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I Tuesday, August 11, 2026
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (799+ words) Blooming confidence! As I read the piece titled “Shaw’s call for healthier lifestyles” (FT: 10/08), I reflected on the 1956 Hibiscus Festival, which was the first ever festival of such magnitude. The smiling picture of Kali Shaw (FT: 10/08) brought memories of Liebling…...
Matavesi to champion sustainability
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (317+ words) FOR Nicole Matavesi, sustainability is more than a conversation about the environment — it is a conversation about the future. A 22-year-old final-year student at the University of the South Pacific, she is using her platform as one of this year’s…...
Ali: Fix prosecution gap
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (384+ words) FIJI does not have a shortage of powers to fight financial crime — it has a shortage of capacity to turn those powers into convictions, Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Ariff Ali has warned. Mr Ali said giving the Financial Intelligence…...
Family mourns tragic loss, two arrested
14+ hour ago (228+ words) THE family of 38-yearold Vimal Vikash Nand is demanding justice for the fatherof-two who was allegedly assaulted by a father and son on Sunday morning. Mr Nand’s father Sachida Nand expressed anger over the alleged assault of his son who…...
Chief’s burial site readied
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (217+ words) MEMBERS of the Yavusa Tububere of Viseisei Village prepared the chiefly burial grounds (sautabu) of Naburenivalu yesterday for the late Tui Vuda, Ratu Eparama Kitione Tavaiqia. Led by the Taukei Sawaieke, Iliesa Cebaivalu Namuira, the clan worked alongside members of…...
Woman pleads guilty
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (146+ words) MAGISTRATE Yogesh Prasad has warned of the serious consequences of contrabands entering prisons, saying it contributes to fighting and other problems among inmates. He made the comments after babysitter, Adi Vuniasi Waqanitoga admitted in court yesterday to attempting to smuggle…...
Serious charges for 3
18+ hour, 41+ min ago (218+ words) THREE employees of Superb Distributors Ltd appeared in the Lautoka Magistrate’s Court yesterday, facing serious charges for the alleged theft of more than $1million from the company over a five-year period. Aneesh Sagar Singh, Avinesh Chand and his wife Usha Kiran…...