Fiji

Over 11.100 Fijians have left the country in the past eight months; most have left for countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, mainly for work and study opportunities

Leaders of the Fiji Nurses Association met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health after the nurses demanded, among other things, the resignation of the Ministry of Health's permanent secretary, Dr James Fong

Fiji Airways is targeting two million return passengers, thus considering the purchase more aircraft to increase capacity on selected existing routes

The Alliance for Future Generations expressed concern over Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's statement welcoming Japan's plans to dump Fukushima nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean

A tractor equipped with a 3-disc plough was handed over to the Narewa Farmers' Cooperative by the The Minister of Agriculture and Waterways

The country has followed strong and inclusive processes with conservation and technical partners, agencies, government and public towards marine protected areas, said Regional Director for Oceania of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Laisenia Ratu, a man from Yasawa, is part of the ocean and literacy division of the International Secondary School, teaching children about the importance of the ocean and the environment, after starting out as a gardener

A national drug rehabilitation centre will be set up, after cases treated at St Giles Psychiatric Hospital have doubled over the years and drug abuse and addiction have increased to unprecedented levels

Approximately 600 animals were desexed during the Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals' May clinic, says Shaneel Narayan, clinic and shelter manager of the SPCA

Fiji Public Service Commission has announced the appointment of 11 permanent secretaries, agreed with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, in areas such as Agriculture and Waterways, Education, Public Enterprises, Employment, Foreign Affairs and Immigration

Thank to its geographical location and important connection to smaller island nations, the country is strengthening its drive to become a regional hub for public and private partnerships, said the Minister of Investment and Trade

Four Fijian political parties have been suspended with immediate effect for 30 days for violating the Political Parties Act 2013 by failing to provide their accounts within the prescribed time limit