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[File Photo] The Fiji Pearls are set for a busy week of international netball action, with every match to be broadcast LIVE on FBC Sports as part of an exciting round of fixtures featuring teams from across the Pacific and Asia. The competition gets underway on Wednesday, July 8, at the Netball Central in Sydney, Australia with the Fiji Pearls opening their campaign against Singapore at 1pm. They return later in the day at 3pm to take on the PNG Pepes in what is expected to be a competitive early test. Action continues on Thursday, July 9, with Singapore facing…

The Flying Fijians lost their opening game of the Nations Championship on Sunday morning, going down 39-24 to Wales in Cardiff.Having clawed their way back to hold Wales at 10-all at halftime, the Pacific Islanders could not contain the Welsh Dragons, who secured their second consecutive victory, following a 33-31 win over the Barbarians a week earlier.But there were celebrations in Apia and Nuku’alofa as both Manu Samoa and ‘Ikale Tahi claimed wins in their opening matches of the new World Rugby Nations Cup competition.Samoa thrashed Hong Kong China 66-19 on Sunday morning as well in Santiago, Chile. Hours later,…

[Photo: FILE] The Government is on track to meet, and potentially exceed, its annual revenue target after the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service collected $3.226 billion in net revenue during the first eleven months of the 2025-2026 financial year. The figure represents 95.7 percent of the Government’s annual net revenue target of approximately $3.37 billion, with one month remaining before the close of the financial year on July 31. According to FRCS, year-to-date collections are $156.9 million, or 5.1 percent, above forecast and $52.3 million, or 1.6 percent, higher than the same period last year. June alone delivered a strong…

[Photo: FILE] Charles Laxton Sundar’s lawyer has today told the court that his client was not informed of all of his rights before the police caution interview was conducted. Sundar is charged with a count of murder, and the lawyer is challenging the caution interview and its admissibility. His lawyer told the court they will seek a Voir Dire, arguing that the admissions recorded during the caution interview were not made voluntarily. The defence further told the court they have not been provided with a copy of the video-recorded interview.Article continues after advertisement Justice Waleen George stressed the importance of…

[Source: Fiji Rugby / Facebook] The FIJI Water Flying Fijians have drafted in Virimi Vakatawa and Luke Tagi after injuries to Semi Radradra and Tim Hoyt ruled the pair out for the remainder of the Nations Championship. Radradra and Hoyt sustained their injuries during Fiji’s Test match against Wales over the weekend in Cardiff and will play no further part in the tour. The inclusion of Vakatawa and Tagi provides timely reinforcement as the Flying Fijians continue preparations for their remaining fixtures. The team has wished both Radradra and Hoyt a full and speedy recovery as they begin their rehabilitation.Article…

The new US Ambassador to New Zealand is introducing Donald Trump’s agenda of “disruption” to the Pacific.Jared Novelly arrived in Wellington last week, and is expected to travel to Niue, the Cook Islands and Samoa within the next month to present his credentials.A businessman and sports team owner, he told a group of reporters on Friday that the Cook Islands, with its seabed riches and its permissiveness for US exploration, was “either 1a or 1b on my priority list”.”I’m going to spend quite a lot of time in the Cooks,” Novelly said.”Take something like cobalt … 90 percent of it…

[Photo: CONSTITUTIONAL REVIW COMMISSION/ FACEBOOK] The Constitutional Review Commission has been told that the Methodist Church and other indigenous institutions should never again support coups carried out in their name. Joe Nata, a former journalist, says past coups were wrongly justified using indigenous and religious interests, and urged traditional and religious institutions not to support any future unlawful takeover of government. “The Methodist church and indigenous institution should never again support a coup supposedly done in their name. All the coups that were supposedly done in their name were based on lies, on reasons of self-grandeur, opportunism, and, very generally.…

Source: Entertainment Weekly Tomi Adeyemi is getting candid about her Hollywood experience. The 32-year-old author behind the Legacy of Orïsha series, which began with the 2018 hit novel The Children of Blood and Bone, was overjoyed when news first arrived that the story would be adapted into a blockbuster film. But now, Adeyemi is doing her best to separate herself from the film slated to hit theaters on Jan. 15, 2027. On Saturday, Adeyemi posted a TikTok video captioned, “For everyone’s who’s been asking – i’m answering this question once and for all.” The video itself began with footage of…

When discussions on security in Papua New Guinea come up, the focus often goes straight to tribal fighting, especially in the Highlands region. That is real and serious, but it is not the only thing that shapes how people feel safe in their daily lives. For many people in towns and cities, the bigger issue is much closer to home: everyday crime. Everyday crime includes street robberies or pickpockets, bag snatching, harassment, break-ins, car hijacking, assaults in public spaces and hold-ups on transport routes. These are the kinds of incidents that do not always make national headlines, but they shape…

[Photo: FILE] The government is being urged to review Fiji’s fuel pricing model after the recent shortage in Taveuni exposed concerns that maritime communities are unfairly paying more for essential supplies. Taveuni farmer and business owner Satya Shandil says people living on outer islands have long suffered higher fuel costs. He argues that additional freight costs should be absorbed by the government rather than passed on to consumers. He believes the latest disruption has exposed longstanding flaws in the country’s fuel pricing mechanism.Article continues after advertisement “It’s the government’s responsibility to ensure the price mechanism is done in such a…