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[Photo/Supplied] Taveuni residents are calling for immediate intervention over ongoing fuel supply concerns on the island. This follows multiple attempts by the island’s business community to contact authorities and their local fuel supplier. Despite previous government assurances that a fuel shipment would arrive today, a social media post by Interlink Shipping Services confirmed that while a vessel departed for Taveuni, no fuel truck was onboard. According to Interlink, space was available for the fuel trucks. In a statement, the shipping company said:Article continues after advertisement “Despite booking two fuel trucks for Legend Fuel to travel onboard the MV Ohana, the…

Somit Maharaj (left) and Ryan Swami (right).[Source:Fiji Football Association/Facebook] Two New Zealand-based players have been selected to feature for the Junior Bula Boys at the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship. Ryan Swami and Somit Maharaj are among the latest additions and they are both excited to get the nod. Fifteen-year-old Swami joins the squad from Fencibles United, while 16-year-old Maharaj comes from Auckland City FC. Head Coach Sunil Kumar says the pair first caught his attention during the Pacific Community Cup in New Zealand in November last year, where both players were representing the New Zealand Under-16 team.Article continues after advertisement…

[Photo: AAP] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will arrive in the country today. In Fiji, he will sign a landmark treaty, as Australia and China face off in a diplomatic fight for influence in the Indo-Pacific. He is expected to sign the Vuvale Union agreement with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka tomorrow. He will then push on to the Solomon Islands on Tuesday to progress negotiations on a new treaty with Honiara, as part of a three-day Pacific tour.Article continues after advertisement Albanese will meanwhile become the first foreign leader to participate in Solomon Islands’ Independence Day celebrations. His message will…

Overview: Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Pat Conroy, says strategic competition in the Pacific is a permanent reality, but insists Pacific nations will continue to determine their own futures. In an interview with PACNEWS, Conroy outlined Australia’s approach to strengthening regional ties through development assistance, infrastructure investment, labour mobility, policing cooperation and defence partnerships, while emphasizing respect for Pacific sovereignty and independent decision-making. By Pita Ligaiula CANBERRA, 26 JUNE 2026 (PACNEWS)–Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent feature of the region’s future,…

[Photo: SUPPLIED] Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says it is easy to criticize and mock officers and policing measures, but negativity will not hold them back. He made the comments as the Force’s cane cutting operations got underway. Tudravu is encouraging Divisional Police Commanders to adopt strategies that best suit their operational demands. He says strategies differ depending on the area, and the main intent is to address concerns of burnt cane and police visibility within red spot areas known for burning.Article continues after advertisement Tudravu is urging the community to support farmers as harvesting begins. “Whether the Divisional Police Commanders…

The FHRADC team presenting their submissions to the Constitution Review Commission [Photo: Human Rights Commission Fiji/FACEBOOK PAGE] The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission acknowledges public concerns that preserving the 2013 Constitution’s immunity provisions indefinitely is not in the best interests of future generations. The HRADC says the Constitution is the Supreme Law and a moral compass for the nation. The permanent protection of these immunities, in the Commission’s view, entrenches historical political conflicts within the Supreme Law long after their practical purpose has ceased and those covered have passed away. It says continued inclusion risks memorializing treasonous actions, constitutional disruptions,…

Tailevu Naitasiri team before one of their EPL games this year.[Source:Tailevu Naitasiri FA/Facebook] The Extra Premier League double-header that was supposed to be played in Nausori today has been moved to Vatuwaqa. The Fiji Football Association has confirmed this. Fiji FA says they’ve relocated the games to the Fiji FA Academy ground in Vatuwaqa due to the unplayable condition of the pitch at Ratu Cakobau Park. The revised match schedule sees Tailevu Naitasiri play Nasinu at 1pm before Extra Supermarket Labasa meets Coastal Rental Cars/MMM Brothers Nadroga at 3pm.Article continues after advertisement In other games today,Ba play Nadi at 4R…

It was physical, a bloody battle befitting the start of the new Nations Championship competition.In the end the All Blacks hung on to win 34-32 at the One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch, in front of 29,152 fans.That marked the start of the David Rennie coaching era, one that has a lot of Pasifika connections.Of Cook Islands heritage through his mother, Rennie had assistant Fa’alogo Tana Umaga, the first All Blacks captain of Pasifika heritage in his corner.And the duo had Ardie Savea leading the team on the field.Savea, who ended the game with a boot mark cut on his…

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Round of 16 – Paraguay v France – Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. – July 4, 2026 France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Omar Aziz Purchase Licensing Rights Kylian Mbappe converted a second-half penalty as France ‌sweated through a suffocating Philadelphia furnace and wrestled their way out of a brutal scrap with Paraguay to snatch a 1-0 win on Saturday, setting up a World Cup quarter-final against Morocco. Mbappe’s 19th World Cup goal in as many appearances ensured there would ​be no repeat of Paraguay’s shock elimination of four-time champions Germany — or…

[Photo: Ba Football Association/FACEBOOK PAGE] The Ba Football Association Board of Control has imposed an indefinite ban on six individuals from all league venues and football-related activities. This decision follows what the board describes as persistent anti-Ba behaviour, malicious instigation, and the deliberate provocation of supporters. Those named in the ban are Dr. Abdal Muizz Shaheed, Shai Singh, Ranji Lal, Varun Lal, Zoheb Ali and Reshu Lata. In a statement, the association says the ban takes immediate effect and prevents the six individuals from entering any venue hosting Ba FA district or local league matches, as well as attending or…