9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (201+ words) A HEARTFELT promise to his son powered New Zealand paddler Bryce Irving to gold in the Masters 40 men's 500m final at the Wai Tui International 2026 in Wailoaloa yesterday. Irving delivered a strong and composed performance on the calm waters, showing experience…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (276+ words) A new national study has found that Indigenous iTaukei people, particularly men and young children, faced a significantly higher risk of drowning in Fiji between 2016 and 2022, while also highlighting major weaknesses in the country's death-recording system. The retrospective population-based study…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (126+ words) Two alleged drowning incidents were yesterday during a period of unsettled weather across parts of the country. In Lautoka, an eight-year-old boy, Ernest Pickering, was found floating in the Kaleli River at around 10am. The primary school student had reportedly followed…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (228+ words) Work on Suva's long-delayed Olympic swimming pool is set to resume within weeks after the Suva City Council finally secured a contractor to complete the outstanding upgrades. The pool, which was due to reopen in November 2025, had remained idle while…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) THE long-delayed Lautoka Swimming Pool project is edging closer to completion, with tenders for the final phase of works closing earlier this month. Minister for Housing and Local Government Maciu Nalumisa confirmed the development on Monday while officiating at the…...