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The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) has ended its preliminary assessment into a complaint involving Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Nancy Tikoisuva, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions John Rabuku and Chief Justice Salesi Temo. According to FICAC, the assessment was carried out to determine whether the information submitted provided enough evidence to justify launching a formal corruption investigation under its legal mandate. During the review, the Commission confirmed that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions holds a signed legal opinion prepared by Ian Lloyd KC. However, FICAC said its verification was limited to confirming the document’s existence…

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The Homecoming Festival will not be held in 2026, with organisers announcing the event has been paused due to ongoing global economic pressures and rising costs. Festival organisers say the decision followed extensive discussions, with the financial demands of staging an event of Homecoming’s size and quality making it unfeasible to proceed next year. They say the pause was chosen over compromising the standard that festivalgoers have come to expect, while efforts continue to develop a more sustainable future for the event. The announcement comes ahead of the first anniversary of the passing of George “Fiji” Veikoso, whose vision and…

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