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Home improvement retailer Bunnings is preparing to roll out a new online shopping platform for customers in Fiji, allowing households across the country to order hardware and home improvement products directly to their doorstep. The new platform, Bunnings Pacific, is expected to go live later this month and will build on the company’s current wholesale presence throughout the Pacific region. Shoppers in Fiji will gain access to thousands of products and well-known brands typically found in Bunnings stores across Australia and New Zealand. Bunnings Managing Director Mike Schneider said the online platform was developed with local consumers in mind, focusing…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says Fiji remains at low risk as authorities continue tracking a Hantavirus outbreak connected to the Hondius cruise ship currently stationed near Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. Health officials confirmed that eight infections and three deaths have been reported overseas. However, no cases have been detected in Fiji and none of the affected passengers are Fijian nationals. The Ministry, through the Fiji Centre for Disease Control, says strict screening and inspection procedures are still being enforced at all international entry points around the country. These include health declaration checks, vessel inspections and ongoing…
Two decades after he founded mining services firm MLG Oz, Murray Leahy is moving into the boardroom.
The judgment for murder accused Apisai Madigibuli has been deferred to the 26th of this month. Madigibuli appeared before Justice Dane Tuiqereqere in the Suva High Court this morning. The verdict was initially scheduled to be delivered; however, Justice Tuiqereqere informed the court that the judgment was not yet ready as he was awaiting the court transcript. He also apologised for the delay. Madigibuli is charged with one count of murder for allegedly killing his pregnant wife, Kitiana Baravilala, during a fatal stabbing incident at a Suva apartment in April 2024. During the trial, the court heard that Madigibuli admitted…
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces has launched the Land Forces Exercise Bougainville 2026 (ExBV26) Command Post Exercise at Blackrock Camp in Nadi, with officials warning that Fiji is facing increasingly complex and overlapping national security threats. The exercise brings together various RFMF units and government agencies involved in disaster and emergency response, including the Commissioner Western’s Office, Fiji Police Force, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health, Fiji Airports and other key stakeholders. Representatives from the New Zealand Defence Force and Australian Defence Force are also taking part in the exercise. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Commissioner Western Division for…
Residents of Waikerekere are now benefiting from safer and improved access following the completion of a new community footcrossing aimed at easing daily travel for families in the area. The crossing was officially commissioned by the Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Mosese Bulitavu, under the Government’s Community Access Roads, Footpaths and Footbridges (CARFF) Programme. Constructed at a cost of $32,000, the project is expected to assist more than 120 households and around 650 residents, including students, youths, senior citizens, and other regular commuters. Community members are expected to experience safer movement and improved connectivity, while the…
US stocks have closed slightly higher, with AI optimism fuelling upward momentum even as the earnings-driven fervour of the recent rally eased in the home stretch of reporting season.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica has pleaded not guilty to charges of perjury and giving false information to a public servant. He appeared before Magistrate Charles Ratakele this morning in the Suva Magistrates Court. It is alleged that Kamikamica knowingly made a false statement under oath, claiming that he had nothing to do with the appointment of Barbara Malimali as the FICAC Commissioner. It is alleged that Kamikamica provided the same false information to the Commissioner of Inquiry.The court has set the trial date from the 20th to the 23rd of July this year. FICAC will be calling four…
CGT hit among world’s highestAustralians will pay among the highest tax rates in the world on capital gains from property, shares and other investments if the Albanese government axes the 50 per cent discount in Tuesday’s federal budget, as expected. The Fin