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At just 21, Frances Tabanidalo is turning hardship into hospitality on Fiji’s front lines. From a tough upbringing to serving guests with warmth and grit, her… Read more

Offset and JID fuse melodic grit with rapid-fire verse in a nu-metal-tinged collab that defies genre labels. Recorded across continents around a bold sample, this track… Read more

Facing rising youth mental‑health and drug concerns, young Fijians are being urged to lead locally as new community-focused services and opportunities roll out. Read more

Perched above Matei with sweeping ocean views, Tramonto is Taveuni’s beloved sunset spot — thin‑crust pizzas, sundowners and a warm family welcome keep evenings lingering long… Read more

A high-profile visit masks urgent, long-running challenges in Suva — from stalled housing plans to gaps in traditional leadership — while small, practical experiments hint at… Read more

Rising drug-related admissions and a troubling number of long-stay patients abandoned by their families are pushing Fiji’s only mental hospital to the brink. Officials are weighing… Read more

High-profile events in Suva are masking deeper strains: stalled resettlement and vacant customary leadership roles are fraying local governance and housing security. Small housing pilots and… Read more

While diplomacy dominates headlines, Fiji is quietly grappling with widespread housing insecurity and thousands of vacant customary leadership roles — a convergence with major consequences. Read more

A son of Koro Island is exploring how iTaukei worldviews and mataqali-owned businesses could underpin community resilience as climate pressures mount. Read more

A small garden in a Fijian village is quietly reshaping lives and local attitudes. One caretaker’s story of hardship, ingenuity and newfound pride hints at how… Read more