5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (226+ words) Private investment in renewable energy remains limited across the Pacific, despite renewable power becoming cheaper than diesel generation. A new Asian Development Bank study states that stronger policies and better planning are needed to attract investors and help Pacific countries…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (140+ words) A new $60 million hotel development is underway in Nadi, with the project expected to create jobs and opportunities for local businesses. Public Service Association Investments Company officially broke ground on the seven storey, 102 room hotel in Martintar last week. The…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago   (226+ words) Fiji is rapidly approaching levels of HIV that could become difficult to manage unless urgent action is taken, says Fiji Medical Association President Dr Ronald Kumar. Dr Kumar issued the warning while speaking at the Fiji Medical Association’s 2026 Annual Scientific…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (190+ words) The tourism sector is backing the Government’s coordinated response following Cabinet’s declaration of the HIV outbreak as a national crisis. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka, says the sector will support the Ministry of…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (263+ words) Pacific recycling organisations will bring grassroots perspectives to a regional workshop on waste management and recycling in Vanuatu this week. The Pacific Recycling Foundation will join regional stakeholders in Port Vila from September 16 to 18 for the Circular Policy Co-Design Workshop…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (754+ words) AI agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds ​of malicious packages to software service RubyGems ‌in May, two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, a group of AI... More From The FBC OpenAI agents uploaded malicious code to…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (265+ words) Financial pressure and unstable revenue are limiting Nasinu Town Council’s ability to deliver infrastructure projects and municipal services. Acting Chief Financial Officer Imran Khan says the council collects about 3.1 million dollars in rates, while its expenditure on services is significantly…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (118+ words) A search operation is underway for a sailing vessel carrying a solo traveller after it lost engine power while travelling towards Savusavu early this morning. The vessel, AGAPE, is registered in the Marshall Islands and has a 59-year-old man on…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (233+ words) More than 800 students graduated from the University of the South Pacific, completing qualifications in fields ranging from climate change and agriculture to engineering and business. Among them was Doctor of Philosophy in Climate Change graduate Christian Yves David Amato-Ali. He…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (169+ words) Fiji will put measures in place to ensure more overseas study opportunities do not lead to a loss of skilled workers. The issue was raised by Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs member Virendra Lal who questioned whether sending more Fijians…...