Rashika Kumar

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Editor and News Presenter at Fijivillage

Editor and News Presenter at Communications Fiji Ltd @fijivillage 📧 [email protected]

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People can expect continued stability and growth - Prof. Prasad

3 days ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

People can expect a continuity of current financial policies in the 2025-2026 National Budget as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says they are confident that the policies put in place, as reflected in the growth last year and expected strong performance this year, augers well for all businesses, banks and financial institutions.
Calls made to increase Free Education Grant and allow faith-based schools to charge admission fees

4 days ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

Calls are being made to allow schools run by faith-based organisations to charge admission and enrolment fees to help maintain the schools, and for the Government to increase the Free Education Grant for primary and secondary students, as it is currently insufficient to cover infrastructural development, capital works, and refurbishment.
4 meningococcal cases doesn’t meet criteria for an outbreak - Ministry

4 days ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

Following 4 confirmed cases of meningococcal disease and the death of a child between April 21st and May 5th in the Central Division, no other cases have been confirmed and this does not meet the criteria for an outbreak. While responding to questions by fijivillage News in a press release, the Health Ministry says investigations confirmed that the cases are not epidemiologically linked, meaning the individuals had no known contact with one another during their incubation or illness periods.
Calls made for qualified full-time counselors in schools as students miss classes due to teacher shortage

5 days ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

We need to provide quality to our students and only then they will give quality but if we give them rubbish, they will also produce rubbish. This has been highlighted by William Cross College teacher and counselor Uate Vakaloloma who is calling on the Ministry of Education to have full-time and qualified counselors for all schools, especially high schools.
Review TVET as schools are creating workers not creators - FNU lecturer

5 days ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

Our schools are designed to teach people to work for somebody else such as an organisation, an enterprise or the governmental and a call is being made to re-look at TVET and enterprise education due to the level of unemployment.
Brent Hill resigns as Tourism Fiji CEO

6 days ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill will be stepping down from his role, and returning permanently to Australia with his growing family. Hill will complete his time with Tourism Fiji at the end of August after a successful four years in the role as CEO.
3 players suspended after testing positive for drugs during BiC Fiji FACT

6 days ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

Three players who tested positive following a drug test during the BiC Fiji FACT have been stood down from the competition and indefinitely suspended from all levels of football. This has been confirmed by Fiji Football Association says marijuana was found in their system. They say a player tested positive on Day 1, 2 on Day 2 while none tested positive yesterday. The Association says 72 tests were conducted throughout the three days.
Samuel wins Designer of the Year and aims to take Fijian prints to the world

1 week ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

Fijian designer Sue Samuel, the creative force behind the fashion label Lavalani, has been awarded Designer of the Year at Vodafone Fiji Fashion Week 2025, and she says through her designs, she wants to help masi prints become internationally recognised instantly and keep traditional art forms alive through her label Lavalani. While speaking to fijivillage News, Samuel says her latest collection features two new signature prints – a brown cawaki print and a black iri ni meke print.
Year 8 teacher raises alarm over non-readers and exam pressure

1 week ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

A Year 8 teacher has expressed deep concerns about students not being able to read and asks why this is happening now as she started teaching in Fiji in 1997, and never had issues with non-readers back then. While speaking during a public consultation on the Education Act 1966, the Marist Sister who is from Tonga, says many students drop out of school by Year 8 and become drug addicts and maybe not being able to read is the reason.
Fiji FA was forced to allow Musa to contest due to court order – CEO

1 week ago | fijivillage.com | Rashika Kumar

No person convicted of a serious criminal offence should be entrusted with a senior leadership role in national football. This has been highlighted by Fiji Football Association CEO Mohammed Yusuf after convicted drug dealer Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji, who was deported from New Zealand after being released from Auckland Prison won the election for the Fiji FA’s Vice President West during the 87th Fiji FA Ordinary Congress yesterday.