The MFA has expressed gratitude for the vital support provided by UN agencies, recognising this initiative as a crucial step towards streamlining border and immigration services.

The NFP was founded out of the struggles of farmers and indentured labourers and remains rooted in values of equality, social justice, and compassion.

Following the MOU signing, the delegation had an engaging discussion with nearly a dozen TSLS-sponsored undergraduate students currently studying at WSU.

Three out of the 12 Pacific island countries eligible for the PEV opted out of the visa.

The coalition government remains committed to a proper truth and reconciliation regime based on truth-telling and acknowledgments of past human rights violations.

Between 1879 and 1916, 42 ships made 87 voyages, transporting 60,965 Indian indentured labourers from Calcutta and later Madras to Fiji. Of these, 60,553 passengers, including births at sea, arrived in Fiji.

RSE employers were upbeat about the policy changes which will help to reduce their costs of participation, a key outcome that employers and industry groups have been lobbying for.

Prof. Prasad noted that many principals have already observed students digitally fact-checking their teachers, highlighting the generation’s natural adaptation to AI tools.

Educational exchange is crucial for enhancing connections between individuals and societies and acts as a powerful tool for extending soft power.

He wants to make a private apology to the former Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, and other politicians who were held captive for 56 days in 2000.