fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

A direct discussion on the 2026-2027 National Budget with Vijay Narayan and Minister for Finance Esrom Immanuel, covering key points, priorities, and what the budget could mean going forward.

Straight Talk with Dr Jason Mitchell and Dr Emali Bobo Druma focusing on HIV and the work of the National HIV Outbreak and Cluster Response Taskforce

Watch fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan as he speaks with Taveuni-born and Perth resident Harold Nair, who has lived with epilepsy for most of his life and underwent one of the most advanced brain surgeries ever performed in Western Australia two weeks ago. The former Suva Grammar School student underwent the cutting-edge laser procedure that has changed his life.

The show focuses on the rejection of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report of the proposed Waste to Energy Plant and Port in Vuda submitted by The Next Generation (Fiji) Limited, the concerning issues in the EIA Report, the issues surrounding the environmental concerns, and the work carried out by the Ministry amongst other related issues.

The show will focus on the increased number of strokes in Fiji, the causes, the issues surrounding people getting strokes and now at a younger age, the difficulties faced by people when they encounter this including the families, the high level of hypertension, high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases and the high rate of people not going to the doctor for medical attention, the increased number of people in the country at risk of having an NCD, the high salt intake, the amputation rates, and the challenges faced by Counterstroke Fiji, amongst other issues.
 

As we mark 26 years today since the coup led by George Speight which resulted in the overthrow of Mahendra Chaudhry’s Labour Coalition Government after just a year in office, Chaudhry says the May 14th coup and the May 19th coup would never be erased from his memory.

From her dad being diagnosed with cancer when she was 14, to financial struggles at home and rejection at school, get ready to watch and hear the inspiring story of Matua School's Dux for 2025, Reapi Tabuaniviti.

From the walls of prison to graduating at Fiji National University, Aisea Toribau shares his journey on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan.