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TC Mal has intensified into a category 3 system at midnight with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour and gusts of 165 kilometres per hour close to its centre and based on current analysis, at this stage h
As Tropical Cyclone Mal has now entered the Fiji Group, a Storm Warning is in force for Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups, Western and Southern Viti Levu, Vatulele, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands. TC Mal is also likel
Tropical Cyclone Mal is likely to intensify into a Category 3 system as it approaches the Fiji Group tonight. Acting Director of the Nadi Weather Office, Bipen Prakash says people should be prepare for destructive
There will be controlled movements from 6pm this evening to 4am tomorrow in vulnerable places in the country as a result of the approaching Tropical Cyclone Mal. National Disaster Management Office Director, Vasiti
Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Mal continues to move closer to the Fiji Group, and the centre is now located 500 kilometres North West of Nadi or 440 kilometres West North West of Yasawa-i-Rara. TC Mal is expected to
Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Mal is expected to pass close to the west of the Fiji Group tonight however expect continuous heavy rain and destructive winds to start earlier. Acting Director of the Nadi Weather Offic
Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Mal is expected to intensify into a category 2 system by midday today and is expected to pass close to the west of the Fiji Group tonight. The Nadi Weather Office says the centre of TC M
As the Tropical Depression moves towards Fiji, the Minister for National Disaster Management, Sakiasi Ditoka confirms that there will be no school today and tomorrow. Ditoka calls on parents to ensure that their ch
Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Mal on its current path it is expected to be around 200 kilometres west of Nadi at midnight tonight as a category 2 system. The Nadi Weather Office says at its forecast track, it is not
Tropical Depression 02F has been upgraded to a Tropical Cyclone and named Mal. The centre of Cyclone Mal was located about 520 kilometres West-Northwest of Rotuma and about 880 kilometres Northwest of Yasawa-I-Rara
The Nadi Weather Office says they are anticipating Tropical Disturbance TD02F to become a Tropical Cyclone in the next 6 to 18 hours, and we are expected to feel further effects from tomorrow into Wednesday. The c
The Nadi Weather Office stresses the whole of the Fiji Group is advised to be on alert for a possible tropical cyclone. As the Tropical Disturbance slowly moves towards Fiji, a Gale Alert is now in force for the Ya
The Fiji Airways Fijiana side will play Papua New Guinea at 9.30 tonight in the Oceania Rugby Championship Women’s 7s final. If the Fijiana win the final, they qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024. The Fijian
The Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s will play Samoa at 2.44pm this afternoon in the Olympics Qualifier semi final at the Oceania 7s Rugby Championships in Brisbane. The Fijiana thrashed American Samoa 68-0, thumped the Coo
A tropical disturbance, TD02F, has been analysed 650 kilometres east-northeast of Honiara, Solomon Islands, and is expected to drift towards the Fiji Group by early next week. The Nadi Weather Office says while t
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service has collected a net revenue of $742.1 million for the quarter that ended on 31st October and has exceeded the forecast by $9.3 million, equivalent to 1.3 percent. FRCS says this
In our time, we must examine what we are doing to prevent the recurrence of wars on the scale of those we have gone through. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka highlighted this at the First Dialogue on Political Leader
Be prepared for heavy rain and strong winds this Diwali weekend as the Nadi Weather Office is currently monitoring a low-pressure system to the northwest of Fiji, which has some potential to develop into a tropical dist
There is no clear indication from the SODELPA Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka if he will step down from the leadership role. When questioned today after the SODELPA Management Board meeting at South
The National Federation Party and its leaders hosted a Diwali lunch for fellow Ministers, invited guests and party members at their Headquaters in Tamavua. Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Lynda
