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SODELPA has pulled down all their policies from their social media pages, however, they are calling on authorities to have more clarity on how political parties can campaign. Speaking at the party’s AGM in Sila V
More people are being employed or re-employed since the re-opening of borders in December last year. This has been highlighted by Fiji National Provident Fund General Manger Member Services, Alipate Waqairawai who
We are seeing an increase in hard drugs used and sold locally, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde. While speaking during the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Conference,
Shocking statistics have been revealed as 3,313 cases of domestic violence have been recorded by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre in the first 5 months of the year which is an increase of about 6% compared to the same p
Of the three likely cases of monkeypox currently being investigated by the Ministry of Health, two have returned a negative test result while they await the result of the third sample. This has been confirmed by th
SODELPA will work with the Unity Fiji Party in the upcoming general elections. This was revealed by SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka during the SODELPA AGM being held at Sila Village in Nadroga today. Gavoka says
Three likely cases of monkeypox are currently being investigated by the Ministry of Health. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says of the three possible cases there is one local citizen and 2 foreign per
Nine cases of robbery were detected by the Totogo Police team over the last two weeks and all those arrested have been charged and produced in court. Seven men were charged with the cases of burglary, theft, aggrav
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is safe for the more than 125,000 children in the 5 to 11 years age group in Fiji who are currently not protected. This has been highlighted by the Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi W
Building on 143,399 arrivals so far this year, we believe Fiji can register its best peak season performance in terms of visitor arrivals and tourism export receipts on the back of a record number of Australians holiday
“We need to be able to learn to change our food eating habits as some are too used to roti, purini, babakau, panikeke and bread which are made from imported ingredients.†This is according to the Acting Prime
Expect prices of goods impacted by global factors, to continue to rise as the Reserve Bank of Fiji has predicted that the inflation rate which currently stands at 5 percent is expected to go as high as above 7 percent b
$200 million worth of construction of various warehouses, factories and showrooms are about to commence in the Nadi to Lautoka corridor and there are not enough construction workers which is a challenge for Fiji. T
A number of individuals are under investigation for suspected cases of monkeypox and are being preemptively isolated where the index of suspicion is high. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the
No government can fix the issue of power cuts as it is catch-up development and we must expect power cuts due to the increase in the population. Those are the words of People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka as
Fiji lost $4 billion in foreign exchange due to COVID in the past two years. This was highlighted by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum during a budget consultation at FNU Samabu
People are being urged to be cautious when looking for property to rent as there have been cases where the transfer of money has taken place between people who are claiming to be landlords on social media and are no lon
The FijiFirst has written to the Supervisor of Elections regarding their concerns about the way the Fiji Sun is conducting the public opinion polls for the general elections, statements made by Haroon Ali Shah at a FLP
Power supply and disruptions continue to be an issue of concern for many people according to People’s Alliance Deputy Leader, Lynda Tabuya, and she says she stands by her comments regarding Energy Fiji Limited. A
The increase in demand for water supply requires the Water Authority of Fiji to balance supply to a particular area in the morning, and in the afternoon, WAF gives water to another area and when people experience low pr
