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The case of dismissed Solicitor General, Sharvada Sharma was called for the first time in the Suva High Court today before Justice Deepthi Amaratunga, and the lawyers in the case argued a point brought up in court about
Police say the case where the bodies of four people have been discovered in Volivoli, Rakiraki is an alleged homicide case. The discovery was made this morning. Police confirm that another person is currently
The national percentage of students that returned school yesterday was 60%. This has been confirmed by Minister for Education Premila Kumar who says this has been captured through reports from heads of schools.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country, many people are still seen not adhering to COVID-safe protocols. Fijivillage visited a few areas in Suva today and noticed there was a blatant disregard of COVID s
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says they will be providing guidance to enforcers of COVID-safe protocols after many students were seen not practicing COVID-safe protocols at the Suva Bus Stand yester
69 people are currently admitted in the hospital with COVID-19. According to the Health Ministry, none of those admitted are in severe or critical condition. Of those admitted, 35 are in the Central Division,
With confirmation that Omicron is now spreading in the community in Fiji, Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong is stressing that Omicron spreads very fast so you should assume you are infected and self-isola
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the results of positive samples sent to the Doherty Institute in Melbourne for genomic sequencing have confirmed, as expected, that we have community transmission th
The Fiji Teachers Union is calling on the Ministry of Education to only resume face to face classes when physical distancing is no longer necessary. FTU General Secretary Agni Deo Singh says they all want children
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says he is confident that their plans to mitigate this 3rd wave and the potential health impact of any severe adverse weather condition is sufficient. Dr Fong says howev
59 COVID positive people are currently admitted in hospital. 28 are from the Central Division, 6 from the Western Division while 25 are from the Northern Division. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong
805 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported since the last update on the 29th of December last year. 316 new cases were recorded on Thursday, 223 new cases on Friday and 266 new cases in the last 24 hours ending a
A heavy rain warning is now in force for Fiji. The Nadi Weather Office says a flash flood alert remains in force for low lying areas and flood-prone areas of Viti Levu and North Eastern Vanua Levu which includes Na
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has extended the rent freeze on residential and ground rent. FCCC says this extension is based on their assessment of the FCCC (Rent Increase Restriction on Residentia
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says as a united, caring and ambitious people, we will restore Fiji. While giving his New Year’s message, Bainimarama says this is not a time to be distracted by dismay, by divis
The Office of the Auditor-General says it is rather unfortunate that public statements have been released to publicly denigrate their reputation. This is after Walesi Fiji Limited stated that they have submitted a
Thousands of people in parts of Lami, Suva and Nasinu woke up to no water supply for the third consecutive day this morning with the Water Authority of Fiji yet to confirm when water supply is expected to be restored to
A Commission of Inquiry will be conducted into the Office of the Auditor-General and the findings are expected to be submitted within three months to the President. Three people have been appointed by President Rat
The Minister for Education Premila Kumar confirms that schools will open as advised earlier. Year 8 to 13 will start school next Tuesday while Early Childhood Education to Year 7 will start on 10th January 2022.
7 women supported by the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement and the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre have filed a constitutional challenge against the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Act and the Interpretation Act on
