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Prominent Suva lawyer and former President of the Fiji Law Society, Devanesh Sharma has called on the Fiji Law Society to get the hell out of politics and fulfill their responsibility by holding workshops on important i
91.4% of the adult target population are now fully vaccinated while 28,091 children aged between 15 to 17 years are also fully vaccinated. 4,853 children aged between 12-14 years have received both doses of a COVID
Construction work being done by Grace Road in Naisoso, Nadi has been stopped by the Nadi Town Council and iTaukei Land Trust Board, and the Department of Environment has also issued a prohibition notice to the company a
President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere says nothing is more important in a true democracy than the rule of law. While opening the 23rd Annual Attorney-General's Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Natadola this
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali says the perpetrators in 96% of the rape cases reported to the Centre, are very close relatives of the survivors. While speaking at the High Level Media Briefin
With two out of three women having experienced domestic violence at the hands of their intimate partners, Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar says Fiji is facing an epidemic of violence again
Tourism Fiji CEO, Brent Hill says since the start of December, the combination of the re-opening of the borders and the Open for Happiness Campaign, they have seen hits on their website increase by 19%. Hill says n
High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar has today directed the court registry to service the Freesoul Limited lawyers as they were not informed to appear in court today. The case was for first call today before Jus
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they hope to access pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the early part of the new year. Dr Fong says however, improving vaccination in the older children and
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says preliminary evidence indicates that the Omicron variant does not make people sicker than the Delta and other strains. Dr Fong says they are aware of misinformation
Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate says water production at the Tamavua Water Treatment Plant has normalised however water supply restoration to people will take time to normalise as pressure builds up within the
Water cuts continue to be a major concern in parts of the Central Division as thousands of people living from Lami to Nausori have been without water or are experiencing intermittent supply from Saturday. Residents
Water cuts continue to be a major concern in parts of the Central Division as thousands of people living from Lami to Nausori have been without water or are experiencing intermittent supply from Saturday. Some peop
Thousands of people who rely on the Tamavua Reservoir for water supply were either without water supply last night or facing irregular water supply and the Water Authority of Fiji is yet to confirm the cause of the prob
There has been a blatant disregard of COVID-19 safe measures. This is what fijivillage witnessed when we visited the Suva Bus Stand and Suva’s popular night spots between 6pm to 7.30pm last night. We saw peo
A low pressure system currently lying near Solomon Islands is expected to deepen however the Fiji Meteorological Service says this system is not expected to directly affect Fiji. Acting Director, Terry Atalifo says
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says this is an exciting period and if we are able to forge ahead in the way we expect, the growth rate next year and the following year will be quite h
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed the two travellers from Africa currently in quarantine are confirmed positive for the Omicron variant. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services an
Tourism Fiji CEO, Brent Hill says almost one week in after the borders reopened, they are happy with where they are and the level of interest in Fiji is amazing. While talking to the media today, Hill says they are
The second indecent assault case involving a former senior executive of a publicly listed company will be called next month before Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili. It was heard in court that the complainant in this
