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The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement had strongly urged parliament not to pass the amendment to the electoral act today which they say are gender discriminatory and unconstitutional, and which will negatively affect thous
The Health Ministry has completed its review of the adult target population for vaccination and the revised coverage rates are 95.2% for one dose and 64.4% for the two-dose coverage. Permanent Secretary for Health
Solicitor General, Sharvada Sharma has been suspended by President Jioji Konrote after an allegation of misbehaviour however details of the specific allegation are not revealed as yet. This has been confirmed to fi
The Fijian Government will be providing data top up to about 7,000 Year 13 students from 169 schools throughout Fiji from 1st October to 31st January 2022. In a statement, the Ministry of Economy says they have bee
Fiji has 121 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday and no new COVID-19 deaths to report. 103 cases are from the Western Division and 18 cases are from the Central Divisi
The calls made by the Opposition parliamentarians have been rejected today for the government to refer the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill for proper public consultation through the Parliamentary Standin
As the Ministry of Health begins rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children between the ages of 15 to 17 years from today, Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has revealed in parliament that more than 8,000 childr
The Health Ministry has released the dates, clusters and venues for the vaccination of children from 15 to 17 years of age across Fiji. Through the Ministry of Education, the Moderna vaccine will be rolled out from
The Board Chair of Father Law Home in Lami says they are in continuous need of assistance as their costs have increased and donor funding has decreased due to the impact of COVID-19. Jeffery Lin says they are facin
The Fiji Police Force says people are continuing to not take COVID safe measures seriously and this is being reflected by the number of Public Health Infringement Notices issued on Friday and Saturday. A notice was
Fiji has 161 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday and there are no new COVID-19 deaths. 101 cases are from the Western Division, 56 cases are from the Central Division
Any person below the age of 18 who receives a COVID-19 vaccine can now participate in the Win Together Sweepstakes draw. Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says those under 18 can only participate with the consen
You can now register your child for vaccination through the Vaccine Registry before onsite vaccination starts on Monday. Online registration is available on vra.digitalfiji.gov.fj The Health Ministry says th
3 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported for the period of 9th to 15th September 2021. All deaths were reported from the Western Division. The first COVID-19 death to report is a 56-year-old man from Tavua who
SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula has filed a constitutional redress proceeding in the High Court regarding the amendment to the iTaukei Land Trust Act or Bill 17. Nawaikula’s lawyer, Sevuloni Valenitabua says the defen
SODELPA has today confirmed that a complaint against the Party Leader, Viliame Gavoka and General Secretary, Lenaitasi Duru on allegations of falsification of documents has been lodged with the President of the Party, R
With a number of COVID-19 related restrictions relaxed this morning, the Fiji Police Force is reminding Fijians that this does not mean they can tread carelessly as we are not out of the woods yet. From 4am today,
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has announced that from 4am today, 17th September 2021, the containment area borders will lift everywhere on Viti Levu, the curfew hours for Viti Levu will be from 9pm until 4am and eve
Brigadier General Jone Kalouniwai is the new Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho has been reappointed as the Police Commissioner while Commander Francis Kean has been rea
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator and member of the Fiji CSO Alliance, Shamima Ali is calling on the Prime Minister to immediately sack Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum because at end of the day, the actions
