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6 new COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed from 5th to 6th August while there are 682 new COVID cases. 3 of the deaths were in the Central Division and 3 deaths were from the Western Division. Permanent Secreta
All Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Services sponsored students must receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by 15th August 2021 and the second dose after 8 weeks if they want to continue to receive the benefits.
To address the continuing shortage of blood in the country, the Fiji Red Cross Society is working with the Fiji National Blood Service to recruit more blood donors. Blood is needed every day for pregnant mothers, a
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has just confirmed that they are announcing a million-dollar reward package for the victories of our Fiji 7s Men’s Team and the Fijiana Women’s Team. Bainimarama says rugby do
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s pledge of half a billion doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility. President Biden made the pledge today while addres
A 15-year-old Tavua girl is among the 11 new COVID-19 deaths announced for the period of 2nd to 5th August while 968 new COVID cases have been confirmed. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 8 of
The Ministry of Health is anticipating more than 50% of the target adult population to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of this month while they are also targeting to source approved vaccines for children age
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection or CBP personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain tuna and other seafood harvested by the Hangton No. 112, a Fijian flagged fishing vessel. The U.S. Customs and Border P
A team of dedicated doctors, nurses and crew from the medical ship - MV Veivueti and Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team saved the life of a child in Kadavu yesterday. Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete
Commissioner of Police, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho will resume official duties today. The Acting Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu will revert to his post of Deputy Commissioner of Police. The Acting Commiss
There are 11 new COVID-19 deaths from 31st July to 4th August while 1187 new cases have been confirmed. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 9 of the deaths were in the Central Division and 2 deat
There is clarification today that the Fiji Airports Limited $106 million finance facility through ANZ is not a Fijian Government borrowing and it is also not a Government guaranteed loan. Australia, through the Aus
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 7 new COVID-19 deaths from 31st July to 2nd August and 1220 new COVID cases for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today. 6 of the deaths were in th
Expect the prices of goods and services to rise due to increasing food and oil prices and other factors like border restrictions and COVID protocols. The Reserve Bank of Fiji says rising global food and crude oil p
The Sunday night fire at the Ba Town Council’s Central Arcade has caused over $1.5 million damage to the building. Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar says this is based on initial assessments and the b
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed 13 new COVID-19 deaths from 29th July to 1st August and 1100 new COVID cases. 7 of the deaths were in the Central Division and 6 were in the West.
The Chief Financial Officer of Lyndhurst Pte Ltd Manoa Kamikamica is calling on the iTaukei in Fiji to get vaccinated as 200 of their iTaukei workers are currently not working because they do not want to get vaccinated.
Eight shops at Central Arcade in Ba Town were destroyed in a fire last night. A museum is also located at the site. The cost of the damage is yet to be determined. Police say a security officer reported t
Firefighters are currently battling a huge fire at the Ba Town Council Arcade. The fire started earlier tonight. A number of shops in the arcade in Ba Town are engulfed in flames. A museum is also located at t
Fiji Airports has secured a multi-million dollar finance facility through ANZ in partnership with the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific. The total value of the finance facility is confide
