Latest Features news and updates from Fiji and the Pacific.
The Leader of the National Federation Party Professor Biman Prasad has labeled the Government as gutless, invisible and missing in action. While opposing the 2021-2022 National Budget, Prasad says he listened for m
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says they have gathered 15,000 signatures for their petition so far to be presented to the President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of Parliament to remove the Bill to amend the iTauke
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the 2021/2022 National Budget is a people’s budget, the initiatives in the budget are attractive to everyone and other matters like the amendment to the iTaukei Land Trust Act w
Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Economy, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says the revenue forecast in the 2021/2022 National Budget is over optimistic which will lead to further increase in debt level. While resp
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj has strongly condemned the use of inflammatory rhetoric on the social media that deliberately incites violence and advocates hatred and ill
Police say they will be questioning other people not for the purpose of intimidation as claimed by some, but as a pro-active means to find the truth and not everyone who is brought in for questioning will be charged.
The seven politicians who were taken in for questioning by officers from the Criminal Investigations Department yesterday have all been released. This includes former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, National Federa
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad and Unity Fiji Leader Savenaca Narube have been released by Police while Party President Pio Tikoduadua, SODELPA MPs Lynda Tabuya, Ro Filipe Tuisawau and Adi Litia
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Bill to amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act proposes that the consent of TLTB is no longer required for any mortgage, charge, pledge, caveat or for any court proceedings.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has confirmed 5 new COVID-19 deaths from 19th to 23rd July while there are 684 new cases of COVID for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Doctor Fong sa
438,535 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 95,531 have received their second doses. This means that 74.8% of the target population have received at least one dose and 16.2% ar
The Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team Field Hospital will be ready to treat COVID patients by the end of this weekend. Head of FEMAT Doctor Luke Nasedra says the facility will share the load with other facilit
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says politicians like SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka, MP Lynda Tabuya, and other bush lawyers and bunch of urban elite are causing fear amongst the iTaukei about the bill to amend the
With another 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arriving in the country yesterday, Australia has so far provided 560,000 doses to Fiji. Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes they will continue to
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 15 new COVID-19 deaths for the period of 19th to 21st July and 918 new cases of COVID for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Doctor Fong
71.5% of the target population receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while 14.7% are now fully vaccinated 71.5% of the target population have now received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while 14.7%
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms two pregnant mothers are part if the 21 deaths from COVID-19 for the period of 14th to 20th July. Doctor Fong says both women had been unwell with COVID sy
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says there is no question that medical officials and facilities are stretched and they have created extra capacity to be able to save as many lives as possible. As
As COVID-19 infections continue to be widespread across the Suva-Nausori Containment Zone and Fiji having the highest number of new cases per million population per day, Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong
Two children aged 1 year died following separate accidents, while a 1-year-old child is admitted at the Lautoka Hospital after sustaining burns at his Saweni home on Monday morning. Police say a 1-year-old boy died
