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Women victims of violence will now be able to go to a gender based violence shelter that has been handed over to the Fijian government today. While receiving the shelter which is based in Lautoka from the Soroptimi
A new border quarantine case of COVID-19 has been announced. The Ministry of Health says the new case is a 55 year old man who travelled to Fiji from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, arriving in Nadi on flight FJ192
Minister for Defence, Inia Seruiratu has apologised for the mistake in bringing in the Draft Police Bill and overlooking the process to ensure it is vetted by the Solicitor General’s Office and cabinet. Seruiratu
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says he does not need a lawyer-turned-politician to tell him what needs to be done. SODELPA’s Deputy Leader, Filimoni Vosarogo had po
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says people just have to take a lot of fluids and Panadol before or after taking the COVID-19 vaccine, Astra-Zeneca as there is expected side effects like mild fever.
Work has been completed on the Intensive Care Unit at the Sai Sanjeevani Children's Heart Hospital in Nasese. Highly specialized equipment on the state of the art ICU has been installed by US Biomedical Engineer Ro
Good news as India will be providing a considerable number of the AstraZeneca vaccines to Fiji. This has been announced by the Acting Indian High Commissioner to Fiji, Sukanta Sahoo. Sahoo says this will be fa
‘If you are a bully, you better watch out’. That was the message by Education Minister Rosy Akbar while speaking at Marist Brothers High School during the launch of the VIA - Road Safety Education Program.
Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili will deliver his ruling next Tuesday on the no case to answer application made by the lawyer of the former senior executive of a publicly listed company charged with one count of indecent
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it will not go ahead with any Draft Police Bill consultations and will only take people’s views on what should be in a bill to review the current Police Act. When questi
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed to fijivillage that the government has retracted consultations on the Draft Police Bill. Bainimarama says the draft bill was not endorsed by the Solicitor General and
Some residents of Levuka say the powers given to police officers in the Draft Police Bill are too much, however, the Senior Defence Officer Joji Washington says there is a lot of misconception about the powers given to
Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport, Faiyaz Koya is currently acting as the Minister for Economy, Attorney General, Civil Service and Communications. Koya is holding the acting portfolios while Mini
The Youth for Integrity Network has welcomed Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s comments that the Draft Police Bill will not go in its current form to Parliament. Bainimarama says he has noted concerns from the
Concerns have been raised by some of the residents in Levuka on the short time span and the lack of knowledge that they have on the Draft Police Bill before consultations started. There were also concerns raised on
The first witness in the trial of a former senior executive of a publicly listed company, has told the court that he did not see any glass windows or doors looking into the CEO's office. The trial of the former se
The trial of a former senior executive of a publicly listed company will begin this afternoon in front of Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili. The man faces 3 counts of indecent assault. The prosecution in the cas
10 Corrections Officers have been charged in relation to the assault and death of Seremaia Naidole Momo, a serving prisoner in 2019. The 10 officers are Joji Raqamate, Isei Rakaso, Pita Raikoso, Josefa Bole-takibur
The Fiji Law Society says the wide scope of the proposed police powers in the Draft Police Bill are inconsistent with values of respect for human rights, freedom and the rule of law. Fiji Law Society President Wyli
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says there is no need for alarm after a few cases of some people feeling weak or having a slight fever following the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccination. Doctor Fong
