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Two people passed away in separate road accidents yesterday. Police say a 60-year-old farmer died in the first accident in Soqulu in Taveuni yesterday morning. According to Police, the man allegedly lost contr
Education Minister Rosy Akbar says it does not depend on whether Fiji wants Professor Pal Ahluwalia to continue as Vice-Chancellor of USP because the decision will be made by the USP Council. She says Fiji wants du
Fiji National Provident Fund says they will exhaust all avenues to contact members who have zero balances in their FNPF account before any action is taken to either terminate or deactivate these accounts. Over 59,000 m
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says COVID-19 vaccines are coming out of the laboratories and the government is making sure that Fiji will get its fair share to be able to vaccinate the people as soon as possible.
There is confirmation that no action will be taken against a Government Permanent Secretary who is facing allegations of unprofessional and unethical conduct. The Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Vishnu M
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has reminded the Chinese community in Fiji that they are not others but Fijians. He highlighted this while speaking at the Chinese New Year celebrations at Yet Sen Secondary School
A Nadi based florist says although other businesses are suffering due to COVID-19, their business has flourished because a lot of people are not able to visit their loved ones in Fiji and are instead sending flowers to
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry claims the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama’s misplaced faith in the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has driven Fiji to the brink of bankruptcy. In a state
Leptospirosis, Dengue and Typhoid have claimed seven lives so far this year. 5 people have died from leptospirosis, one has died due to typhoid while another person died from dengue. The Ministry of Health say
A heavy rain warning previously in force for western and northern parts of Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and nearby islands and Yasawa and Mamanuca Group has been cancelled. However, the Nadi Weather Office says r
445 students from 21 schools in Rakiraki who were impacted by flooding caused by TC Ana have received stationery packs from FRIEND Fiji. This is after TISI Sangam conducted an assessment for their schools and reach
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has stated in parliament that the government’s grant to USP will only be released once the USP Council accepts their request to have an independent investi
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says he has said it before and he will say it again that the Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has his total support. While answering the question on SO
The bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 has been passed in parliament which means that High Court trials will no longer have assessors. The bill was debated without delay under the Parliamentary Standing
People residing in the Suva and Lami areas are concerned why they could not hear the tsunami sirens early this morning after the Fiji Seismology Department stated there was a tsunami threat to Fiji from about 2am.
Children, pregnant women and their families who are diagnosed with Rheumatic Heart Disease will continue getting better treatment and screenings as the New Zealand government has provided further assistance of NZ$3 mill
There will be an additional parliament session in May this year that will focus on clearing pending committee reports. The Leader of Government in parliament, Inia Seruiratu says there are 75 committee reports that
Fiji Law Society President, Wylie Clarke says they have nothing against the Speaker of Parliament and are strongly asking for the bills to go through public consultations after Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said
National Federation Party Leader Biman Prasad says he will give the specifics on which hospitals and health centres have a shortage of Panadol and diabetes medicines on Friday because he cannot comment on what is said i
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says total government debt is projected to increase to $8.3 billion by July this year and the total gross borrowing for the 2020/2021 financial year is $2.75 billion. Sayed
