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The Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says repairs to water infrastructure in the Northern Division will take time and people that need water can contact the Office of the Commissioner Northern directly.
A number of options are now being considered before the beginning of the 2021 school year next month. The Minister for National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says the options include deferring the new school d
The National Disaster Management Office says they have received a number of reports that individuals are falsely claiming to run Tropical Cyclone Yasa relief operations and are soliciting payments. NDMO Director, V
A 17-year-old boy from Sukanaivalu Road, Lautoka is believed to have drowned in the Tawatawa River yesterday afternoon. Police say the boy had gone to bathe in the river when the incident happened. They say wh
Police arrested 10 drunk drivers yesterday as part of their Christmas Day operations. Acting Director Traffic Senior Superintendent of Police Mitieli Divuana says the Western Division had six cases, Southern Divisi
A 31-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman have passed away in an accident in Kasavu, Nausori yesterday morning. Police say the two were travelling to Natovi and it is alleged that their car veered off the road and
A number of families celebrated Christmas at the My Suva Park today as they reflected on the challenges that were brought on by 2020. Anaseini Koro says while they are celebrating Christmas in Suva they have also s
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says what Fiji needs is, not the values of the secular world but the values preached by the world’s religions, values that come from divine truths.
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali says four women lost their lives to domestic violence this year and many continue to suffer in silence and live in a controlled and abusive environment. In her C
The Fiji Roads Authority has sustained around $20 million worth of damages due to Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Acting CEO Kamal Prasad says this is based on the initial damage assessments. Prasad says damages in the
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged people that if they have the means, to help uplift those suffering in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa and those left reeling from the far-reaching economic impact of COVID-19.
$4.5 million in humanitarian relief is being provided by the Australian government to support the people of Fiji in response to the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Australia’s $4.5 million package wi
Substance abuse including marijuana cases are on the rise amongst students in schools during the COVID-19 period, and urgent action is required. While speaking during the Leadership Fiji Virtual National Dialogue o
Villagers of Kia Island in Macuata have received relief supplies from the National Disaster Management Office, Australian Government, Red Cross, Vodafone and Republic of Fiji Military Forces. Kia Island is one of t
Commissioner Northern Uraia Rainima says all the food rations will be distributed to the affected people before Christmas. He highlighted this while briefing government officials. Rainima has also asked the different
The Fiji National Provident Fund members living in areas that have been declared worst affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa would be able to access their funds for natural disaster rehabilitation purposes. The FNPF Bo
Preliminary impact damage assessments from the divisions have identified damage sustained to more than 300 houses in the Northern and Eastern Divisions after Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The teams from the divisio
It is time to lend a helping hand to those severely affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Communications Fiji Limited, the parent company of Legend FM, FM96, Viti FM, Navtarang, Radio Sargam and fijivillage has st
Galoa Village Headman in Bua Simione Makosoi says they are in urgent need of clean water, food and tarpaulins. Makosoi says they were prepared for this cyclone, but the destructive winds damaged most of the houses
A 27-year-old farmer in Lekutu, Bua has been reported missing. Police say the farmer and his brother went to the farm on Thursday and got separated. It was only the younger brother that managed to return home
