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The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission is currently investigating seven traders for alleged price gouging. If found guilty, a body corporate faces a maximum penalty of $250,000 while for a natural person it
The Permanent Secretary of Health Doctor James Fong says they have always been conducting surge planning which includes discussions with other countries to get extra resources that need to keep us in readiness however n
If you are in Nadi and need basic food items but do not have the means to buy it, you can go to Everyday Supermarket in Votualevu as they have started handing out free long loaves of bread and inspired by this, a family
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the soldiers that breached quarantine protocols are a small group and because they are a small group, we can’t blame the whole group. He says the soldiers hav
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the soldier that was case 73 did not have the careFIJI app although everyone in the border quarantine facility was told to have the app and keep it on. Doctor Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says he does not know how many people who are COVID-19 positive have got their first jab of the vaccine. Dr Fong says their main issue is to contain the spread of CO
India has reached the devastating figure of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, with the pressure on many hospitals showing no sign of abating amid a sweeping second wave. The real number of fatalities is thought to be far
A total of 49,362 COVID-19 laboratory tests have been conducted so far with a daily average of 839 tests over the last 7 days, and a weekly average of 3,485 tests over the last 2 weeks. Head of Health Protection,
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has stressed that they will only give passes to move in and out of a containment zone for emergency cases such as medical reasons or funerals. A number of people li
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the fastest way people who cannot earn a living because of the lockdown can start to earn a living again is to contain the virus and ensure that it does not spread
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this is not a time for finger-pointing or blaming. He says there’s a great deal of frustration among the public, and on social media, aimed at the quarantin
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says he wants people to understand that if they keep moving around and do not stay at home, they keep shifting the goal post for him. He says if we keep shifting the
Fiji Airways and Fiji Link have cancelled all international passenger repatriation flights into and out of Fiji and all domestic passenger flights have also been cancelled until May 9th 2021. Dedicated internation
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka is calling on government to provide alternative avenues for livelihoods for the iTaukei villagers following the new restrictions announced by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
Minister for Housing and Community Development, Premila Kumar says the ministry is concerned that the residents in some informal settlements are not following COVID-19 safety protocols, and are socialising with their ne
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong will have a press conference on COVID-19 this afternoon. The time is yet to be confirmed. Stay with us as we will have updates on Legend FM. We will also
Police are now monitoring the cross-cuts at the containment zone borders after fijivillage received confirmation that two men were trying to pass the Suva border into the Nausori containment zone earlier today. We
People are encouraged to use satellite and mini markets within their containment zones so it reduces overcrowding in the main markets. Residents living within the Suva Containment Zone can visit the Suva Market, Fl
Nadi based Al-Hamd Smart Living has donated 500 surgical masks to the Nawaka COVID Response Unit and are in the process of preparing 100 food packs for the affected people in the lockdown area. Director Ashfaaq Kha
Please know the full range of symptoms of COVID-19 and go to the Health Ministry’s screening clinics near you for a check-up. According to the Fijian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization, the most co
