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Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says all approvals for incoming travellers from Papua New Guinea is limited to Fijian citizens only. Doctor Fong says all incoming travellers from PNG will only be
An investigating officer in the $31 million drug trial of Joshua Aziz Rahman has told the court that a security guard had informed them that he had a vision of some salt-like substance inside Rahman’s home in Caubati.
As Hindus celebrate the Festival of Colours, Holi, the Prem Sagar Ramayan Bhajan Faag Mandali from Nausori will be going to more than 15 homes to sing folk songs, play with colours and spread the joy and happiness of th
Fiji Airways has indicated that it would be applying for leave to appeal against the Employment Relations Tribunal’s decision to dismiss their application to strike out the former Fiji Airways flight attendants’ gri
A 21-year-old man of Navakai, Nadi has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a robbery at a shop in Nadi last week. Police say four reports of break-ins were received at the Nadi Police Station from shop own
Palau has received 200 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and has immediately started the rollout. This means Palau has become the first Freely Associated State to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID vacc
A husband is urging Fijians to come forward and assist his wife who is suffering from brain tumour and needs to go to India for urgent medical assistance. Filipe Corerega says his wife Meri was diagnosed with a bra
There is no point preaching about righteousness if we do not practice it in our daily lives. This is the message from the President of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, Sarju Prasad as people celebr
You should expect rain, mostly showers for the next few days. This rain is being brought by a weak trough of low pressure that is slowly moving over the country. You can expect fine weather from Wednesday.
A group of charities is urging the UK Prime Minister to "swiftly clarify" how many Covid vaccine doses the UK is prepared to donate to poorer countries. Save the Children and the Wellcome Trust are among those call
Vendors are already looking forward to the next Fiji Easter Fun Fair as it has proven to be an efficient platform for their businesses. Viliame Christopher Filipo who owns a face painting business is one of the ven
Around 300 children took part in the child-led Palm Sunday service today at the Centenary Methodist Church in Suva where they sang hymns, read scriptures and performed a drama. The Methodist Church in Fiji’s Palm
Subrails says they have been overwhelmed with the response they are getting at the Fiji Easter Fun Fair at the Subrails Nokonoko Carpark at Laucala Beach. Subrails Business Development and Marketing Manager Avichal
Schools in Fiji will soon have part-time student mentors to help in the discipline of students and maintain a safe and healthy school environment. Applications for the positions closed on Friday. The Education
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says our festivities is a precious reward for the decisive action which was taken to spare Fiji from an outbreak of the coronavirus. In his Holi message, Bainimarama says our chanc
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says there is an absence of peace in today’s world which has been shattered by the coronavirus and controlled by the superpowers of globalization.
4,000 kilograms of marijuana has been seized and uprooted in Kadavu since June last year. There have been 40 arrests made during the same period. While speaking at the Kadavu Provincial Council meeting in Tavu
Small businesses part of the Fiji Easter Fun Fair at the Subrails Nokonoko Carpark at Laucala Beach have been happy with the turnout and sales they have made so far on the first day of the event. Owner of Al’s Ch
People living in the greater Nasinu, Nakasi and Tamavua areas will be experiencing water disruptions due to reduced water inflow into the Waila Water Treatment Plant and reduced pumping capacity to the Wainibuku Reservo
A good number of people have registered this morning with the Ministry of Health team conducting registration for the COVID-19 vaccination at the Fiji Easter Fun Fair at the Subrails Nokonoko Carpark at Laucala Beach.
