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Queens Highway from Suva to Wainadoi and from Navutu to Sigatoka is open to all traffic. Emuri Crossing in Sigatoka is closed to all traffic as there is debris stuck on top of the crossing. Saru Back Road in
A date has been set for the re-trial of former Fiji Bati star Jarryd Hayne who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman in Newcastle in Australia in 2018. Hayne had earlier pleaded not guilty to two counts of
The search continues for a 49-year-old man of Waikubukubu village in Nadarivatu who crossed the river yesterday and failed to make it across to the other side. Police say the man is believed to have drowned. T
Flood waters in parts of Ba Town has started to recede. Rupeni Nauci who took shelter at his work place last night because of the flood says that it is the first time he has experienced something like this.
Villagers in the Mamanuca Group are prepared for the weather system that is affecting them. Solevu Villager, Mere Nasilasila says they started to experience heavy rain and strong winds early this morning. Nasi
Rupeni Nauci and two of his workmates from Ba are spending the night at their workplace after they could not return home due to flooding. Nauci says it is raining heavily in the town and flood waters contin
2,051 people are currently sheltered in 56 evacuation centres around the country. National Disaster Management Office Director, Vasiti Soko says 33 evacuation centres are open in the Northern Division with 1,508 pe
If you are living in the Western Division, you will have curfew hours from midday today to 4am Monday. If you are living in the Central, Eastern and Northern Divisions, then you will have curfew from 4pm today to 4
Villages in Yasawa have prepared for the impending weather situation as strong winds and heavy rain continues in Yasawa. Gunu Village Church Steward, Lakai Lesulala says some tree branches have fallen. Lesulal
Water restoration is currently underway after repair works have been completed at the Waila Water Treatment Plant. Thousands of people living in the Central Division have been facing water cuts due to an electrical
Bus services are likely to remain suspended in the Western and Northern Divisions due to the current weather conditions. The Fiji Bus Operators Association will make a decision on bus services for the Central Divis
Stay out of those floodwaters. This is the message from Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama as Fijians prepare for the Tropical Depression that is likely to become a Cyclone by tomorrow. Bainimarama says no one
Bus services are likely to remain suspended in the Western and Northern Divisions due to the current weather conditions. The Fiji Bus Operators Association will make a decision on bus services for the Central Divis
Topper’s students enrolled who were suspended in 2020 without any personal notification will be reinstated. This has been announced by Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. He says t
The search for the four people who were reported at sea this week has been suspended due to the bad weather. Two fishermen were reported missing on Wednesday. They had left Cikobia Village for Vunikodi Village
Four Fijians with links to Fiji have been named in the Reds squad for the Super Rugby Australia competition this season. They are Moses Sorovi, Filipo Daugunu, Ilasia Droasese and Suliasi Vunivalu. The Super R
Get ready to pay less for gas and more for fuel from Monday 1st February. The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission confirms that the price of 4.5kg cylinder of gas will drop from $12.57 to $12.52 while a 12kg
If you are in the Western Division, the Divisional Police Commander is urging you to remain indoors or move to high ground and he is also calling on people not to travel between Sigatoka and Rakiraki as a number of road
Around 1,100 primary school students in cyclone ravaged areas have been provided with back-to-school kits containing school bags with a full suite of stationery thanks to Mobil’s support. The kits were distribute
Power in Rakiraki, Ba and Tavua will be out for the next three days. This is after a fault on the 33,000-volt transmission line that supplies power to these areas. EFL CEO Hasmukh Patel says they suspect that
