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The National Disaster Management Office has initiated a TC Yasa Loloma package in collaboration with Fiji Revenue and Customs Service and Fiji Airways. NDMO Director Vasiti Soko says under this package people who s
Digicel says it is set to deliver on its promise by investing US$10 million in its LTE networks across five Pacific markets in the first three months of 2021. Digicel Regional CEO Pacific Group, Shally Jannif says
Acting Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu has challenged female officers to rise to another level. Tudravu made the challenge during the 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner for women officers at the Fiji Polic
A 38-year-old government vehicle driver who allegedly failed to stop at a checkpoint in Martintar during curfew hours on Wednesday and was later arrested at a hotel in Nadi has been remanded in custody. Rajneel Kum
17 people including eight children were rushed to Nausori Health Centre yesterday afternoon after the bus they were travelling in veered off the road at Kiuva in Tailevu. Three of them were later taken to the
SODELPA is looking at assisting 1,000 students with school supplies who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Party Leader Viliame Gavoka says he led a team to Vanua Levu to carry out assessments in ce
Chinese authorities have given conditional approval for general public use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm. The move came a day after the firm said interim data showed its lead
Landlords cannot increase rent for another year after the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has extended the rent freeze policy on residential and ground rents till 31st December 2021. CEO Joel Abraham say
After a challenging 2020 with the impacts of COVID-19 and TC Yasa, many people are keeping their hopes high for this year as some want to get married while some are hoping to better their exam results. Panapasa Tui
Captain Cameron Laing of the Australian Army has been moved by the smiles he has seen on the faces of people who have been severely affected by severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa in the Northern Division. Captain Laing w
Two men who were involved in the fatal head-on collision between two vehicles along the Kings Highway at Matacula Village in Tailevu last Sunday are still admitted in the CWM Hospital. Police say they are in stable
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says COVID-19 and TC Yasa has reminded us of important values we should have in life, namely of love and care for others and creation. In his New
Australians will now sing a different version of their national anthem after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a change to the words yesterday. The anthem will no longer refer to Australia as "young and free"
Samuel Little, a man described by the FBI as the most prolific serial killer in US history, has died aged 80. Little died in a California Hospital. He was serving a life sentence for the murder of three women.
SODELPA will need $1.5 million to campaign for the 2022 General Elections. Party Leader Viliame Gavoka says in 2018 they had a budget of under $1 million and he believes they can do better. Gavoka says SODELPA
A heavy rain warning is in place for the Southern half of Viti Levu which includes areas from Nadi to Sigatoka through to Suva and up to Tailevu and is also in force for Kadavu, Lau and the Lomaiviti Group. A heavy
Energy Fiji Limited teams have managed to restore power to almost 29% of areas in Labasa. They have also managed to restore power to 2% of areas in Dreketi and Seaqaqa while 77% of areas in Savusavu have had their
Four SODELPA members have taken the party to court as they were not satisfied with how the issues they had raised were resolved. SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka confirmed this during a press conference this afternoon
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says we have triumphed over tragic situations in our nation before and 2021 will be no different. While giving his New Year’s message, Prasad has requested
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says as they enter 2021 and a step closer to the 2022 general elections, he is urging their members and supporters to give the new executive leadership time to sort matters out and remain
