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The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission as part of their Tropical Cyclone Yasa response action plan has inspected 130 traders in Labasa, Seaqaqa and Rabi. FCCC Chief Executive Officer Joel Abraham says as pa
Businesses and TV personalities have offered US$315,000 to catch those responsible for a van blast in the US city of Nashville. BBC News reports the explosion rocked the city early on Christmas Day, injuring three
Cases of the more contagious strain of COVID-19 identified in the UK have been confirmed in several other European countries as a vaccine is due to be rolled out across the continent. The infections, linked to peop
Food packs and other essential items have been distributed to families in Lakeba, Lau affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The team that was deployed to Lakeba to assist families included the government officials, an
Four people are still admitted at the Navua Hospital after a vehicle veered off-road and hit a electricity post along the Queens Highway at Togalevu. This includes the driver, his wife and a 6-year-old child and hi
Energy Fiji Limited says 11.5% of all areas in Labasa now have power supply. All areas outside of Labasa Town are yet to be energised. Due to the severe damage in infrastructure, there is still no power sup
The Fiji National Provident Fund says the Board approved $2000 maximum withdrawal per household for TC Yasa relief is an immediate relief to assist members during this recovery period and affected members can also apply
France has confirmed the first case in the country of the more contagious coronavirus variant recently identified in the UK. The French health ministry said the person was a French citizen in the central town of T
6 people including 3 children were rushed to the Navua Hospital after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a road accident this afternoon. The children are aged 6, 7 and 9 years. Police say the
The Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary team celebrated Boxing Day by treating animals in the Northern Division that were affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. They were in villages and communities in Dreketi and Labas
FNPF Inspection Teams will be in Savusavu, Bulileka in Labasa and Lekutu and Kubulau in Bua today. FNPF says the application form will be issued and collected by the team on the same day. They say members appl
Police will closely monitor the movement of people at various popular picnic spots around the country during this festive season. Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says they want to ensure that safety measure
An Auckland man charged with driving under the influence of a drug after drinking kava has had his case dismissed. 52-year-old Kamlesh Kumar was pulled over by Police on October 14, 2018, after he was seen weaving
The Asian Development Bank has approved a grant of about $2 million to the Government of Fiji to help fund priority recovery activities following Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Regional Director of ADB’s Pacific Sub-regio
Queen Elizabeth II has used her Christmas Day message to reassure anyone struggling without friends and family this year that they "are not alone". She said what many people want "for Christmas is a simple hug or a
President Jioji Konrote says we are only beginning the hard work of reclaiming what this latest storm has stolen from us. In his Christmas message Konrote says 2020 has been an extremely trying year for Fiji and in
The NBA has fined Houston Rockets star James Harden NZD $70,000 after ruling that he violated the league's COVID-19 protocols. The news came after video emerged of Harden partying maskless at an event. The v
Residents of Belego Savusavu believe they will get over these hard times and will have a normal life again. 74-year-old Julian Whippy says Tropical Cyclone Yasa is the worst cyclone he has experienced. Whipp
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says these are challenging times and only the right people should receive the assistance. While delivering the food rations to the residents of Vunivau in Labasa, Sayed-Khai
Villagers of Moce in Lau are sharing the little things they have left to celebrate Christmas this year. A villager from Korotolu in Moce says Christmas Day this year is different because most the food they had stor
