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Consumer Council of Fiji Chief Executive Officer, Seema Shandil says retailers should do the right thing by destroying food items and meat that have been affected because of power outage and flood waters. Shandil s
The National Disaster Management Office has deployed a vessel with relief supplies and food rations to Lomaiviti and Lau. Teams from the Fiji Red Cross, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Water Authority of Fiji and
Power supply has now been fully restored in Taveuni. Due to severe damage to infrastructure, only 8% of areas in Labasa and Savusavu have power supply while none of the areas in Seaqaqa and Dreketi have power.
The Water Authority of Fiji says they have restored water supply to majority of the metered areas in the Northern Division which includes Labasa, Seaqaqa, Dreketi, Vunivau and Nabouwalu. CEO, Barry Omundson say sin
Students that live in some areas worst affected by TC Yasa are showing their resilience by showing up to sit for their exams. The Education Ministry says many Year 12 and 13 students are keen to sit for their remai
The Ministry of Agriculture will be deploying farming materials and other necessary assistance to affected families in the Northern Division from today. Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy says this includes
Australia has sent more relief items to help those who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Another Royal Australian Air Force C-17 aircraft landed at the Nadi International Airport yesterday afternoon with
The Pastor of Hindi Christian Fellowship Church, Ravinesh Chand has apologized for fleeing from court last week but says his stand remains that he has not done anything wrong. He was earlier sentenced to 14 years i
The COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Taskforce has announced the suspension of all inbound passenger flights to Fiji between Thursday, 24th December and Monday, 28th December this year. The Ministry of Health will use this
32 families of Cogea Village in Bua are now homeless after the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa and they are in urgent need of building materials. This has been confirmed by the Village Headman Atekini N
Vodafone Fiji relief packages have started to reach the most affected families in the Northern Division whose lives were severely affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Three trucks left Suva for the Northern Division
Police have seen a substantial increase in drug abuse in the country with cases also increasing in schools and a confirmed report of methamphetamine found at a school. While speaking during the Leadership Fiji Virt
Digicel Fiji has distributed about 500 ration packs in the villages of Nabouwalu, Nasarawaqa, Dreketi, Nabiti, Wailevu East, Belego, Nadoiviri and Savusavu that have been affected by TC Yasa. All affected areas wer
The Fiji Ports Terminal Limited employees received an early Christmas gift as they will be sharing $410,000 as part of their performance payout for the year ended as of 31st December 2019. The amount will be share
Chairman of the Advisory Council in Rakiraki and Advisory Councillor of Wairuku Settlement, Hazrat Ali says the cash crops and sugarcane farms have been destroyed in Rakiraki due to flooding while a few houses were dama
A total of 57 communities have received non-food item supplies from the Fiji Red Cross Society after the destruction caused Tropical Cyclone Yasa. These communities include 43 from the North, 10 in the Western Div
The National Disaster Management Office says as at 8am today, water supply has been fully restored in Labasa, Seaqaqa, Savusavu, Taveuni North and Taveuni South. NDMO says 90% of the areas in Dreketi and Nabouwalu
More than 20 farming families who live in Vunivere, Seaqaqa are in urgent need of food and tents as all their crops and houses were destroyed during TC Yasa. Liaqat Ali says his family is currently taking shelter
Yasawa-I-Rara Villager, Kitione Tuni says their plantations that was their main source of food on land has been destroyed. Tuni says they are now left with no crops and vegetables after they were all uprooted by de
None of the villages in the district of Kubulau in Bua were spared by Monster Cyclone Yasa. A first responder, Rusiate Kalouniviti of Nadivakarua Village who has been surveying the damages on the ground says the im
