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More than 12 million people in the US have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The nation's total number of confirmed cases reached 12.01 million today, six days after the number had reached 11 mil
Police are awaiting medical clearance before they can question the mother of the 23-year-old tertiary school student who died in a road accident near Namau along the Nabouwalu Highway last Sunday night. The mother
The Dean of Umanand Prasad School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Professor Fred Merchant has donated 6 new hi-impact office chairs and a Breville 6 litre coffee maker to the Accident and Emergency Department at the La
A juvenile and a drunk 19-year-old man are among the 9 people who were arrested for breach of curfew restrictions over the last 2 days. Police say five arrests were recorded between 11pm Thursday to 4am Friday. F
Vilisite Restaurant in Sigatoka was destroyed in a fire last night. No one was injured in the incident. Police and National Fire Authority officials responded to the fire at around 11 o'clock last night P
The Nadonumai community in Lami is still in shock after the stabbing incident this morning. A family of three is currently receiving medical treatment at the CWM Hospital after they were stabbed in their home by an
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says today shipping is more critical for Fiji than ever before as all necessities such as food, construction materials, vehicles, and other goods we rely on to run our economy would ne
Research by the Haus of Khameleon has revealed that 70% of transgender women in Fiji have experienced some form of violence, whether physical, sexual, or psychological, upon the disclosure of their status as transgender
The Ministry of Housing and Community Development will be carrying out public consultations from next Thursday on the new Informal Lot Allocation Policy that will look at how lots are allocated in developed informal set
The Greater Good Foundation Fiji is looking for financial assistance to support animals that are being cared for at their sanctuary in Ba. The non-profit organisation is Fiji's only animal sanctuary. It says i
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have filed for emergency authorisation in the US for their COVID-19 vaccine. It will be the job of the US Food and Drug Administrat
Communications Fiji Limited radio stations, FM96 and Legend FM are the exclusive radio media partners for the 2020 Woodstock Uprising Music Festival. The agreement has been signed by CFL General Manager, Charles Ta
A man has been charged for the violent robbery case at a private villa in Rakiraki last Saturday. He is facing burglary, theft, serious assault and resisting arrest charges. Police say the man allegedly stole
Special Administrators of Municipal Councils are meeting today and tomorrow at the Suva Business Centre to discuss their achievements and also specific challenges. Top of the agenda in that meeting is rate collecti
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission noted that 94 percent of traders in Kadavu are not complying with the FCCC Act 2010 and are currently being investigated. FCCC led by the Head of Monitoring Division,
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has launched the second round of the public consultations on the revised draft of the National Climate Change Bill. Sayed-Khaiyum says since the last round of consultations held
The second state witness in the Freesoul Real Estate Development (Fiji) PTE Ltd trial has told the court today that after the Prohibition Notice was issued on June 2018, a site inspection was conducted in August where s
Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says every child faces challenges in eating certain greens and just like them, he also faced difficulty in eating eggplants when he was very young. While speaking at
Communications Fiji Limited radio stations, FM96 and Legend FM are now the official radio media partners of the LOL Mada Comedy Show. The agreement has been signed by CFL General Manager, Charles Taylor and Resonan
Police have charged the officer who was driving the police vehicle that allegedly hit a boy along Dunstan Street in Nausori Town on Saturday afternoon. He has been charged with one count of dangerous driving causin
