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Assistant Health Minister Alexander O'Connor says they are currently dealing with a case where someone was injured in school and the school tried to sweep the issue under the carpet. O'Connor revealed this as he ch
US President Donald Trump has surprised supporters gathered outside the hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19 by riding past in a motorcade. Wearing a mask, the president waved from inside a car moments a
Two men will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court today after they were allegedly found with methamphetamine. Police say the two were arrested on the 1st of October at Rifle Range in Vatuwaqa. Officers fr
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar has thanked Fiji’s 13,263 teachers for their selfless contributions as educators, coaches, counsellors and disciplinarians for their meaningful, continuous labour of love and dedicati
People in New Caledonia have narrowly rejected independence from France in a referendum. The archipelago voted to remain French with 53.26% of votes, according to final results reported by AFP news agency. In
Saturday Night Live went political with a parody of last week's presidential debate. The NBC late-night sketch series on Saturday night jumped into the reenactment of the recent debate between Republican President
There will be live tsunami siren testing done from 11am to 12pm today. The locations are Water Authority of Fiji Kinoya Sewerage Plant, FINTEL - Vatuwaqa, RFMF Officers Training School - Vatuwaqa, USP Statham Campu
Today, 95% of all Fijians have access to internet connectivity. This was highlighted by the Acting Permanent Secretary for Communications and Director-General Digital Government Transformation, Cybersecurity and Co
US President Donald Trump says he is doing well, but that the next few days will be the "real test". The video, posted on Twitter, comes after mixed messages earlier in the day about his health, after a COVID-19 di
The Pacific Eye Institute has raised concerns on the number of young people coming in for Diabetic Retinopathy which is a disease that affects the eyesight because of diabetes. Institute’s Operations Manager, Jos
The Fiji Taxi Association is giving the Land Transport Authority time to reply to their concerns about the proposed taxi app, Vodo before taking them to court. This was highlighted by the Association Secretary-Gene
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has shared how happy he is to meet his long lost friend, Jowhir Lal. Both worked as young naval recruits together in 1975. Bainimarama says long before Lal was called and rec
Over 5,000 applications for concessional loans for micro, small and medium enterprises have been assessed, out of which more than 3,700 have been approved at the value of $22.5 million. This has been revealed by th
More than 40 people brought their dogs for the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’s first 1,000 Paws Walk at the Suva Civic Centre today to raise funds for the organisation and also remember Tim Howick-Smith
Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar says they will be reviewing some of the regulations within municipal councils in order to ease the burden of rate collection. Kumar highlighted this during her recent to
The Suva High Court has ordered Raiwaqa Buses Limited and their bus driver to pay Sakiusa Soli $50,000 and his grandson, Sakiusa Soli Junior $75,000. They also have to pay $7,500 to Soli and his grandson as costs.
Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Tiktok has said it will suspend users who openly use the platform to express hope that US President Donald Trump dies from his ongoing battle with COVID-19. Twitter has
Solomon Islands have recorded their first case of COVID-19. The case was a student who had been repatriated from the Philippines earlier in the week. He tested positive upon arrival, despite passing three earl
Fifty-seven arrests for breach of curfew were recorded in the last two days which includes a 17-year-old student who was found drunk in the Southern Division and six women were caught drinking alcohol in front of a scho
Search efforts for the second man who was reported missing during a fishing trip in Sigatoka on Thursday continues this morning. Police recovered the body of one of the two men yesterday at Qarai Beach. Police
