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The death of her three year old great niece and the plight of other families and friends have prompted a New Zealand worker to mount an appeal for the flood stricken community in Fiji. Reijeli Tavai who moved to Palmers
National Farmers Union is calling on Fiji Sugar Corporation to give an advance cane payment to the farmers who were severely affected by the flooding. Secretary Surendra Lal farmers in Lautoka, Ba and Nadi were badly af
The evacuees from around Nadroga/Navosa areas have started to move to the alternative places provided by the DISMAC office. District Officer Sigatoka, Kaliova Bainivalu confirms that most of the people have been advised
Close to 25 families in the Koronivia area are asking the government not to forget them as they desperately need help to get their children ready for school next week. Resident Ajay Prasad said many families have had th
People are turning up in numbers to donate whatever money they can towards the appeal to Get the Children Back to School. The Communications Fiji Limited Teams based at various centers say that they are almost reduced t
The Interim Government has received no word as yet from the Pacific Island Forum Chair and Niue Premier on the Interim Prime Minister's request to defer the meeting scheduled for next week in Port Moresby. This has
More than one million people gathered to witness the historic moment as Barack Obama was inaugurated and was sworn in as America's 44th and first African American President in the last hour. In his inauguration spee
Visiting villages hardest hit by the flash flooding in the Western Division, the Communications Fiji Limited team say there have been alot of people affected who are in need of immediate assistance. Our News Director V
The Interim Prime Minister will not attend the Pacific Island's Forum Special Meeting as scheduled. In a press release this afternoon, Commodore Frank Bainimarama confirms this saying he has written to the Forum Cha
More than $30,000 has been raised so far for the Get the Children Back to School Appeal, which started at mid day yesterday. The appeal organised by Communications Fiji Limited radio stations, Fijivillage and sister st
A 20yr old man charged with the defilement of a 16 year old girl was today granted $3000 bail with strict conditions. The man is alleged to have committed this act at an evacuation centre in Vunidawa. The 20yr old appe
Nakavu Village in Nadi has been one of the worst affected by flash floods in the past two weeks with 45 of the 68 houses damaged by flood waters. Our News Director Vijay Narayan, currently in Nakavu with this report.
The children in the worst flood affected area in Navakai, Nadi are pleading for assistance to enable them to go to school next week. Our News Director Vijay Narayan is currently on tour in the Nadi area and spoke to 12
Donations are pouring in from as far as England to help children like Sohab Ali and Shilam Devi through the appeal to Get the Children back to school in the worst flood affected areas which currently stands at over $20,0
Rakiraki resident Eroni Matavesi said that villagers of Navutulevu are struggling to get food for their children. The father of three said it is very difficult to get through to the main town area as their road is badly
Labasa Police took a 35-year-old father into custody yesterday afternoon who allegedly raped his 12-year-old daughter in a settlement outside Labasa town. A team of Police Officers arrested the farmer from his home yes
Health officials are once again reiterating their calls for people to take precautions during the aftermath of the floods as an outbreak of diseases could happen. Northern Divisional Medical Officer Dr Pablo Romakin sai
DISMAC is in the process of trying to identify alternative evacuation centers for people who are taking shelter at various schools in the flood affected areas in Nadi and Ba. Deputy Director Patiliai Dobiu confirmed tha
Families at the evacuation centers have told our reporters on the ground that they have been directed to move out of the evacuation centers at schools in Nadi and they have nowhere to go as their homes were destroyed by
Detailed assessments of damages caused by the flooding to private property, crops, businesses, industries and the nation's infrastructure and related installations are expected to be completed by the end of this week
