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By giving blood and plasma, we are sharing life and we are encouraged to share often. This was the sentiments echoed by the Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services Doctor James Fong while officiating at
Six passengers and driver of a Sunbeam bus escaped death this morning after the bus caught fire along Queens Road near Olosara Sigatoka. Police confirm that all passengers and the driver of the burnt bus are safe.
The Acting Permanent Secretary for Education, Timoci Bure has reaffirmed all parents and guardians of the 145 students of Ratu Kadavulevu School’s Sukuna Hostel that were affected by the fire last week, that the Minis
Over the past years, the delivery of health services in Fiji has been far from satisfactory. This was highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad while officiating at
Suva Grammar School and Nasinu Secondary School both recorded wins in the Southern Zone Secondary School U18 round 2 competition yesterday. SGS thrashed Gospel High School 22-0 while Nasinu Secondary proved too str
The Yavu-Tu Farmers Co-operative Limited, representing the landowners of Vanua O Navutua in the Tikina O Bua, expresses its heartfelt gratitude towards the Ministry of Agriculture and Fiji Pine Limited for their invalua
We need to tell the World about our vulnerability and our care for our environment, not only talking about climate change but caring for the earth is the bigger reason behind everything. The head of the Catholic C
The 10th International Lapita Conference will be held at the University of the South Pacific’s Japan-Pacific ICT Centre from the 26th to 30th of June. The conference is co-organised by the Fiji Museum and the Un
A week-long training was conducted for 15 residents of Kilikali Settlement in Nasinu on best practices for recycling, human rights, gender-based violence, gender disparity, various forms of abuse, consumer rights and fr
The new Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Lenora Qereqeretabua and the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Doctor Lesikimacuata Korovavala were accorded a welcoming ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
As per usual there has been no shortage of drama in paradise over the last few weeks. The hot gossip of late has been about the strange inability of Fiji First to produce an audited set of accounts. All sorts of th
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad on behalf of the Fiji government today received $10 million from the New Zealand government. During the handover, New Zealand High Commissione
A 90-year-old male from Labasa has died from COVID-19 while 43 new cases have also been recorded in the country since last Friday. The Ministry of Health says he developed respiratory symptoms on Friday last week
New Zealand's economy has fallen into recession after the country's central bank aggressively raised interest rates to a 14-year high. The BBC reports that NZ’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in the fi
There must be an inquiry into government funding of tertiary education through the Tertiary Education Loans Scheme and similar schemes, including its impact on the quality of tertiary education. This has been highl
Chief of Intelligence and Investigations ACP Sakeo Raikaci says Fiji needs to improve its border control to ensure drugs are not trafficked through Fiji. He says the country’s border controls are soft and they ar
We need our parliament seats to be filled and we want it to be done immediately. This was the plea from the Leader of the Opposition, Inia Seruiratu to the coalition government during a press conference at the Fij
Fiji Showcase which is coming back to the Vodafone Arena after 5 years is promising to bring an exciting 9 days of entertainment from highly sought after local and international artists and a range of unique products an
For each one of us that stand here today and in this nation, we stand on the shoulders of our elders - what we are is because of the shoulders we have stood on. Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Al
The Chairman of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission(HRADC), Pravesh Sharma says they request the Office of the Attorney General to advise the Fiji Corrections Service to remove restrictions to be able to
