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The Department of Town and Country Planning has been actively contributing to Fiji’s economic recovery in the building sector and they have processed major building applications worth more than $70 million. This
The Water Authority of Fiji says misinformation on essential services like water is irresponsible after they said false claims were recently made by National Federation Party’s proposed candidate Sashi Kiran, regardin
Over 1,300 people from 286 households, spanning ten villages in Moturiki will no longer have to rely on rainwater and village wells for their daily water needs after the commissioning of the Moturiki Water Project.
The Fijian Elections Office has approved the nomination of independent candidate, Rajendra Prasad Sharma. The FEO says Sharma becomes the first approved candidate for the 2022 General Election. The candidate n
Energy Fiji Limited says power supply has been restored in Viti Levu EFL says this was done within the first hour of the power disruption this morning. It says an intermittent fault had caused the disruption t
US midterm Election Day is less than 24 hours away and millions of voters are expected to cast their ballots. The vote to determine the next makeup of Congress comes as the country faces intense political polarisat
The special general elections talkback show, fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan starts at 7pm tonight on our website, fijivillage. The first guest on the show is Acting Leader of the New Generation Party,
The New Generation Party have submitted 5 names to the Fijian Elections Office this afternoon for the 2022 General Elections. The 5 proposed candidates are Varinava Tiko, Ratu Isireli Dausiga, Wane Veiba, Aminisit
24 Recycling on the Go ambassadors today received a mobile phone each to boost their participation in keeping Fiji clean that was donated by Bondwell Fiji. Ministry of Education Head of National Education Service D
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says if we are looking at trying to improve youth participation in elections we need to talk about the things that matter to the youth. While speaking at the Your Vote Matter
The Ministry for Health is keeping a closer watch on the COVID-19 variant XXB and another of the Omicron variant that is undermining our vaccination attraction. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says th
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says after three decades of negotiations, loss and damage is finally on the agenda at COP27. In a tweet, he says the Pacific have fought too hard for too long to accept anything
Fiji will not have daylight saving this year and if the time on your electronic device has gone ahead by an hour, then please correct it and put the device time setting to manual. Many Fijians woke up yesterday and
The new Aspen Medical Hospital in Lautoka has saved another life after Anant Kumar underwent a safe bypass surgery over the weekend. Kumar thanked the Government for assisting Fijians that are suffering from heart
The UN's climate change summit has opened in Egypt with a warning that our planet is "sending a distress signal". Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was responding to a UN report released on Sunday saying the past eight
Attorney-General and the Minister responsible for Climate Change, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says all of us face different types of challenges as far as climate change is concerned. The AG highlighted this while officia
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says registered voters living overseas are eligible to apply for a postal ballot. /+AUDIO-153772607563673d9ea8bd0a9f87d5.mp3+AUDIO/ Saneem says the forms are avail
27-year-old Asiveli Devo should be hailed a hero and given a medal after he gave his life to rescue a drowning Year 7 boy from the bottom of the Waimanu river. Devo rescued the young boy and brought him on land and
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has confirmed there is a total number of 693,915 voters as of 31st October 2022 who have registered for the 2022 General Elections. Saneem has also confirmed there is a tota
Six new COVID-19 cases have been recorded since Thursday, last week. Of the 6 cases recorded, 4 were in the Central Division and 2 in the Western Division. The Central Division has 66% of the cumulative total
