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Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar says since its inception, FijiCare Insuarance Limited has paid $21 million in claims to 16,619 people under the Micro Bundle Insurance scheme. Akbar h
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fijians who become citizens of another country do not need to give up their Fijian citizenship and has encouraged them to vote in the national elections. He highlighted this
4 juveniles and 10 police officers were part of the 67 people who were charged for serious crimes last month. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says a 16-year-old boy was charged with the murder of
Minister for Agriculture, Dr Mahendra Reddy says they are working with other ministries to ensure they can guarantee food security for all Fijians. He said this while responding to a question by SODELPA MP Dr Atoni
200 communities and about 41,000 Fijians across the four divisions have benefited through the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development rural projects. This was highlighted by the Minister for Rural and Maritime D
The audited accounts of political parties are now published on the Fijian Elections Office website. This is in accordance with section 26(2A) of the Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosure
Education Minister Premila Kumar has told parliament that $1.3 million has been allocated in the 2021-2022 Revised Budget for the building and maintenance of teachers quarters in 10 schools. She says these schools
The trial of SODELPA MP Peceli Vosanibola will begin on the 19th of April while the trial of another SODELPA MP, Salote Radrodro will begin in June. The two are charged with one count each of False Information to
The world's climate scientists have warned that it will take transformational change in every sector in every region of the world to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius. This finding comes from the latest
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 146 new cases of dengue fever. 97 new cases have been recorded since Friday . There have been 1,309 confirmed cases so far this year. The Health Ministry confirms ther
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says as of the 1st of this month, 5,471 loan applications have been approved under the Micro, Small and Medium Entities Credit Guarantee Scheme. Sayed-Khaiyum 47% are micro
The Health Ministry says the number of typhoid fever cases have exceeded the outbreak threshold in the Western Division where there have been 50 cases so far this year. There have been 83 confirmed cases of typhoi
There has been an increase in reported cases of suspected and confirmed cases of leptospirosis with 91 cases last week alone. The Health Ministry also confirms that a 35-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man from N
The Secretary General of the Council of Pacific Education, Govind Singh says there was lack of knowledge and skills amongst teachers to carry out distant assessment of students learning during school closure in the pand
The Minister for Rural and Maritime Development Inia Seruiratu says the $300,000 which has been allocated for emergency water supplies in the revised budget is for water carting in the rural communities during prolonged
Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and jazz musician Jon Batiste have shared the top honours at the 64th Grammy Awards. Batiste won album of the year for his uplifting soul album We Are, while Rodrigo was named best new ar
Minister for Education Premila Kumar says in the current financial year, a total of 626 teachers have upgraded their qualifications and will receive salaries based on the teacher remuneration policy. While speaking
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the old mentality that only civil servants can be promoted to higher positions is outdated in today’s modern context and employing meritorious people from outside the civ
Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment, Dr Mahendra Reddy has confirmed in Parliament that the African Swine Fever is not in Fiji and the importation of pork and pork products for personal consumption has a
A 32-year-old man has been charged with the abduction of a young person and the rape of a 13-year-old girl. The accused and the victim met each other after messaging on Tik Tok. He is part of the 30 people cha
