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As part of its preparation for the Nationwide Voter Registration Drive and Know Your Election Campaign, the Fijian Elections Office held a simulation of a voter awareness session in Viria West, Vatuwaqa last night.
The district of Naceva in Kadavu will soon have its nursing station upgraded to a health centre. This has been confirmed by the Minister for Health and Medical Services Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete when he visited
The Queens Highway at the Velovelo Bridge in Lautoka will be closed from tonight until Tuesday 22nd February 2022 to undertake road approach construction works for the new bridge however drivers are advised to utilise t
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says their proposal for opposition parties to work towards a grand coalition and contest the elections under one banner could have been done but unfortunately there are parties
The Fiji Head Teachers Association says it strongly supports the Ministry of Education’s decision of abolishing examinations in Years 1, 2 and 3. While applauding the call made by the Minister for Education, Pre
SODELPA aims to have 30 percent of female candidates for the 2022 General Elections. This was confirmed by the Party Vice President Ro Teimumu Kepa who has also reaffirmed that she will not be contesting the next
Good news for school students in the districts of Ra, Ba, Tavua, Lautoka and Yasawa as they will be receiving new school backpacks with stationery packs through a donation from the Fiji Water Foundation to the Education
The Asian Development Bank says Fiji’s poverty rate has been rising, even before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most recent household income and expenditure survey found Fiji’s cost-of-basic-needs pove
SODELPA Vice President Ro Teimumu Kepa says one of the main items on the agenda of their Women's Forum Annual General Meeting this Saturday is to discuss issues affecting party supporters. When questioned on what
The Namosi Rugby Union received a major boost to their 2022 rugby season campaign after receiving a $10,000 sponsorship from B.Prasad and Sons Limited. B.Prasad and Sons Limited is a furniture manufacturing compan
The Fiji Labour Party and Unity Fiji have taken a joint legal action against the Government by filing two cases in the High Court and are expected to file a third case soon. FLP and Unity Fiji Leaders Mahendra Chau
People’s Alliance Party Leader and former Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says it is his responsibility as a person aspiring to be the next Prime Minister of this country to be able to comment on issues affecting the
A 64-year-old man who raped, indecently and sexually assaulted his 14-year-old niece in a settlement in the Northern Division has been given a 13 year jail term. He was convicted of four counts of rape, one count
Minister for Education Premila Kumar has revealed that attendance in schools is now over 70 percent despite the adverse weather conditions and some sections of the community not in favour of schools being re-opened.
Fijian national Sitiveni Weleilakeba has been replaced as the statutory manager for Comrade Trustee Services Limited in PNG after appearing in court last month with forgery charges. Current Chairman of PNGFM Limit
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has handed out grant awards to 23 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students. Sayed-Khaiyum says a total of $1.2 billion has been spent since the esta
There were three new COVID-19 deaths from 2nd to 15th February 2022. This has been confirmed by the Health Ministry in its latest update. The three new deaths brings the total number of deaths during the third wave
15 people are now unemployed following a fire at Yados Furniture Joinery and Upholstery Limited in Vadravadra, Ba today. The National Fire Authority says they were alerted of the fire at 12.05pm and upon arrival at
We must act now and prevent future infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics caused by resistant micro-organisms. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong during the World Anti
The US Embassy in Fiji says the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a short time in Fiji and could only meet with a limited number of civil society representatives, which represented issues ranging from women’s e
