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175,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccines has been officially handed over to the Ministry of Health which will be used for booster shots and children above the ages of 12 years. It has been confirmed that Pfizer doses a
Murgessan Pillay has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Oceania Hospitals. Pillay took on this role after being in the Acting General Manager position for 3 months. Oceania Hospitals Chai
Water Authority of Fiji says they have a plan to provide piped water to Baulevu residents in Nausori, however this can only happen after the completion of the Viria Dam project. Thousands of Baulevu residents are
Carrier drivers from Labasa asked the Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to look into their concerns as they had applied for carrier licences within Vanua Levu in 2018 and are yet to get the licences by Land Tra
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says our economy was closed for almost two years due to COVID-19, border closure had reduced the revenue by 50 percent overnight and because of that a lot of projects had to be
A 26-year-old man guilty of raping his cousin in Suva in 2020 will be sentenced next Thursday by High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar. The incident happened when the woman was staying at the man’s house to att
Digicel has launched a Tonga tsunami donation platform for the diaspora community and the Digicel Pacific family to support the relief and rehabilitation work of the Red Cross and Mordi Trust to help rebuild homes of th
76,410 individuals have so far received booster doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says for the month of February, a further 175,558 people have become eligible for
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad is calling on the government to stop coming up with excuses when people raise issues that they are facing or stop blaming others in the past as they have been in
Retail prices for sugar in supermarkets have gone up and is now being sold for around $2.76 a kilogram. A 2kg sugar pack is now being sold for around $5.52 and 4kg of sugar will cost you around $11.03. A 2kg p
The Reserve Bank of Fiji confirms inward personal remittances grew by 14.6 percent in 2021 to reach a new record of $842.2 million. Personal remittances is money sent from overseas to people in Fiji. Of the to
The latest Westpac Wave edition on Fiji’s Economic Update says there is now indication that around 50 percent of Fijians in the tourism sector have gone back to work as hotels and resorts are reopening. Westpac s
Baulevu Nav Durga Temple priest Vineshwar Sharma says a number of people in the area are disappointed with police service delivery especially by the Baulevu Police Post and claims a number of cases involving crop thefts
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says it is incumbent on statutory bodies to not make the public run around and there needs to be greater coordination between various instit
Taito Dakunivosa of Naqaranikula Youth Group says being part of the Duke of Edinburgh International Awards has taught him life skill lessons that he will cherish for the rest of his life. The 20 year old who was
Minister for Environment Dr. Mahendra Reddy says they are partnering with the villagers of Naidiri in Malomalo, Nadroga to protect and conserve reef biodiversity within their qoliqoli. The Ministry today marked th
The former President of the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation and Trustee of the Suva Royal Yacht Club, David Aidney was laid to rest today. Aidney who was battling cancer for some time passed away in New Zea
Police have taken a suspect in custody in the case where the body of a man was found in Dreketi Settlement, Nalawa, Rakiraki on Monday. The post mortem is expected to be conducted today. They say they will aw
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Fiji Sugar Corporation are yet to explain how cane farmers will benefit from $17 million annually through a 90 cents per kilogram increase in the ex-warehouse price
Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the Pfizer vaccine is expected to be rolled out next week for children between the ages of 12 to 14 years old. Dr Waqainabete says last night 175,500 Pfizer doses ar
