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Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has condemned the setting alight of the holy scripture Ramayan by vandals at the Nav Durga Mandir Ramayan Mandali Baulevu Landing in Nausori this morning. Chaudhry says it
National Federation Party Vice President and MP Lenora Qereqeretabua alleges that the Government lied to the people of Fiji in its 4 January Facebook post about where the Prime Minister was on that day after the Governm
The President of the Fiji Medical Association, Doctor Basharat Munshi says the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is now most probably the dominant variant in the country and there is still rampant community transmission.
203 people were charged with a total of 461 counts of serious sexual offences in 2021. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirms that the youngest accused person was a 11-year-old boy while the yo
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Chairman of the Board, Ariff Ali says data for the 2021 December quarter depicted a pickup in aggregate demand indicators when compared to the previous quarter, supported by the gra
A new generator that was donated to the villagers of Nabutautau by the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation will be set up at their community hall for students to utilize during their study program from 7
A number of prominent soccer players will feature in the Digicel Futsal IDC which kicks off at the Vodafone Arena from this afternoon. Iosefo Verevou will captain Rewa which also includes Peniame Drova, Jonetani Bu
19 kilometres of river dredging work has commenced in the Ba River to safeguard the Ba Town and the neighbouring communities from flooding. The dredging works are being done by the Ministry of Waterways under the P
The 35-year-old mechanic whose body was discovered at the Toga Bridge in Nausori at 5am yesterday was last seen leaving his Nakasi home on Tuesday. Police say according to the wife, the man left his house on Tuesda
Fiji Red Cross Society has distributed hygiene kits, dry clothes and water containers to those families who were severely affected by TC Cody. Disaster Management Coordinator Maciu Nokelevu says they have concluded
High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar will give his ruling on the 7th of next month on whether the High Court has the powers to review the orders by the Magistrates Court to transfer the case of Freesoul Limited to t
An additional $2.5 million in humanitarian assistance will be provided by the US Government through its US Agency for International Development to support the people affected by volcanic eruptions and tsunami waves in T
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar has revealed that the government has spent $23.6 million for the reconstruction of markets in the last couple of years. While opening consultations on the Savusavu Market
155 people are currently admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19 but none of them are in severe or critical condition. This is a decrease compared to the 169 people that were admitted in the hospital
The Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has conveyed Fiji’s appreciation to India for being the first nation to send life-saving COVID-19 vaccines that helped set our nation towards recovery. In a congrat
As of 24th January, 68,099 individuals have received booster doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine so far from the 142,240 persons considered eligible. Permanent Secretary of Heath Doctor James Fong says this repr
223 COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Monday. This does not include the Rapid Antigen Tests done by people at home or those that self-isolate and take necessary action based entirely on
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the deaths of the three children from COVID-19 announced today is a sad reminder of the legacy of COVID 19. He stresses that as cases increase to very high num
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has highlighted that they will be sending some equipment to the Lomaloma Hospital in Vanuabalavu in Lau on Friday to assist in their fight against the increasing cases of COVID-19
Minister for Employment, Parveen Bala says he wants to assure that they will provide more assistance to all those affected clubs whose root crops were damaged after the assessment is carried out. Bala says they wil
