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The Fiji Sugar Corporation is not bankrupt, is financially sound and will continue with the cane payment according to FSC CEO, Bhan Pratap Singh who is calling on cane farmers not to be discouraged. Singh says Fiji
194 COVID patients are currently admitted in hospital. The Health Ministry says none are in critical or severe condition. 88 are in the Central Division, 70 in the Western and 36 in the Northern Division. Cli
Australia will significantly ease its COVID-19 testing requirements for inbound travellers in a major overhaul of how the country manages international travel during the pandemic. The federal government confirmed y
Fiji has recorded 349 new cases of COVID-19 of which 130 new cases were recorded on Thursday and 219 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says as we
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says it will be some years before the Fijian economy shows any real signs of growth. While reacting to a statement by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy,
The Fijian Elections Office has launched its Pre-Election Voter Survey for the 2022 General Election. Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem says the survey is a first of its kind to be done before a general elect
The Water Authority of Fiji says turbidity issues causing critical water levels at their Flagstaff, Nagatugatu, Tacirua, Dokanaisuva, and Colo-i-Suva Reservoirs has been resolved and water supply has been normalised.
The UK will redeploy a Royal Navy Ship and work with Australia and New Zealand to offer vital aid to Tonga, after a once in a thousand-year volcanic eruption caused a catastrophic tsunami to hit the islands. UK-fun
Quick action from the Lautoka Fire Station team enabled them to save the building rented by the Chicken Express Lautoka branch. Operation Manager for Chicken Express, Avichel Singh says they have recorded a 15% dam
France says they stand ready to meet the Tongan people’s most pressing needs through the FRANZ mechanism for the regional coordination of humanitarian assistance in the event of natural disasters in the Pacific.
The Lautoka High Court has sentenced Mohammed Raheesh Isoof to life imprisonment for the murder of five people in the Nausori Highlands in August 2019. He will have to spend 20 years in prison after which he can ap
The Fiji Teachers Union says they have made an application to the Employment Court to grant a stay on the processing of posts under the Minimum Qualification Requirement for promotion and appointment to Heads of Seconda
Two government vessels left last night for the Lau Group to deliver relief supplies to six villages that were affected by the Tongan volcanic eruption last Saturday. While farewelling the teams, Minister for Disast
Water levels are now dropping to critical levels at some reservoirs and as a result thousands of people in Suva, Toorak, Laucala Bay, Tamavua, Samabula, Sawani and parts of Nasinu will experience low pressure to no wate
There was a fire at the Chicken Express outlet in Namoli Avenue in Lautoka last night. The National Fire Authority and the Lautoka Police are investigating how the fire started. Stay with us for more details.
An investigation into the Catholic Church has alleged that former Pope Benedict XVI (16) failed to act over four child abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich – the capital of Bavaria. Pope Benedict, then c
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says it is shameful for the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to talk about historical expected growth in 2022 because no amount of spin will take away the
Digicel has announced that international calls services within Tongatapu and Eua in Tonga which were restored yesterday will be enhanced further in the coming days. The service was restored following the set-up of
Minister for Education Premila Kumar says 202 teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 to date and it is not the over-exaggerated numbers released by the General Secretary for Fiji Teachers Union, Agni Deo Singh howev
The National Federation Party and Fiji Labour Party have condemned the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission’s decision to approve an increase in the price for ex-warehouse sugar by 90 cents per kilogram while th
