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The external exam dates for Years 12 and 13 students will remain the same. This has been confirmed by the Minister for Education Premila Kumar who had earlier stated that exams for Year 13 will be held from 1st to
The Fiji Women Crisis Centre has conducted a three-day gender and child protection training session for 20 coaches and referees of the Suva Volleyball Association. FWCC community educator Ilisapeci Veibuli lauded t
The High Commissioner of New Zealand to Fiji, Charlotte Darlow officially handed over items including VHF analogue repeaters, power supply units, antennas, feeder cables, hand held radio sets and other accessories to th
The Health Ministry's fight against COVID-19 today receive a timely boost through the donation of one million dollars worth of sanitisers and dispensers from the Brisbane based Smart-Gen Australia Limited in association
Digicel says it is delighted to advise its valued customers that international calls connectivity in Tonga has been restored. Digicel’s technical team in Tonga and Fiji have been working hard from the day Tonga w
There is no confirmation at this stage on when COVID-19 vaccination will begin for children aged 5 to 12 years. When asked on vaccination details for primary school students, Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqain
New Zealand has donated 2,000 Rapid Antigen Test kits to the Ministry of Health to support our response to COVID-19. The New Zealand High Commission in Fiji says the test kits will further support Fiji’s ongoing
There has been slight decrease in the number of people currently admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19. In its latest update, the Health Ministry says there are 207 people in the hospital with COVID-19
659 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Tuesday. 312 new cases were recorded on Tuesday alone and 347 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday. According to the Health
Six new COVID-19 deaths have been reported by the Health Ministry in its latest update. Three of the latest COVID-19 deaths were fully vaccinated people while one had only received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Tw
Sugar prices will go up as the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved an increase in the price for ex-warehouse sugar by 90 cents per kilogram, effective from tomorrow. The new ex-warehouse price f
Red Cross is rushing safe drinking water to people across Tonga as water supplies have been disrupted by layers of volcanic ash and salt water that were dumped on the Pacific island nation following last weekend’s eru
RFMF Commander Brigadier General Jone Kalouniwai says their deployments to assist Tonga and those islands affected within the Lau Group are currently being placed on standby with a 24 hours notice to move. He says
Minister for Education Premila Kumar says in the classrooms where 2 metres distancing cannot be followed, they will improve air circulation. When questioned by fijivillage on how they will ensure physical distancin
An 89-year-old woman from Moce in Lau had unfortunately passed away on Sunday while moving back to her home after the tsunami advisory following the volcanic eruption in Tonga. Minister for Disaster Management, Ini
The Lautoka High Court has found Mohammed Raheesh Isoof guilty of murdering five people in the Nausori Highlands in August 2019. He was charged with five counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. The
Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment Doctor Mahendra Reddy says a team of environmental officers will be deployed to the Lau Group this week to monitor the air qualify. Dr Reddy says they recorded sl
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says TC Cody is the first cyclone that has become so politicized and one can bet that this is because this is an election year. While speaking during a ministerial b
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is recovering well after his successful surgery in Australia. Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Bainimarama is feeling very well and is up and walking around the hospi
Digicel says their domestic network in Tongatapu is active and they are working to restore international connectivity. They say their engineers and the technical team are working on the issues and hope to have them
