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The Health Ministry confirms the COVID-19 vaccination site at Civic Centre in Suva is open today from 9am to 1pm. You can get your booster dose at Civic Centre in Suva. Vaccination for children is also being d
1,400 COVID-19 antigen detection rapid diagnostic test kits have been donated by UNICEF to the Ministry of Health to boost our testing capacity. This will be able to cover 35,000 COVID-19 tests and is part of UNICE
People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says several parents of Queen Victoria School, Ratu Kadavulevu School and Adi Cakobau School are still concerned about the safety of their children since the re-opening of scho
Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu is in Vanua Levu today to visit affected areas and also meet with Commissioner Northern about response efforts for flood-affected areas. Members of the RFMF and NFA a
Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says their advice to people is do not panic and prepare accordingly following confirmation by the Fiji Meteorological Service that weather models are picking up a possible
Ten lucky customers have won a family holiday at the Hilton Fiji Resort & SPA through the Courts Christmas Promotion. Azeem Ali from Ba who is one of the lucky winners says while facing the challenges during the cy
FRIEND Fiji’s flood relief works have been boosted with donations from Fiji and abroad. FMF Foods Limited made a surprise donation to FRIEND delivering 100 bags of 10kg rice, 100 bags of 10kg flour, 80 packets of
The Fiji Development Bank is working on a relief assistance program for their customers to recover from the damages sustained by Tropical Cyclone Cody and will make an announcement soon. CEO, Saud Minam says they h
National Federation Party President Pio Tikoduadua says government needs to completely re-think Fiji’s national disaster response. Tikoduadua says the FijiFirst government had no clear plan to decisively deal wit
50% of the people who are Water Authority of Fiji’s customers in Sigatoka are still without water supply after widespread flooding caused by heavy rain during Tropical Cyclone Cody. This has been confirmed by the
Fiji Muslim League says there is a need to get children back to school and get back to some normalcy. President, Hafizud Dean Khan says attendance has been very erratic and some of the schools have had very low att
Prominent Suva lawyer Graham Leung says the death of former Solicitor General and colleague Nainendra Nand has taken a few days to sink in. Nand who passed away aged 63 earlier this week was cremated yesterday in t
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will file an appeal against the decision of the High Court to acquit Luke Nasetava of the murder of his wife and instead find him guilty of the lesser offence of manslau
Drone technology was used for the first time yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture, to assist in the Initial Damage Assessments that is currently being conducted, to gauge the extent of losses sustained during the re
Minister for Education Premila Kumar has revealed that they have a shortage of Early Childhood Education and Special Education teachers. While visiting schools in Ba yesterday, Kumar says these are two areas where
People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he is grateful that the government is on the ground and responding to people’s needs following devastating flooding in various parts of the country in the last few days
Leadership Fiji says they are saddened to hear of the passing of David Aidney and pay tribute to a good friend, mentor and inspiring leader to many amongst their alumni, board, partner organisations, business community
The Consumer Council of Fiji is calling on banks to provide their customers with timely and up-to-date information regarding any changes to the respective customers’ accounts or services. Chief Executive Officer,
Britain's Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles and charities a day after a judge ruled a sexual abuse civil lawsuit against the Queen's son could proceed. Andrew will also no longer use the style "
Minister for Local Government and Education Premila Kumar says they have seen that sometimes flooding occurs in settlements and low lying areas because people throw garbage in the drain. She highlighted this during
