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The contribution rate for compulsory FNPF members will increase to 12 percent from 1st January 2022 as announced in the 2021-2022 National Budget this year. This means that employers and employees (members) will pa
31-year-old Iliseva Cua is thankful that the borders are open and tourists are returning to Fiji since it has enabled her to earn a living to ease the hardships faced for the past few months. Cua was laid-off from
The Police Netball team started off their Ratu Sukuna Bowl Netball Challenge campaign on a high note as the Police 2 team defeated Army 2 40-31 at the Netball Centre. They led 20-15 in the first two quarters but A
The Chief of the Australian Defence Force General Angus Campbell says that he is extremely proud of the way the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the Australian Defence Force link together and work in a smooth way.
There is an increase in the number of young children loitering on the streets in Suva and also those who are selling to earn income for their family. Many children have been seen in the middle of the night. So
Police are investigating the death of a 65 year old Naikabula woman after a tree branch fell on her outside Suva Market yesterday afternoon. The woman from Lautoka had come to Suva to sell mangoes at the market.
Police are currently investigating the death of a 16 year old boy who was found motionless in a pool of blood along a common driveway in Nakasi. According to Police, the boy allegedly left home on Wednesday and did
Five children have died and four others remain in the hospital after wind picked up a jumping castle and threw it into the air at an end-of-year activity day at a primary school in Tasmania in Australia. Several gr
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the urban sprawl in the Central Division is expanding and there is enormous pressure on the water resources now because of the huge movement of people. While speaking
The new rounds for the Fiji National Provident Fund COVID-19 Unemployment Relief will open on Monday 20th December 2021, specifically for members who can self-fund from their General Account. The re-start of phase
Permanent Secretary for Economy Shiri Gounder says the Government is currently assessing the situation regarding Unemployment Assistance in light of the borders reopening as businesses open and people are getting back t
Fiji has received further support in its battle to combat COVID-19 as the Singapore Government donated two shipping containers of relief items such as N95 masks and hand sanitizers. During the handover, Singapore'
Tourism Fiji CEO, Brent Hill is urging businesses to ensure that all their staff are adhering to the COVID safe measures such as doing VAX Check and the QR check-in. Hill says he has received reports that places ar
Dismissed Hot Bread Kitchen Managing Director, John Samisoni’s constitutional redress case will be called before Chief Justice Kamal Kumar on the 30th of this month. Samisoni has filed a constitutional redress ca
The World Health Organisation has warned the new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate. Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries. At
29 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded by the Health Ministry in the past 7-days. 15 cases were recorded in the Central division, 12 new cases in the Western division and 2 new cases in the Eastern Division.
91.6% of the adult target population in Fiji is now fully vaccinated while 97.6% have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This means 566,380 of the adult target population are fully vaccinated while 603,537 of
Leadership Fiji Community Fund has today handover over life-saving equipment to Life Flight Fiji. Leadership Fiji Community Fund Chairman Rajesh Patel with fellow Board Member Ritesh Ratiram, surprised the partici
Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell will visit Fiji from today to Saturday, his second official visit to Fiji as Chief of the Australian Defence Force. General Campbell says despite the ch
The Fiji Sugar Corporation says 79,996 tonnes of Fiji Sugar and 38,000 Tonnes of Molasses have been exported with a total revenue of $66.584 million. FSC says the total gross payments to the growers in the year 20
