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Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama officiated at the promotion ceremony for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Brigadier General Jone Kalouniwai to the rank of Major General at the Officers Mess in Queen Eliz
The Fiji Cancer Society and the Sai Prema Foundation have signed an agreement where the Society will leverage on the various community service projects and initiatives by Sai Prema Foundation. This includes condu
A security officer in his late 30s will be produced in the Lautoka Magistrates Court today charged for his alleged involvement in forcing two boys to perform sexual acts. Police say the man allegedly committed the
Police officers have been visiting community and religious leaders as well as business operators throughout the country as a proactive measure to ensure full compliance with the relaxing of certain restrictions. Th
Veronica and Manoa Malani's lawyer Simione Valenitabua has been given 28 days to file their affidavit of evidence in the Suva High Court. The couple appeared in court today after Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyu
The Lau Education Charitable Trust has launched its social media platform for a new globally funded education initiative. The social media platform was launched by co-patrons of the Trust, Adi Davila Toganivalu and
More than 60 women market vendors of Nausori will soon have access to safe and secure accommodation as the new $500,000 women’s accommodation centre project has begun. Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar
A 33-year-old COVID positive man from Newtown died at home on 1st October. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says his family reported that he had a reduced appetite, generalized body weakness, and letha
A live tsunami siren test will be conducted for the Suva to Lami corridor at 11am on Tuesday by the National Disaster Management Office. NDMO says they are testing the functionality of the sirens. All 13 siren
The Director of Church Communications of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints of Fiji Sulueti Kama says they will be asking their members who are yet to be fully vaccinated to join the virtual services on soc
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the mixing of vaccinated and unvaccinated persons remains a risk in any setting but more so in indoor gatherings and should be adequately mitigated. He stre
Tourism stakeholders have been told by Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum about the need to finalise all the protocols on tourism and travel so they can be announced on 10th October. In a meeting with border cont
Mysterious billboards with the number 30 have popped up across the world, sparking speculation among fans that Adele may be about to release a much-anticipated new album. Sky News reports photos of the signs have b
The Health Ministry says they have one COVID-19 death to report. The one COVID-19 death was reported from the Central Division. It is an 82-year-old man from Suva. He presented to the CWM Hospital in resp
Fiji has 38 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. There are now 12,875 active cases. The Health Ministry says there have been 51,098 cases during the outbreak that started i
To date, 593,042 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 460,081 have received their second doses. This means 95.9% of adults have received at least one dose and 74.4% are now full
Fiji National University says they will be reopening campuses in a controlled and step by step manner. Vice-Chancellor Professor Toby Wilkinson says in Phase 1, starting on Monday 4th October, they will be reopenin
The medical and physical screening of all the national rugby teams in High-Performance Unit Centres in Nadi, Sigatoka and Suva will be the main priority of the Fiji Rugby Union when non-contact sports and training is al
The Fiji Football Association says their coaches and Technical Director are meeting all the District Managers and advising players what they need to do to get their fitness level up without getting in contact with other
Teachers are now able to directly communicate with the Ministry of Education and with each other as an online Teachers Talanoa Platform has been launched. Education Minister Premila Kumar says one of the difficulti
