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Hollywood giant Walt Disney says the rest of its 2021 films will screen exclusively in cinemas before being made available for streaming. The decision is a boost to struggling entertainment venues, with major films
Police say they are concerned that health measures about wearing a mask in a public place are not being followed after 117 Public Health Infringement Notices for this offence were issued in the last two days. 171 P
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has confirmed that Fiji has recorded 143 new cases of COVID-19 of which 76 are from the Western Division, 59 are from the Central Division and 8 from the Eastern Division
People's Alliance Party Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says when the party has its first full executive meeting, he will submit a resolution of support for the USP and the resolution will also urge the Fijian Government to pay
Veronica Malani’s application for leave to apply for a judicial review of the Director of Public Prosecutions decision to not lay charges on the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in January this year has been dism
Consumer Council of Fiji Chief Executive Officer Seema Shandil says University of the South Pacific’s claim of being in the top 10% of universities in the world is misleading and overstretched at best. She says U
Ana Maisema who is a doctor at the Ministry of Health’s Incident Management Team has revealed that during the height of COVID-19 earlier this year, they almost reached a stage of having to decide who to save and who t
Change Maker #7 Ranadi Kei Viti Esala Seru Lewamama is well known as Ranadi Kei Viti. Ranadi Kei Viti is the President of Fijians for Change Initiative, a network that is providing food packs and clothing as well
The Ministry of Health has received medical equipment worth around $1 million from EqualMed. This includes 600,000 face masks, 2,400 face shields, 5,000 gowns, 5,000 protective sleeves, 66,000 cotton swab/applicato
The New Zealand Government has announced a contribution of $1.45million to the Fiji Red Cross Society’s COVID-19 response plans. New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, Jonathan Curr confirms the funding would b
US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping federal COVID measures that require workers at large companies to be vaccinated or face weekly testing. The new measures which also include a vaccine mandate for millio
Sai Prema Foundation is offering free general medical consultations and medications for all RFMF and Navy personnel, their spouses and children. This comes after the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the
More than 50% of the eligible population in the Central Division are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, 60.5% are fully vaccinated in the Western Division, 14.1% in the Eastern Division and 36.2% in the North. The Heal
Minister for Defence, National Security and Policing, Inia Seruiratu has highlighted that technology is definitely the way forward for most law enforcement agencies, thus creating meaningful change through superior serv
New Zealand has announced a further NZ$12 million of support towards Fiji’s COVID-19 response. The package builds on previous tranches of assistance New Zealand has provided to Fiji, totalling over NZ$50 million.
179 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed for the period that ended at 8am yesterday. 87 cases are from the Western Division, 90 cases are from the Central Division, 1 case is from the Eastern Division and 1 case
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they are in an advanced stage of planning to begin the vaccination of children under 18 years. He says they will begin with children between 16 and 18 years.
Around 800 Fijians from the Lau Group are stuck in Viti Levu due to the restrictions placed upon inter-island travel because of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bula Ko Lau forum administrator, Samisoni Pa
The Executive Director of the Fiji Council of Social Services, Vani Catanasiga is urging the Ministry of Economy to act with some urgency in relocating some of the villagers in Bua that were hit hard by TC Yasa. Ca
A 20 year old tertiary student appeared in the Nausori Magistrates Court today for allegedly causing the death of a 19 year old man from Waikete Village in a road accident. It is alleged Moape Saladuadua lost contr
