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Sai Prema Foundation Fiji has collaborated with the Fiji Performing Rights Association to look after musicians and their families across Fiji with grocery packs. 70 families will be assisted through this initiative
20 farmers have each received $400 worth of farming kit under the Ministry of Agriculture’s Back To Rural Agriculture programme today. 8 farmers are from Nadi while 12 are from Sigatoka who used to work in urban
Win Together Sweepstakes winner, Lorraine Rigamoto says half of the $8,000 will be spent and the rest will be saved because she does not know how long this pandemic will last. The 26-year-old Raiwaqa resident says
568,676 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID vaccine and 308,258 have received their second doses as of the 7th of this month. This means that 96.9% of the target population have received at l
The 20-year old man alleged to have been driving a vehicle that was involved in an accident resulting in the death of a 19-year old man from Waikete Village has been charged. Police say the man had allegedly lost
Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation in their tribute to late Doctor Isimeli Tukana says he will forever be remembered for his passion towards humanity in steering communities away from non-communicable diseases and mental illn
The Australian High Court has found that Australian news outlets can be held liable for defamatory comments posted by readers on their social media posts. The landmark ruling could have wide implications for how Au
A man is currently in Police custody who is suspected to be dealing with forged international travel documents. The arrest in Nadi yesterday, was successful due to a joint operation conducted by Police, Fiji Revenu
240 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday with 159 cases on Kadavu, 49 cases from the Western Division, 32 from the Central Division and 4 new cases on Malolo Island.
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the greater challenge now for the Northern Division is to ensure it is ready for the repatriation of approximately 6000 persons who wish to return home. Dr Fon
The Fijian Teachers Association has made an application for constitutional redress in the Suva High Court after more than 200 teachers lost their jobs for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The matter was called bef
A resident of Navosai in Nasinu, Mahendra Singh has raised concerns that he has not received the $360 government unemployment assistance although he is on reduced hours. Singh says sometimes he works three days in
Long COVID is something that people who have had COVID-19 should keep a look out for and please see a physiotherapist if you face any issues. That is the message from a representative of the Fiji Physiotherapy Asso
Olympic gold medalist and Police officer, Waisea Nacuqu who is charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol has been released on bail by the Ba Magistrates Court. He has been released on a bail
The National Disaster Management Office will be conducting a live tsunami siren test for the Suva–Lami corridor at 11am this Friday. It says this exercise is part of the Government’s continued commitment toward
Olympic gold medalist and Police officer, Waisea Nacuqu has been charged with one count of drunk driving and will appear in the Ba Magistrates Court today. Nacuqu was caught with another Police officer in Ba early
Change Maker #6 - Shalini Lata Shalini Lata is currently a Financial Controller for a civil engineering consulting firm that operates out of Nadi, in Fiji’s Western Division. Shalini has a bachelor’s de
A 19-year-old Waikete villager passed away yesterday morning after an accident along Waikete Road in Tailevu. Police say the man was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old man from the same village.
Sai Prema Foundation Fiji through its Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre and outreach medical camps, will offer free general medical consultations and medications for all personnel of the NFA and their spouses and children.
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says 2 high-risk COVID patients from Naviti Island have been airlifted to Lautoka Hospital for further care, with one patient now admitted in a serious condition in the I
