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The European Union has reaffirmed its commitment to help the Fijian Government fight its second wave of COVID-19 by providing a further $12.3 million to support sustainable rural livelihoods. The budget support to
An 18 year old man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting two sisters aged 12 and 15 years on Saturday. He has been charged with one count of sexual assault, one count of indecent assault and one count
SODELPA MP, Mosese Bulitavu says going with SODELPA in the 2022 general elections is not an option for him if the party leader is not changed and the leadership does not fix all the problems and bickering in the party.
The Fiji Council of Social Services is calling on the Government to re-think how it will provide unemployment assistance particularly at this time when people are finding it hard to cope, and alcohol, kava and other sub
Nominee #2 Caleb Heatley Caleb Heatley is a 23-year-old who resides in Kulukulu Village in Sigatoka. He is a graphic & musical artist and hails from Wainunu, Bua, Vanua Levu. He is part of the Kulukulu
Fiji Airways Managing Director and CEO, Andre Viljoen says their flight schedules will be released immediately following an official announcement by Government which outlines border requirements. While commemoratin
78 families living at the Newtown Hart in Suva have received assistance packages from the Live and Learn Fiji organisation. The assistance is funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Ea
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says 559,650 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of a COVID vaccine and 271,329 have received their second doses. This means that 95.6% of the target populatio
The Nabouwalu Containment Protocols have been lifted after 14 Days. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says this has been done because all 17 primary contacts have completed quarantine with negative tests
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says Fiji has had 505 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. 343 cases are from the Western Division, 105 cases are from the Central Divisi
The Ministry of Fisheries is urging villagers in Beqa to refrain from harming the seal that has been found in Rukua Village. The seal has travelled a long way away from its natural habitat. Marine scientists
The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji has confirmed that the snake that was found in Vatuwaqa this morning was a Pacific Boa. The snake has been caught and released in Colo-I-Suva. They say the snake is a native s
Registrar of Political Parties Mohammed Saneem has confirmed that they have received one objection to the proposed People’s Alliance. Former Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka is the proposed leader of the proposed
54 people are homeless after 15 fire incidents this month. Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar revealed this in a press conference today where she also highlighted that 10 fire incidents were recorded last
Majority of the single mothers who have been struggling for a longer period of time are those from the tourism sector. This has been highlighted by the CEO of Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Developmen
Electrical faults had caused the fire in Ba Town Council’s Central Arcade and Tappoos bulk house in Raiwai earlier this month. This has been confirmed by the CEO of the National Fire Authority, Puamau Sowane who
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says they are sick and tired learning about expatriates leaving prematurely from statutory authorities, institutions and organisations funded by taxpayers’ citing personal and family rea
The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, after a chaotic evacuation of thousands of Americans and Afghan allies to close out U.S. involvement there after 20 years of conflict. The
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says Fiji has 184 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am yesterday. 133 cases are from the Western Division, 40 cases are from the Cen
The New Zealand Government is supporting the Fijian team deployed in Kadavu by facilitating essential helicopter flights for patient transfer and supply runs. This morning a first pre-hospital flight, Mercy 1 deliv
