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Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the sacrifices today will help pave the way back to the lives we love and the many wonderful celebrations of faith that we proudly and openly share in our united Fiji. He high
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Fiji Law Society should know that if there is a process you should not bypass it or try to interfere with it after the Society raised concern over the arrest, transfer to S
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says according to the Fijian Constitution, the Office of the Solicitor General is independent and it is not his department while Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says the
A high school teacher who trekked the Navosa Highlands for 2 days to deliver worksheets to his students says his source of motivation to go above and beyond is the situation these students and their families are in and
Operation Lesu I Vale has been launched to assist street dwellers return home or find solutions to the problems they are currently facing. The humanitarian effort is being conducted in partnership with the Fiji Pol
Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana moving slowly across the state with heavy rains and high winds that have left more than 742,000 families without power. The storm made landfall earlier in the day, on the 16th anniversar
There is good news for students of University of Fiji as the institution has announced a 10% reduction in tuition fees for all its courses and programs from 2022. Pro-Chancellor, Ambassador Kamlesh Arya says
Service providers need to show empathy to people during this crises as it is not about the numbers or an agenda but being there for the people of Fiji. This has been stressed by the Country Director of Medical Serv
Energy Fiji Limited will soon begin major electricity grid extension works along the Sawani – Waitolu – Viria corridor that will provide power supply to the new raw water intake and pumping station in Viria, Naitasi
The Ministry of Health says the situation in Kadavu and Malolo Island is extremely concerning as there is clear evidence of community transmission on both islands. It says they expect the case numbers to escalate t
Fiji has recorded 396 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am yesterday with 6 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Malolo Island. All these individuals have been isolated. There are now 29 activ
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says every time Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum loses an argument he decides this is a matter for Government action while Sayed-Khaiyum says the problem is th
New Zealand has recorded 83 new COVID-19 cases in the community. The total number of confirmed cases associated with the Auckland outbreak is now 511 - 496 in Auckland and 15 in Wellington. A total of 34 cases
The Health Ministry has identified sites of interest following the identification of a new COVID-19 case in Labasa on Friday, 27th August. The areas of interest include Shop & Save Supermarket, R.B. Patel Supermark
Minister for Tourism, Faiyaz Koya says the fastest way to bring tourism workers back into employment is by reaching the 80% vaccination target because when borders open up, it will not only be about protecting visitors
Social gathering continues to be a concern for Police as 82 notices from the 321 Public Health Infringement Notices that were issued between the 21st to the 26th of August were for social gatherings. 91 people wer
Permanent Secretary of Health Dr James Fong says as of the 27th August, 558,414 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 263,243 have received their second doses. This means that 95.
US President Joe Biden has warned that another attack on Kabul Airport is highly likely. About 170 people died after a suicide bomber targeted the airport on Friday as crowds of Afghans were trying to get on evacua
The Sawani border in Naitasiri is closed today for decontamination and will resume operations from tomorrow. The border will be closed for a period of 24-hours beginning at 4am today to 4am tomorrow. All activ
