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The National Federation Party says the rejection of a motion on COVID-19 response inquiry is a mockery of parliamentary democracy. NFP General Secretary Seni Nabou says in a statement that the motion, which was vet
July was the world's hottest month ever recorded. That's according to the US federal scientific and regulatory agency. The data shows that the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.93 degrees Celci
Team Bravo which was the second Australia and New Zealand Medical Assistance Team to arrive in Fiji has returned home after assisting our frontline workers for three weeks. They arrived in Fiji last month and had b
533,078 adults in Fiji have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 210,503 have received their second doses. This means that 90.9% of the target population have received at least one dose and 35.9%
There are currently 291 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital. 72 patients are admitted to the Lautoka Hospital, 62 patients are admitted at the FEMAT Field Hospital, and 157 are admitted at CWM Hospital, St Gile
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced a number of Agricultural Support Programs which includes Commercial Agriculture and Food Security and Livelihood Programs that aims to assist farmers in the current financial ye
Roop Lata of Bulileka, Labasa whose house was destroyed during Tropical Cyclone Yasa has received a newly built home today from the Commissioner Northern Uraia Rainima. The incident also claimed the life of her la
FijiFirst candidate in the 2018 general elections Sachida Nand has been awarded the vacant parliamentary seat after the resignation of former Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa.
A mobile medical team from Suva is currently working with the medical staff from Korovou Hospital and Nayavu Health Centre in identifying serious COVID-19 cases in the Tailevu Province as there are concerns following a
The Ministry of Agriculture is targeting to assist another 47,350 families under their Home Gardening Programme and 500 women through their Women in Agriculture Program. Minister for Agriculture, Doctor Mahendra Reddy s
A 24-year-old businesswoman of Cumming Street, Suva and a 39-year-old caretaker from Gaji Road, Samabula appeared before Magistrate Waleen George today after they were allegedly found with methamphetamine and marijuana.
You can expect wet weather to continue till Sunday as a weakening trough of low pressure lies just to the north of Fiji and is gradually moving away from the group. A high pressure system to the south of the countr
Australia is now on the verge of delivering the 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that they had pledged to give Fiji earlier this year. Another 100,000 doses arrived in the country last night which takes t
56,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Japan will be delivered to Fiji later this month through the donation of the Japanese Government. Japanese Ambassador Kawakami Fumihiro says urgent arrangements
Many members of the Fiji Australia Business Council have commended the various initiatives the Fijian Government has started rolling out in preparation for re-opening the economy to support Fiji’s economic recovery po
A 40-year-old businessman and 24-year old woman will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today after they were allegedly found with methamphetamine and marijuana. Police say they were stopped and searched by a tea
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was discovered floating in waters near Naboro, Waya in Yasawa yesterday morning. According to Police, the man went out to sea with a 16
529,552 eligible Fijians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while 202,334 people are now fully vaccinated. This means 90.3% of the eligible population have received the first dose while 34.5% are
The Australian capital Canberra is going into a snap one-week lockdown after recording its first case of COVID-19 in more than a year. The lockdown was called for the whole of the Australian Capital Territory - hom
Authorities in north Germany have asked more than 8,000 people to get repeat COVID-19 vaccinations because a nurse is suspected of having injected saline instead of the vaccine in many cases. Saline is a mixture of
