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Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says they will be setting up snap checkpoints throughout the divisions as officers continue to conduct community visitations as well as keeping a close eye on business operator
10 more medical personnel have arrived from Australia and New Zealand to help Fiji battle the spread of COVID-19. They are part of Team Charlie that will be based in Suva to assist the frontliners. This is the
Digicel has donated hygiene and sanitation products worth $8,000 to the Ministry of Health in support of their community outreach program in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. Digicel says items include adul
A fire has been raging at the Vunato rubbish dumpsite in Lautoka for the last two days and there are serious health concerns for residents that live near the site because of the smoke. Lautoka City Council workers
The 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases per day is a worrying 1013 cases per day or 1145 cases per million population per day, and the Western Division is now seeing an increasing number of severe cases and deaths.
Economic activity slowed significantly in late April and May as the spread of the Delta variant intensified in the country, worsening Fiji’s socio-economic situation however some pick-up has been noted from June as mo
$332 million was received in personal remittances by families in Fiji from people overseas in the first five months of this year. The Reserve Bank of Fiji says the total personal remittances grew by 27.7%. It
The Tappoo Group of Companies says one of their smaller bulk stores in Suva was affected by the fire last night that engulfed a commercial building in Raiwai late last night. Tappoo Group adds their main warehouse
Prominent lawyer Jon Apted says he is very much in favour of vaccination and an advocate for people to take the vaccine. Apted highlighted this while speaking on Fiji Law Society's virtual discussion on “To Jab o
Ten cases of rape and 3 cases of sexual assault have been recorded for the month of July. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were five victims who were under the age of 18 years. A 44
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu will not make any comments on whether Police are monitoring meetings of the Taukei Movement or whether certain members are under investigation. This follows the Prime Min
The Ba Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the move by police to step up operations around the country however Secretary, Anil Ameen says they cannot take a generalized view regarding fire incidents in Ba and
Three people have been questioned and released in relation to the fire at a shop and mosque in Taveuni on the night of July 24th. Police had earlier confirmed the three were questioned for alleged arson. The s
Police say the joint investigations with the National Fire Authority into two separate fire cases last night are underway. The first report of fire was received at the Ba Police Station before 8pm last night.
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says as joint investigations by the Police and the National Fire Authority continue to determine the cause of the fire in Ba and Raiwai, they urge Fijians not to be influenced
Six people are currently receiving medical treatment at the Oceania Hospital after the bus they were travelling in veered off the road and crashed in Wailoku this morning. Police say the driver is also receiving tr
484,629 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 144,190 people have received their second dose. This means that 82.6 percent of the target population have received at least one do
Several people have been rushed to the hospital following an accident in Wailoku this morning where a bus allegedly veered off the road and crashed. Police are yet to release further details. A Wailoku resident
US shot-putter Raven Saunders has made the Tokyo Olympics' first podium demonstration, after winning her event's silver medal. BBC News reports as the medallists posed for photos, Saunders raised her arms and cross
The Tappoo Warehouse along Carpenters Street in Raiwai was destroyed in a fire last night. The cost of the damage is yet to be determined. Police and NFA are investigating how the fire started. The fire w
