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A staff member of the United Nations in Fiji is being medically evacuated to Auckland through the assistance of the Fijian and New Zealand Governments. Fijivillage has received confirmation that it is a COVID-19 re
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says people like SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka should understand that the Bill to amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act deals with an administrative matter that will assist in ease of d
SODELPA MP Lynda Tabuya withdrew a motion to cut allocations for wages and salaries for the Prime Minister's Office after she was told by Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum that this would result in staff being ma
Olympic Gold Medal winning Fiji 7s Coach, Gareth Baber says the incredible journey that he and his team were on as they prepared to defend the Olympic Gold medal in the midst of a global pandemic was called the 'Hero's
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji's win in the Tokyo Olympics is worth more than Gold. He has thanked the players and says their love for the game, for each other and their country has shown again that wh
The wife of Fiji Men’s 7s team coach Gareth Baber, Danielle Baber says her husband rang them up immediately after they beat New Zealand in the final. She says she has not seen him smile so much in a long time
457,752 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 111,541 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 78% of the target p
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 12 new COVID-19 deaths from 24th to 27th July and 1057 COVID cases for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am today. The first COVID-19 death is a 44-ye
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the transport assistance has been reduced by $4.3 million in the 2021/2022 National Budget because they do not expect schools to re-open in the next few months. He hig
Attorney General and Minister for Communications, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they have engaged a German company to start work on vaccine passports and it will be a document that will be required. $2 million has been
Attorney General and Minister for Communications, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they still need Qorvis Communications to help them in some of the work that they get done behind the scenes internationally. Qorvis Communi
A motion by SODELPA MP Lynda Tabuya for the overseas travel allowance of the Prime Minister to be reduced by $175,000 has been defeated in parliament. During the committee of supply stage of the budget debate, Tabu
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there is no increase in the number of civil service positions except for the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Local Government and the Fiji Police
The Prime Minister and the Minister for Itaukei Affairs Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed that the review of Village Guidelines is work in progress. $20,000 has been allocated in the 2021/2022 National Budget for t
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka has been questioned and released by Police. Gavoka was summoned to CID Headquarters in relation to his comments on the Bill to amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act. Acting Police Com
At the urging of federal regulators in the US, two coronavirus vaccine makers are expanding the size of their clinical trials for children aged 5 to 11 years — a precautionary measure designed to detect rare side effe
Minister of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa has assured Social Welfare beneficiaries that their entitlements will not be affected in the 2021/2022 National Budget. While supporting the 20
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Opposition was completely caught off-guard with the 2021/2022 National Budget as they only had doom and gloom in their mind and therefore were not expecting the bold an
Good news for villagers in Rotuma and Lakeba Island in Lau as they can now access COVID-19 vaccines. The Health Ministry through the support of Wayne and Deborah Hinton from Advanced Aviation Training and the Sea
The drive through swab service at the Suva Civic Centre will continue from today till Friday and it is specifically targeting people who are most at risk of severe illness from COVID-19. If you are over 40 years of
