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173 will be the first number on the ballot paper for the next General Election. This morning, the Electoral Commission conducted a ball draw to determine the first 3-digit number that will appear on the ballot paper for
The U.S. Government, through USAID has announced a new US $1.5 million partnership with UNICEF to support governments around the region to vaccinate their populations quickly and effectively against COVID-19. This
The Fiji Trades Union Congress is again pushing for the minimum wage rate to be increased to $4 an hour and the National Secretary, Felix Anthony also says they do not want salary cuts for civil servants, no increase in
56 household packs were distributed yesterday by the Government to families that are now on lockdown in the Naitasiri area. The Government says four new clusters were found in the Naitasiri area and they had to loc
The European Union has announced a raft of climate change legislation aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. A dozen draft proposals, which still need to be approved by the bloc's
370,219 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 70,917 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 63.1 percent of t
A team of 14 medical personnel from Australia and New Zealand and three liaison officers have arrived into Fiji to help the Ministry of Health combat the spread of COVID-19. The ANZMAT team – Bravo – which wil
Greater Sydney faces at least two more weeks of lockdown, after 97 new cases of locally acquired cases were reported. 9news reports that of those, 24 cases were infectious while in the community. That is the k
The President of the Fiji Medical Association, Doctor Basharat Munshi is pleading to the people in the country to all come together to win against COVID-19 as our health workforce has been stretched to breaking point fr
Programs like free education and the bus fare subsidy are expected to continue to receive appropriate funding in the 2021-2022 National Budget despite the current circumstances. However, this will be all be linked
The Fiji National University Students Association is calling on the Government to invest more in the digital platforms, especially to assist tertiary students who are now studying online from their homes. President
Fiji will soon receive 150,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The Moderna vaccine is coming into the country with the support of the United States of America under the COVAX Facility vaccine dose sharing me
28,000 face masks are being distributed to communities throughout Fiji through the combined efforts of Rotary Clubs in New Zealand and Fiji. The Club says the face masks were donated to a Rotary District in New Zea
The immediate focus of new Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill will be to work with Fiji’s health authorities to restore tourism activity which has been most affected since we recorded our first case of COVID-19 in the countr
Saint John New Zealand is sending four all-terrain ambulances to Fiji along with medical equipment and boxes of personal protective equipment. According to Stuff.co, St John Fiji Chief Executive, Emma Bovoro had r
There is a huge potential for the commercial sale of kava in Australia as it is currently facing a shortage in supply and can cost up to AUD$350 a kg on the black market. This is the view of Professor Satish Chand
The Ministry of Health is now looking at more safe and convenient options for swabbing for COVID-19 for people as it is looking at having swabbing drive-through sites. Vunimono High School in Nausori is Fiji’s
Only emergency services will be available at the Nausori Health Centre and Wainibokasi Hospital from today. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says all General Outpatient Department cases will be treated
Justin Narayan who is a first-generation Australian with Fijian heritage has won MasterChef Australia. Narayan's parents are from Fiji. The 27-year-old pastor impressed the judges with his risk-taking ability.
Australia will deploy a second medical team to Fiji today following advice from their experts who are currently working with the Ministry of Health in Suva. The multi-disciplinary team consisting of 17 personnel fr
