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Fixed penalties have been gazetted for breaching COVID-19 related regulations and a person who will be issued the infringement notice will have to pay the fixed penalty or elect to dispute in court within 90 days.
Fiji will soon begin administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to arrive in Fiji within the next week or two. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is coming into the country with the support of the Uni
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) is mourning the passing away of Christopher Dard Keung Yee, fondly known as Chris, who succumbed to COVID-19. Yee was recruited in 2001 as a Gene
Acting Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri Gounder has been appointed as a member of the Fiji National Provident Fund Board. Gounder officially joined the Fund as a Board Director on 24th June 2021. FNPF sa
Digicel Fiji has today donated 10,000 surgical masks and thermal temperature guns to support the National Disaster Management Office’s community outreach program in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. Digic
The Motibhai Group of Companies say no doubt a vaccinated workforce will be critical factor in a border reopening framework. Group Manager Human Resources Sanjay Kumar says all their staff at the Motibhai Business
127 household packs have been distributed to families in home isolation in the Lami, Suva, Nasinu, Nausori and Lautoka areas by the government yesterday. This includes 110 packs that were distributed in Lami, Suva,
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says for now, they can only come in and support the Ministry of Health in terms of coordinating some of their activities but they will need experts to find the solution
Another 70,000 doses of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Nadi from Australia last night. Australia has so far provided Fiji with 390,000 doses which is part of the 1 million doses they have pledged to gi
Fiji Medical Association President, Doctor Basharat Munshi, Doctor Lisi Tikoduadua and Doctor Penuel Emi will appear on a special fijivillage Straight Talk with our News Director Vijay Narayan on COVID-19 at 8.30 tonigh
335,305 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 59,574 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 57%t of the ta
721 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 COVID-19 deaths have been reported for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the first COVID-19 death is an 80-year-o
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says out of the 353,416 Fijians who applied for the second round of the Government's $50 cash assistance, 65,275 people applied with more than one sim card. Bainimarama says anothe
The Leader of the Fiji Labour Party Mahendra Chaudhry says there is widespread panic in the country as new COVID cases surge yet the Government ignores the people’s call for a hard lockdown to contain the virus.
New penalties for breach of COVID-19 related regulations will take effect from next week where spot fines will range from $20 for individuals and up to $4,000 for companies depending on the severity of the offence.
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has said in his national announcement that a period of 28 days of a hard lockdown, as some are calling for, cannot be strictly enforced everywhere in Fiji and their experts tell them i
The Association of Banks and the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Ariff Ali met with Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum for their second meeting today to discuss initiatives for the upcoming 2021-2022 National Bu
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama will make a statement on COVID-19 at 7.30pm tonight. Stay with fijivillage for the live coverage of the statement. We will also have live coverage on our facebook page, fijiv
With authorities making numerous calls for people to follow curfew and health related restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19, more people continue to disregard the orders as an alarming 88 arrests were made for fai
The Leader of the National Federation Party Professor Biman Prasad says they are getting tired of asking the Government to change its strategies regarding COVID-19 as people are dying and even arriving to the hospital d
