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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told the NZ media her advice is the lockdown strategy for COVID-19 has saved lives. According to Radio NZ, Ardern told New Zealand media it was up to the Fijian Gover
The Church Minister of Eleventh Hour Ministry in Lautoka, Tuiloma Tutani Tawaivuna appeared before Chief Magistrate, Usaia Ratuvili this afternoon charged with six counts of Malicious Acts. It is alleged Tawaivuna
The Ministry of Health is requesting members of the public who were present at the MPAiSA Booth in Navua Town between 12pm to 3pm on Tuesday 6th July to please call 158 or 9985956. The Ministry says this is part of
Close to 2,300 families in the Western Division who relied on the tourism sector for their livelihood and are now struggling to make ends meet, will now be able to explore new market opportunities after the US Governmen
Fiji Television Limited has secured the rights to broadcast the Tokyo Olympics on its free to air channel, Fiji One. Fiji TV’s General Manager, Sitiveni Halofaki says they always strive to secure and broadcast th
Around 205,000 Fijians in the informal sector were paid out $10.2 million through the second round of government's $50 cash assistance this week. These are individuals whose employment income has been affected and
The body of a man was found floating in the Suva Harbour at 6am yesterday. Police say the man who is a Fijian national has been identified. They say a post mortem will be conducted later to determine the cause
A 48-year-old church minister has been charged for allegedly posting a series of short videos on Facebook that created public alarm and anxiety by calling on people not to get vaccinated. Police say the man allege
A Fijian technical official who is currently part of Team Fiji’s 96-hour isolation period, ahead of their departure to Tokyo, Japan has tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result, will no longer officiate at the Oly
Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed and his wife injured in an attack on their home in the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. The interim Prime Minister M Claude Joseph says unidentified gunmen stormed
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in the Suva-Nausori containment zone, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services advises that home-based screening and swabbin
329,837 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 56,974 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means that 56 percent of t
The Fijian government has delivered around 1,092 household packs to Fijians in the Qauia lockdown area. The government says from 2nd July to 4th July, round 2 of food rations were distributed in the Qauia lockdown
Nearly all businesses in Nadi have seen a 70 to 90 percent drop in business due to COVID-19 while some have temporarily closed in the hope that the situation will improve quickly for them to resume. Restaurants op
The majority of the people who have unfortunately passed away because of COVID-19 in Fiji are iTaukei. This was highlighted by the Fiji National University Associate Dean Research and Director of the Fiji Institute
The National Fire Authority with the assistance from stakeholders in the Western Division has launched the promotion of fire safety messages and is displaying fire-safe messages on a bus. The NFA has thanked Nadan
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu says Police will take in some people for questioning from Qauia Settlement after some people were protesting within the lockdown area. Tudravu says they have received inf
Sydney residents will be in lockdown for another week as Australia's largest city fights to contain a Covid outbreak. The New South Wales government said it had made the "difficult decision" as it battles the high
84 people were arrested over the last 24-hour period for failing to wear a mask in a public place within a containment or lockdown zone as Police step up on the enforcement of mandatory wearing of masks. Other repo
Removal of VAT from basic food items is one of the main submissions made by the Fiji Council of Social Services for the upcoming National Budget. Executive Director, Vani Catanasiga says they can see from the last
