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The COVID-19 vaccination drive at the Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre in Nasese for people living in Muanikau, Ratu Sukuna Road, Domain, Nasese, Nasova, and Veiuto will end this afternoon. Around 1,688 people have be
England has topped its pool in EURO 2020 after beating Czech Republic 1-0 in their last pool match this morning. Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of the match in the first half. England will now play eithe
A second consignment of personal protective equipment and medical supplies has arrived from New Zealand to support Fiji’s COVID-19 containment efforts. The New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji Jonathan Curr rev
The Land Transport Authority CEO, Samuel Simpson will be leaving 6 months earlier than the date that his contract officially ends. LTA Board Chairman Vijay Maharaj says Simpson’s last day in the office is on the
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says the Nausori Market will be closed today. Kumar says this will be for decontamination purposes which is necessary for public safety. She further says the market
A Qauia Settlement resident is praying for the situation to get better due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in their area so that he can return to work. Saula Korovou who is the sole breadwinner of h
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says supporting the unemployed and getting people back to jobs will be a key focus of the National Budget. Sayed-Khaiyum held discussions with members of the Suva Retailers
A retired school headteacher and two retired FSC workers, all from Lane 25 in Rarawai, Ba have teamed up with an Auckland couple to help the families in their area who have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemi
In a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19, majority of the families in Delainavesi in Lami have taken extra precautions by stopping people from coming close to their houses and even their neighbouring shops. A reside
33 cases were recorded over the last 24 hours for breach of curfew and health restrictions as people continue to disregard health guidelines to drink grog and alcohol. Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudra
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong will appear on a special Straight Talk show with our News Director Vijay Narayan at 7 tonight. You can watch the talk back show on our website, fijivillage and our
The COVID-19 vaccination drive will continue at the Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre in Nasese today for people living in Muanikau, Ratu Sukuna Road, Domain, Nasese, Nasova and Veiuto. More than 750 people were vaccin
67 families in villages and settlements in Tailevu that are in isolation have been provided with ration packs by the government. A team from the Ministry of Economy distributed the grocery and essential item packs
Actor Akshay Kumar has started shooting for his next film Raksha Bandhdan. The film also stars Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, Sadia Khateeb, and Smrithi Srikanth who play Kumar’s sisters. The movie is direc
An Australian Medical Assistance Team which also includes members from New Zealand arrived into the country last night. They will begin their 28 day assignment to support the COVID-19 response after staying in quar
New World Supermarket in Nausori will be closed today as it has been determined as a site of interest after risk assessment and contact tracing efforts conducted by the Ministry of Health. This is to allow for a th
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues. BBC News reports overseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans could attend providing crowds did not exceed 50%
Qauia Settlement in Lami will be on a 48-hour lockdown until 4am Thursday 24th June 2021. The Ministry of Health says the aim of the lockdown is to conduct rapid screening, tracing, swabbing and quarantine or isola
Police have confirmed that the brawl that happened at Jittu Estate on Sunday allegedly started from a social gathering of youths who were involved in a drinking party. Police say more people are expected to be brou
Police say a social media post claiming a 21-year old man died after he was assaulted by police officers is another attempt to discredit the Force. The Force says the man's death was not as a result of an alleged b
