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German manager, Joachim Low says they must be more vigorous in attack if they are to beat Portugal in their EUFA Euro 2020 group match tomorrow morning. Germany earlier lost 1-0 to France while defending champions,
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says while we have not seen high rates of hospitalisations and fatalities so far in Fiji, that could change if COVID-19 spreads further among more vulnerable segments of
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the main priority of the Australian Medical Assistance Team coming in will be on creating additional medical spaces that can offer non-COVID care to patients and st
The 7 day average of new COVID-19 cases per day for Fiji has increased to 105 cases per day or 119 cases per million population per day. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the increasing number
One person has been killed and two injured, in the tornado that swept through South Auckland this morning. The storm lifted roofs, toppled trees, shattered windows, downed powerlines and sent trampolines flying in
A PUBG Fiji COVID Charity tournament will be held at 8 tonight to raise funds for people struggling to put food on the table due to the financial impact of the current COVID-19 outbreak in the country. PlayerUnknow
Police officers had to intervene and disperse crowds gathered at My Suva Park and Suva Point this morning as a proactive step in the wake of growing concerns of people not adhering to precautionary health measures.
19 people were arrested for playing contact sports over the last 24 hours while there were 19 alcohol-related cases and 9 for curfew breaches. Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu says 7 people were found pl
The Health Ministry stresses that it will continue to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as the World Health Organization’s recommendations for the vaccine remains the same. In a joint statement with th
The Fiji National University says it is applying flexibility to deadlines for assessments and the format of the assessments themselves to support all students during these difficult times. FNU Vice-Chancellor Profe
22 new families in home isolation in Nakasi, Wainibuku, Nausori, Nadawa, Khalsa Road, Valelevu and Lami received grocery and essential item packs from the government yesterday. 63 grocery and essential item packs w
More than 200 tourism operators have joined the Care Fiji Commitment program. The program which was launched in October last year ensures tourism businesses adopt enhanced safety standards by upskilling operators i
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has announced that additional emergency funding of FJ$291,000 will be made available to the New Zealand High Commission in Fiji to support the provision of food relief
Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar, Voreqe Bainimarama says he is confident the new Chair of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Pradeep Lal will add exceptional value in further transforming the FSC. The new appointmen
Former Ba Mayor and businessman Dijendra Singh who was commonly known as Dick Singh has passed away. Singh passed away at the Ba Mission hospital last night. He became Mayor of Ba in 1975 and also served as De
Dairy farmers in lockdown areas can access emergency supplies of feed supplements for half the value as Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company Limited has been rolling out the subsidy program in partnership with Fiji Dairy Limi
National Farmers Union General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry says cane farmers want the delivery payment of $32.61 a tonne to be increased to $42 along with a forecast cane price of $70 per tonne however the Registrar of
Head of the Vaccination Taskforce of the Health Ministry, Doctor Rachel Devi says Fiji is exploring the options on which COVID-19 vaccine will be approved for children by the World Health Organization as COVID-19 has al
43 percent of Fijians have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 2.1 percent of the target population are fully vaccinated. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says this means 252
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the situation in the Sigatoka area was handled in accordance with the Public Health Act and it was not done as a form of intimidation to silence the people who were speaki
