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Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are concerned about recurring incidents of people violating established protocols designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after confirmation that a man trav
The University of the South Pacific Students Association, the USP Staff Union and the Association of the USP Staff say, Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum used Parliamentary privilege to publicly disagree with the ma
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong confirms that he, Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan and Doctor Jemesa Tudravu are in home isolation for another 10 days. One of the Incident Management Team staff who is posi
SODLEPA MP Ro Teimumu says the Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate should do something to shorten the travelling time between places like Suva and Nausori and not just come to parliament and give long speeches whil
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says when they reach government, they will not have donors sitting on interview panels of candidates of political parties with the Attorney General and will also n
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there was a company Duavata Initiative Limited that was in fact registered through Munro Leys who subsequently got a lot of work from the SDL government. He says the direc
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Political Parties Amendment Bill will allow the Registrar of Political Parties to access the election spending of political parties and compliance with other laws. Whi
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says a sustained period of lockdown with rigid enforcement measures seems to be the only way out of the COVID crisis as the number of infections rise alarmingly in the country.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Praveen Bala says someone like him who contested two elections under the old electoral system is thankful like many Fijians that they have moved on. He says amendme
As a precautionary measure, Hot Bread Kitchen at the LICI Building at Butt Street in Suva has closed off the shop for the next 48 hours, pending swab results of the staff who worked on certain shifts. The company s
A screening zone has been set up in Vuisiga Village, Savusavu Settlement, Laselevu Village and Matainasau Village in Naitasiri. Staff from the Ministry of Health will be screening all residents in the settlement a
The Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has referred SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula to FICAC for it to investigate whether Nawaikula provided a false declaration to a registration official when he made an application t
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Bill to Amend the Electoral Registration of Voters Act aims to better protect the voters however SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says we should have the general elections in
More than 468 families from Suva to Nadi who have been affected by the recent outbreak of COVID-19 have been assisted with food packs by Make a Difference-Fiji in the last four weeks. Director Renu Singh says they
A former hotel worker is trying her best to help people who are struggling due to the effects of COVID-19 and has so far assisted 52 families with food packs and vouchers. These are people who have lost their jobs
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says vaccination is an opportunity in the midst of this crisis, do not hold back and grab it. He says recently, a video went viral in which a pretender argued against the vaccine.
Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport Faiyaz Koya says the Electoral Amendment Bill will give the Elections authorities powers to monitor campaigns properly and minimize misleading information which has be
The Naitasiri COVID-19 Command Centre has put together a plan and a timetable to help control overcrowding at the Sawani Border in Naitasiri. The various districts have been grouped and allocated separate days to
The COVID-19 nationwide vaccination campaign will continue today. It will start at 9am and finish at 4.30pm. This is for the first dose of the vaccine. Please note that vaccination is only available to t
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born this morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California. BBC News
