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Many Fijians took to social media yesterday to show their appreciation to our frontline workers who have been working tirelessly to protect the nation against the spread of COVID-19. Prompted by an NGO called Allia
You should expect rain until late Wednesday if you live in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and the Lau and Lomaiviti groups. The Nadi Weather Office says all this rain is being brought by a trough of low pressure th
200 families facing the economic wrath of COVID-19 in the Western Division have received food packs through a donation by Amazing Foods & Plastic Groups Pty Fiji Ltd and JPT Enterprise. The food packs were official
Three employees of Danam (Fiji) Pte Limited in Lautoka who were arrested for allegedly operating a non-essential business have been released on bail by the Lautoka Magistrates court. The alleged incident occurred o
To battle the current increase of COVID-19 cases in the Central Division, the Health Ministry has set up a number of screening facilities to protect some of their health facilities. The Samabula Health Centre has r
The Health Ministry is urging people to ensure that they have their careFIJI app-enabled. The Health Ministry says some of the recent cases have the app but their Bluetooth was not turned on. Please ensure you
Lautoka Hospital has completed 18 days of isolation so far. The Health Ministry says it is undertaking the 4th round of testing for staff and patients. They also plan to complete the 2nd dose of vaccination fo
The Health Ministry will conduct a massive vaccination drive beginning today throughout the Central Division for all persons 18 and older who have not yet received their first dose. The Ministry says they have arra
51 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours for breaching social gathering guidelines, 20 people were arrested for breaching curfew while one person was arrested for crossing a containment area. Acting Police
A study in England has found that the AstraZeneca and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses. The BBC reports two jabs of either vaccine to give a s
4,769 families in Nausori and Suva were assisted through government’s food assistance program yesterday. These are the families who requested for food assistance by calling on *161# earlier in the week but could
The search continues today for two Fijians and three Indonesian nationals who were on board the local fishing vessel, FV Tiro 2 where a crew member was allegedly murdered. Police have confirmed they are investigati
Samoa has been thrown into a constitutional crisis after the Head of State suspended Parliament's scheduled Monday sitting in a shock last-minute move moments ago. In a statement, Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi
The Ministry of Economy will be providing food packs to families in the Muanikoso lockdown area from either Wednesday or Thursday this week. Coordinator Kamal Gounder they will wait on the Ministry of Health to let
The three crew members who were onboard the local fishing vessel, FV Tiro 2 are still being questioned by Police. Police have confirmed they are investigating allegations that a murder happened on board the vessel
The borders of the lockdown areas of Makoi in Nasinu, Naria in Rakiraki, and Dokonavatu, Nanukuloa and Naiserelagi in Savoi, Ra has been lifted. Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong says these are
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr.James Fong says the contact tracing stemming from case 190 (the security company driver) has identified 29 contacts. He says none of these contacts have been confirmed as COVID-pos
Water Authority of Fiji Chief Executive Officer Barry Omundson has resigned from his position due to personal reasons. WAF Board Chairman Bhavesh Kumar says they have accepted Omundson’s resignation and wish him
More than 330 families from Wainadoi 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 three weeks. Director Renu Singh says
The Ministry of Economy is currently distributing ration packs to families living in Suva and Nausori who missed out on the government’s food distribution program earlier in the week. Their teams started the dist
