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The Special Administrator of the Nausori Town Council, Uma Kant Patel says most people failed to put rubbish on the roadside this morning in the Nausori Town area and Davuilevu. Patel says garbage collection has re
You can also call the NDMO toll-free help line 915 from 8am to 12am for non health related calls. The Health Ministry says the Fiji National Disaster Management Office launched the toll-free help line to support qu
The manager and a worker of an Exotic Fiji Limited outlet will be sentenced today for failing to comply with orders. Harish Kevin Kumar and Josua Dolo have pleaded guilty to their charges and have been remanded in
The President of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, Sarju Prasad says those people who are in need of help should take full advantage of the assistance provided by the government as funds have been set as
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong has encouraged people who are in the lockdown areas to reflect on what God would like them to do as they spend the next few days with their families at
The Methodist Church in Fiji Secretary for Communications Reverend Wilfred Regunamada says this is the time for everyone to come together and help one another regardless of which ethnicity or religious groups we belong
Health Minister, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete has thanked Fijians for continuing to stay at home and assisting the work of the community screening teams. He says you should call the COVID-19 helpline on 158 or visit a
Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says as a nation, we can understand the challenges that Girmitiyas faced, since they are similar to the hardships that we are currently facing. Akbar says now more than ever, cons
A resident of Lakena Number 2 Hill in Nausori, Sailesh Shandil who is also a Hindu priest says residents are now just praying for this difficult period to quickly pass as many people are going through daily challenges a
FRIEND Fiji attended to 43 emergency calls in Lautoka yesterday with 15 mothers urgently needing baby milk and the rest of the families who had no food at all. This week they have provided 420 packets of Lactogen b
A sudden loosening this past week of federal health guidance on masks has handed Americans a new calculation to make. And it is not just one calculation, but a maze of many. As people walked through their days, hour by
The Water Authority of Fiji is providing a 30-day extension to current water bill due dates. CEO, Barry Omundson says this is for the customers who are unable to pay their water bills because of the current COVID-1
Israel destroyed an 11-storey tower block in Gaza that houses offices of US-based Associated Press (AP) and other news media, saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The al-Jalaa bui
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has thanked everyone within the Suva Nausori lockdown zone for staying home this weekend. Dr. Fong says your time at home is being used efficiently by his teams to
The Fiji Centre for Disease Control has been fully decontaminated and has resumed processing COVID-19 tests from last night. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says all remaining staff have continued to
Good news for the residents of Northern Division as work near Korosomo slip in the Northern Division is now complete and road is open to traffic. The Fiji Roads Authority says they have built up the slip area to cre
Sai Prema Foundation will be assisting 500 families living in Nadi, Lautoka, Ba and Rakiraki with grocery packs who have been impacted by COVID-19. Foundation Director Sumeet Tappoo says the pressure felt by famili
There are concerns raised by some residents of Navua about some people who do not know the correct way of wearing face masks. They say these people are wearing the mask as mouth guards and not covering their noses
The only people seen in Suva City today apart from police and security guards are the homeless that are sitting and sleeping at the Suva Bus Stand. When questioned by fijivillage on what are police doing to ensure
Rakiraki Chamber of Commerce and Industry President, George Shiu Raj says all protocols set by the Permanent Secretary for Health are being followed by the people of Rakiraki Town. He says people are social distanc
