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If the new moon is sighted tonight, Eid-Ul-fitr will be celebrated tomorrow, otherwise it will be this Friday. President of Fiji Muslim League, Hafiz Khan says the message for this year’s Eid celebration is to o
Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.
Personal Protective Equipment has been donated by the New Zealand government for staff members of the Ministry of Disaster Management helping the Health Ministry contain the current COVID-19 outbreak. They also don
The Fiji National Provident Fund says the employers contribution payments for April is due this Friday. Acting CEO Viliame Vodonaivalu says the deadline for the payments for April contributions had been extended du
70,000 families have been assisted with a total payout of $6.3 million through the $90 assistance program so far. Acting Permanent Secretary for Economy Shiri Gounder says 37,000 families have been assisted in the
Two men in their 40s will appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court today each charged with one count of aggravated burglary. One of them allegedly broke into a house in Enamanu in Nadi and stole assorted items includin
The COVID-19 vaccination drive will start at the Khemendra Central School in Savusavu today. The Ministry of Health says they are targeting frontliners, including private and public health care workers, defence for
The Health Ministry’s Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says 31 patients have been seen at the Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team Field Hospital in the last 24 hours. He says 8 are currently admitte
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar is encouraging children to keep their spirits up during their extended school break and has asked parents to monitor how their children are doing to ensure that their mental health is t
Serious concerns have been raised about a video that has gone viral on social media which shows a few men who were allegedly drunk, and having a laugh with police officers who were in a police vehicle. The video sh
The World Health Organisation has classified the coronavirus variant first found in India last year as a "variant of global concern". It said preliminary studies show the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than o
The Nausori Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it supports the call made by the Suva Retailers Association for a full lockdown as the closure of essential businesses for a short period of time will help in getting ri
48,000 families have been assisted with a total payout of $4.3 million through the $90 assistance program so far. Acting Permanent Secretary for Economy Shiri Gounder says 36,000 families have been assisted in the
Carpenters Finance opposite Downtown Boulevard in Suva is closed and is contained for screening and contact tracing relating to COVID-19. This has been confirmed to fijivillage by the Carpenters Fiji Limited Direct
The Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team onboard the MV Veivueti today conducted their first emergency Caesarean section operation. While thanking the medical team, Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the del
Coronavirus deaths have fallen to zero in England for only the second time since the pandemic began, as new research suggests Britain’s world-leading vaccine rollout slashes the risk of dying from COVID-19 by up to 97
As discussions continue regarding what steps will be taken in relation to the COVID-19 cases in the country, a number of people resorted to panic buying from this morning. Legend FM News witnessed people standing i
Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong says the expiry for the new batch of COVID-19 vaccines are more friendly and the vaccination team is now coming up with another plan that will allow them to manage li
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says he has received a number of calls from concerned members of the community who have given them the location of people who moved from one containment zone to a non-co
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says if they call for a severe lockdown which goes for about 14 or 21 days, the public will expect that the lockdown must work. He says a severe lockdown has to be a
