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The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says it is vital for everyone to work collectively in ensuring that persons with disabilities and homeless persons are not left behind and they must be afforded dignit
The Permanent Secretary for Education Dr Anjeela Jokhan says this is not the time to put firm dates on school reopening however the Ministry has also highlighted that schools are planned to open on May 24th pertaining t
2,500 medical and non-medical personnel have received Heroes Gratitude Packs worth over $72,000 from Sai Prema Foundation and the NZ High Commission. These are frontline workers who are serving across the various
Australia is committed to providing Fiji with more COVID-19 vaccines. This was the message by the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji John Feakes while handing over the initial 10,000 AstraZeneca vaccines and othe
Acting Representative of WHO in the South Pacific, Doctor Akeem Ali says the death of the first locally transmitted COVID-19 patient reminds us all of the real, grave impact this virus can have on individuals, families,
Students will be able to access revision materials from Term 1 on the Ministry of Education website from next Monday with school holidays extended till May 24th. The Permanent Secretary for Education Anjeela Jokhan
A 15-year-old boy from Nabitu in Sigatoka was arrested after he crossed the Nadi containment area using a short-cut on horseback while a 58-year-old taxi driver was found carrying four passengers and breached the 50 per
Fiji has received a further 21,600 AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX. The Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong had earlier said they expect 64,800 of the 100,800 doses pledged by COVAX to arrive by June
Minister for Defence and National Security Inia Seruiratu says Divisional Commissioners are now identifying non-school facilities that can be used as community isolation centres. Currently, some schools have been
Permanent Secretary for Education Anjeela Jokhan will have a press conference at 1.30pm today on the reopening of schools. Stay with us for live coverage on our website, fijivillage.
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has assured the public that they are taking all the necessary measures to protect the CWM Hospital and everything they are doing at the moment is based on keeping the hospita
Social distancing floor markings have now been drawn up outside many of the major supermarkets, banks and post offices in the wider Suva area today. Many of the supermarkets now have people stationed outside to ens
NEW DELHI — His COVID-19 task force didn’t meet for months. His health minister assured the public in March that India had reached the pandemic’s “endgame.†A few weeks before that, Prime Minister Narendra Mod
6,632 FNPF members have so far been paid $1.45 million for the COVID-19 lockdown relief, which opened on Monday 26th April, 2021. $1.16 million was members own money while $294,042 was paid by the government.
An initial 10,000 Australian-made AstraZeneca vaccines have arrived in Fiji. The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes says Australia continues to assist Fiji in its efforts against COVID-19 during this
The Health Ministry's Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says the Raiwaqa Health Centre will be temporarily closed but patients who need treatment will need to go to the Samabula, Valelevu or the Sai Sanjeevani
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says a whole of government effort is currently in place in response to cases of COVID-19 in the country. Dr Fong says they had a response and preparedness plan even
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they have protocols in place to separate the positive and negative COVID-19 cases at the Lautoka Hospital. Fijivillage had questioned Dr Fong if all measures ar
Fiji currently has 42 active cases of COVID-19 in isolation. The Head of Health Protection Dr. Aalisha Sahukhan says 9 are border quarantine cases, 29 are locally transmitted cases and 4 cases are under investigati
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong says a lockdown is not something you just throw in and then think about what to do, you think about what you will do in a lockdown then you institute a lockdown. While answ
