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If we do happen to contract COVID, we don’t play by a different set of rules. Those are the words of Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong who says the health officials go into the same isolation ward
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says Lautoka may remain a containment area for some time longer after the confirmation of the two Lautoka Hospital doctors getting COVID-19. Doctor Fong says Lautok
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will have a press conference at 7pm tonight. Stay with fijivillage for live coverage.
The Fiji CSO Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response says cabinet ministers need to come forward now and tell Fijians about the plans they have in store for people after the latest COVID situation. Fiji Women's
Lautoka Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Pyara Singh says a bulk of businesses in Lautoka have closed their doors as per the government’s directive and their employees are receiving or have applied for FNPF assistance.
Two men attempted to break into the residence of a SODELPA parliamentarian in Colo-i-Suva at around 10.30 last night. Police say the men were armed with cane knives. They were trying to open the door when the
Police Crime Intelligence Officers are currently monitoring the Flagstaff area after comments by some members of the public that a man is groping women and girls in the shortcut at the end of Carew Street. Some peo
The Association of Banks in Fiji has donated $20,000 to the Ministry of Health in contact tracing efforts and containment of the coronavirus. President Rakesh Ram says they commend Permanent Secretary for Health, D
Social distancing is now being strictly enforced at the same Valelevu supermarkets which failed to strictly enforce the COVID-safe guidelines yesterday. We have also noticed that the number of people in supermarket
The Land Transport Authority has confirmed that the Defensive Driving Course is suspended for now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The course is a mandatory requirement before drivers with provisional licenses are giv
Non-essential businesses outside of the current containment areas in Suva, Nausori, Nadi and Lautoka areas can now operate. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong confirms they made this decision late yes
200 families who are in home quarantine in Lautoka have received food assistance from FRIEND Fiji. The Commissioner Western's Office received these food rations from the Founder and CEO of FRIEND, Sashi Kiran and
Many people could still be spotted walking around Suva without masks this morning. We saw both the young and old walking with masks in their hands at the Suva Bus Stand. They only put on their masks when they
Three people were arrested while drinking alcohol at Suva Point while a 25-year-old taxi driver and a 32-year-old man are arrested after swimming across a creek from Omkar in Narere to Nakasi. Three men in their 20
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says investment and consumption activity remained weak in the first three months of the year, indicating subdued confidence amidst continued economic uncertainty. However strong growth was
No amount of negative comments on social media will stop Claudette Wilson and Loraini Tabu from doing their duty and providing critical information from the COVID-19 press conferences to the members of the deaf communit
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says in consultation with the Ministry of Education, they are considering re-opening the schools on 24th May 2021 but that judgement depends entirely on Fiji’s COVID s
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the food assistance provided in the Suva-Nausori lockdown zone over the weekend was run by the Ministry of Economy and was government-funded. Dr Fong says they only
The Health Ministry’s Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says their mass targetted screening is continuing in the restricted zones and the cumulative total that have been covered in this clinic is 218,400 peo
The couple who returned to Fiji from India on 10th April and had tested positive for COVID-19 are still in isolation. This has been confirmed by Health Ministry's Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan w
