110 articles tagged "-vanua-levu"
Villagers of Raviravi in Macuata are a shining example to many on how to prepare for an approaching cyclone and what they should do post-cyclone. They say they have been saved by the grace of their flag system duri
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has commended the sacrifices the Australian Defence Force personnel have made to help rebuild Fiji after Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Bainimarama was at Galoa Island yesterday to meet wi
The US Embassy today donated a further US$200,000 to the Fiji Red Cross Society for their TC Yasa relief efforts. While speaking during the handing over ceremony, US Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella says he was in t
The United Nations will soon roll out a food security program worth more than a million dollars for the most vulnerable people affected by TC Yasa. UN Resident Coordinator in Fiji Sanaka Samarasinha says they will
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says in the next few weeks they will be looking at the need to build stronger classrooms and teachers quarters. Bainimarama highlighted this while on his three-day tour in Northern
Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says there are currently 10 cases of typhoid in the provinces of Cakaudrove and Macuata in Vanua Levu. Dr Waqainabete says one cluster is from a person who had travelled
A team consisting of Western Division Community Policing and Crime Prevention Committee are in the North distributing stationery to students who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The team during their Cy
School supplies have reached affected schools in Bua and works are underway to assist other schools in Vanua Levu. Temporary learning facilities that were donated by UNICEF Pacific along with some supplies from Au
A team from the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources is currently conducting assessments and rehabilitation works on boreholes affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. This work is being conducted by the Borehole Asse
As Fijians continue to suffer financial constraints due to COVID-19, Lautoka residents Narayan Reddy and Allen Lockington have joined forces again to assist parents in getting their children back to school on the 19th
Power supply has now been restored in Savusavu three weeks after TC Yasa caused devastation in the North. 68% of the areas in Dreketi are still without power supply while 50% of the areas in Labasa and Seaqaqa now
Commissioner Northern Uraia Rainima says they still believe they can handover all schools undergoing temporary fixes to the Education Ministry by Monday. He says the Australian Defence Force personnel have now been
The Sai Prema Foundation Fiji is planning to assist 1000 more people in TC Yasa affected areas in Vanua Levu next week in collaboration with Laxi Narayan Temple and Hanuman Chalisa Pariwaar. Director, Sumeet Tappoo
More than 400 people are still staying in 26 evacuation centres in the Northern Division. Commissioner Northern, Uraia Rainima says they continue to carry out quick-fixes on damaged homes. He says they are als
The Education Ministry is targeting to complete rebuilding the 32 severely damaged schools in the Northern Division in 6 months. These schools are currently being temporarily fixed to accommodate students for the n
More than 19,000 families most-affected by the impacts of COVID-19 will receive $100 a month over the next four months through digital cash transfers. This is being done through the Fiji National Philanthropic Trus
Commissioner Northern, Uraia Rainima says some people in the Northern Division are raising false alarm so that they can receive assistance. Rainima says when they visit these people, they find out that there is no
A Labasa businessman has been giving cash to families that have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa in the Northern Division. Bobby Khan has given $200 per family to 20 families in Seaqaqa. Khan has been ac
It may cost Energy Fiji Limited $7 million to $8 million to repair the severe damage to the power infrastructure in the Northern Division. This has been revealed by EFL CEO Hasmukh Patel who received donated electr
The Sai Prema Foundation Fiji has assisted 7,000 people with food and other relief items in the cyclone-affected areas of Vanua Levu. A team travelled from Suva to deliver their “Buckets Full of Love†which con
