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The Minister for Women Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa has confirmed that the switching of bank accounts of Social Welfare recipients from Westpac to BSP does not have a time frame and will not affec
The spread of the coronavirus would prompt the NBA to stop the 2019-20 season. Speaking on the TIME 100 Talks, Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is “reasonably confident†about its plan to restart the se
The NBA basketball league may allow players to personalise their jerseys with statements that promote social justice issues or charitable causes. Oklahoma City guard Chris Paul, president of the National Basketball
16 NBA players have tested positive for coronavirus, with the season set to resume on 30th July. Tests were carried out on 302 players. The 16 who tested positive will remain in self-isolation and will have to
LeBron James and his business partner have secured US $100m in investments for their media company which aims to empower black audiences. SpringHill Entertainment, is headed by James with his business partner Maver
Before taking the NBA by storm and winning five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant was one of high school basketball's stand-out stars. So stand-out in fact, that Bryant skipped college altogeth
NBA legend Michael Jordan says he will donate US$100 million to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice. Jordan said in a statement that he and his Jordan Brand will distribute the money over 10 year
The rest of the NBA season is set to be played at Florida's Disney World Resort from 31st July. The season was suspended on 11th March because of coronavirus measures. Thirteen Western Conference teams and nin
The NBA is in talks to resume the season at Florida's Disney World Resort in late July. The season was put on hold on the 11th of March because of the coronavirus pandemic. BBC reports that the NBA is hoping t
At a time when many businesses are struggling, BRED Bank Fiji has invested almost a million dollars in the renovation of their flagship bank at MHCC that was opened today. Bank CEO Theirry Charras-Gillot says they
The Ministry of Housing and Community Development says it has found people who were already employed and financially capable of looking after themselves, applying for the Veilomani Food Bank assistance. In a statem
NBA star LeBron James reiterated that he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the condition that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopardised by a return to play. The Los Angeles Lakers star, s
ANZ Fiji Country Head Saud Minam says they are not in the business of repossessing their customers’ properties and will continue to work with their customers till the last resort and this could be through three months
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed professional sport will be part of the large amount of services allowed to resume at Alert Level 2 , with both rugby and netball already signalling they will m
BRED Bank has confirmed that 20% of their retail clients and 60% of their corporate clients have been assisted as they are facing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been confirmed by the
HFC Bank says they have assessed and supported about 300 customers who are affected by financial difficulty and hardship due to the impact of COVID-19. The bank says 52% of these customers have taken business loans,
New Zealand's top netballers have taken a month-long 20% pay cut which will be reviewed early in May. The pay cut applies to the retainers for all Silver Ferns and ANZ premiership players and is backdated from the
The reign of ESPN's documentary series "The Last Dance" has begun. Twitter went nuts with the first two episodes of the 10-part ESPN series documenting the rise and dominance of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
NBA great Michael Jordan described his final NBA championship season with the Chicago Bulls as a "trying year." Jordan told Good Morning America they were all trying to enjoy that year knowing it was coming to an e
The late Kobe Bryant has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The 18-time NBA All-Star played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning the NBA title five times. He also captur
