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Police say the case where the bodies of four people have been discovered in Volivoli, Rakiraki is an alleged homicide case. The discovery was made this morning. Police confirm that another person is currently
Since confirmation of Fiji’s third wave of COVID-19 on the 29th of last month, there have been seven COVID-19 deaths reported by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Two new COVID-19 deaths have been re
Minister for Education Premila Kumar says physical distancing cannot be practiced in schools but to offset that, our ventilation in schools is far better than compared to many other schools in the world. Some pare
The national percentage of students that returned school yesterday was 60%. This has been confirmed by Minister for Education Premila Kumar who says this has been captured through reports from heads of schools.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country, many people are still seen not adhering to COVID-safe protocols. Fijivillage visited a few areas in Suva today and noticed there was a blatant disregard of COVID s
11 juveniles and 8 police officers were among 62 people that were charged with serious offences last month. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the juveniles were charged with aggravat
It is being stressed by the Health Ministry that if you plan to line-up to get vaccinated after midday, you have to make sure that you are at the vaccination site by 1.30pm so you can be served on that day. This i
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says they will be providing guidance to enforcers of COVID-safe protocols after many students were seen not practicing COVID-safe protocols at the Suva Bus Stand yester
With confirmation that Omicron is now spreading in the community in Fiji, Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong is stressing that Omicron spreads very fast so you should assume you are infected and self-isola
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says the results of positive samples sent to the Doherty Institute in Melbourne for genomic sequencing have confirmed, as expected, that we have community transmission th
With Years 8 to 13 students returning to school today, the Ministry of Education is yet to clarify how two metres physical distancing will be maintained in classrooms and whether there will be enough space to accommodat
As students from Years 8 to 13 return to face to face classes from tomorrow, Minister for Education Premila Kumar says parents who are not willing to send their children to school will have to make arrangements with the
The Fiji Teachers Union is calling on the Ministry of Education to only resume face to face classes when physical distancing is no longer necessary. FTU General Secretary Agni Deo Singh says they all want children
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says he is confident that their plans to mitigate this 3rd wave and the potential health impact of any severe adverse weather condition is sufficient. Dr Fong says howev
59 COVID positive people are currently admitted in hospital. 28 are from the Central Division, 6 from the Western Division while 25 are from the Northern Division. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong
805 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported since the last update on the 29th of December last year. 316 new cases were recorded on Thursday, 223 new cases on Friday and 266 new cases in the last 24 hours ending a
A heavy rain warning is now in force for Fiji. The Nadi Weather Office says a flash flood alert remains in force for low lying areas and flood-prone areas of Viti Levu and North Eastern Vanua Levu which includes Na
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has extended the rent freeze on residential and ground rent. FCCC says this extension is based on their assessment of the FCCC (Rent Increase Restriction on Residentia
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says as a united, caring and ambitious people, we will restore Fiji. While giving his New Year’s message, Bainimarama says this is not a time to be distracted by dismay, by divis
The Office of the Auditor-General says it is rather unfortunate that public statements have been released to publicly denigrate their reputation. This is after Walesi Fiji Limited stated that they have submitted a
