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Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they have 4 COVID-19 deaths to report for the period from 21st July- 18th August 2021. Dr Fong says all four COVID-19 deaths reported are from the Central Division.
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the opposition members have no right to come here and lecture the government about consultation now as the Climate Change Bill underwent at least 18 months of extensive public con
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says we have not eliminated racism, by any means, and we must always be alert to the political voice who will seek to revive it and ride it to power. This was highlighted at the Un
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the new target population of adults aged 18 and over for the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign is 618,173. This is following the mop-up vaccination program
Parliament has passed the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill which now requires the application for registration as a voter to state the person’s full name as specified on his or her birth certificate and
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement had strongly urged parliament not to pass the amendment to the electoral act today which they say are gender discriminatory and unconstitutional, and which will negatively affect thous
The Health Ministry has completed its review of the adult target population for vaccination and the revised coverage rates are 95.2% for one dose and 64.4% for the two-dose coverage. Permanent Secretary for Health
Solicitor General, Sharvada Sharma has been suspended by President Jioji Konrote after an allegation of misbehaviour however details of the specific allegation are not revealed as yet. This has been confirmed to fi
The Fijian Government will be providing data top up to about 7,000 Year 13 students from 169 schools throughout Fiji from 1st October to 31st January 2022. In a statement, the Ministry of Economy says they have bee
A man in his 40’s has passed away after the cane truck he was driving veered off the road along Tuvu, Ba at 3 this morning. Police say as a result the truck caught fire. They further say the driver was stuck
The calls made by the Opposition parliamentarians have been rejected today for the government to refer the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill for proper public consultation through the Parliamentary Standin
As the Ministry of Health begins rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children between the ages of 15 to 17 years from today, Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has revealed in parliament that more than 8,000 childr
The Health Ministry has released the dates, clusters and venues for the vaccination of children from 15 to 17 years of age across Fiji. Through the Ministry of Education, the Moderna vaccine will be rolled out from
The Board Chair of Father Law Home in Lami says they are in continuous need of assistance as their costs have increased and donor funding has decreased due to the impact of COVID-19. Jeffery Lin says they are facin
The Fiji Police Force says people are continuing to not take COVID safe measures seriously and this is being reflected by the number of Public Health Infringement Notices issued on Friday and Saturday. A notice was
Fiji has 161 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the 24 hour period that ended at 8am yesterday and there are no new COVID-19 deaths. 101 cases are from the Western Division, 56 cases are from the Central Division
Any person below the age of 18 who receives a COVID-19 vaccine can now participate in the Win Together Sweepstakes draw. Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says those under 18 can only participate with the consen
You can now register your child for vaccination through the Vaccine Registry before onsite vaccination starts on Monday. Online registration is available on vra.digitalfiji.gov.fj The Health Ministry says th
3 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported for the period of 9th to 15th September 2021. All deaths were reported from the Western Division. The first COVID-19 death to report is a 56-year-old man from Tavua who
SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula has filed a constitutional redress proceeding in the High Court regarding the amendment to the iTaukei Land Trust Act or Bill 17. Nawaikula’s lawyer, Sevuloni Valenitabua says the defen
