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Beqa Island is the new area of interest after a 70-year-old bedridden man who passed away in his home in Dakuni Village on 8th September, was diagnosed with COVID-19. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong sa
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says as the second dose coverage increases, it is expected that internal borders within Viti Levu will be lifted soon. 97% of the target population have received at
Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho confirms Police will analyze a concerning video being circulated from yesterday on social media after a court ruling by the Chief Justice. Some members of the
The Health Ministry will be transitioning to community surveillance testing as severe COVID-19 disease numbers and positivity rates approach the containment phase levels. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James
96.9% of the target population have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 56.2% are now fully vaccinated nationwide. This means that 568,246 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vac
The lockdown of the Namara Tiri area in Vanua Levu has been lifted after days 1, 4 and 12 testing for the primary contacts, and the 181 secondary contacts were all negative for COVID-19. Permanent Secretary for Hea
There were no COVID-19 deaths reported for the last 24 hours however, the Health Ministry confirmed a 36-year-old partially vaccinated man from Lautoka has passed away due to COVID-19 on 24th August. Permanent Secr
The application window for the next round of ‘Let’s Win Together Sweepstakes’ will open from 6am tomorrow to 6am Monday 27th September. The lottery is open to all fully vaccinated Fijians living in Fiji, in o
SODELPA MP, Mosese Bulitavu says he has unfinished business in SODELPA and he will stay with the party for now but has also called on the party leader, Viliame Gavoka to resign after the leader lost the case today.
SODELPA MP Mosese Bulitavu will remain a Member of Parliament and his seat will not be deemed vacant. Chief Justice Kamal Kumar has dismissed and struck out the case filed by SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka against B
5 unvaccinated people have died due to COVID-19 between 16th July to 8th September 2021. One death was reported from the Western Division and four deaths were reported from the Central Division. Their ages were be
While there is still no confirmation if former Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa was against Bill No 17 or not, Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says people should get the answe
The University of the South Pacific says the ABC’s reporting that USP’s claim of being in the top 10 percent is a cheap marketing gimmick not only discredits a regional university with a rich history of producing le
The University of the South Pacific’s suggestion that it is now among the top ten percent of universities worldwide has been labelled a little over the top after it was included in the Times Higher Education Universit
A 4-month old baby is among the 3 COVID-19 deaths that were recorded between 30th August to 7th September. All three deaths were from the Central Division. The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says
Former Prime Minister and Leader of the People’s Alliance, Sitiveni Rabuka says they have a lot of work to do based on people’s expectations after the party was registered today. Rabuka says he believes in the
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms that teachers are being utilized at different schools by the Health Ministry to verify and clean the COVID-19 vaccination data. The records are being verif
Olympic gold medalist and Police officer, Waisea Nacuqu has been charged with one count of drunk driving and will appear in the Ba Magistrates Court today. Nacuqu was caught with another Police officer in Ba early
There are now 3,238 active cases of COVID-19 in the Central Division, 10,748 cases in the Western Division, 4 active cases in Macuata in the Northern Division and 125 active cases in Kadavu. The Health Ministry has
Lorraine Rigamoto of Raiwaqa is the lucky winner of the first Win Together Sweeptakes vaccine lottery draw where she took home $8000. 104,000 fully vaccinated Fijians had applied to enter the competition. Prim
