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Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar has clarified that school will start on the 18th of this month for teachers and 19th of this month for students. She made this comment after a misleading timetable is being circul
Paradise Beverages has confirmed that the price of Bounty Rum and Fiji Bitter will increase from the 18th of this month. General Manager, Michael Spencer says despite improved operational efficiencies over the past
The US Capitol is once again secured but a woman is dead after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one of the most iconic American buildings, engulfing the nation's capital in chaos. CNN reports a woman
6,000 students in TC Yasa affected areas will be assisted with school bags and stationery when they return for classes in this academic year. This assistance will be coordinated by the Education Ministry in partner
The Ministry of Health has today announced four new border cases of COVID-19. Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong says the 1st case is a 35-year-old man who travelled from the United Kingdom and arrived in Fiji on f
Two police officers are part of 46 people charged for a total of 46 counts of separate serious offences last month. These two police officers were charged with assault causing actual bodily harm after allegedly ass
Four police officers based at the Totogo Police Station have been suspended with half pay and are awaiting internal disciplinary processes for their alleged involvement in an assault case last month. Acting Police
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says they will not pressure parents and students on uniform, footwear and stationery as all they want is for students to return to school. Akbar says she asks the parents not to pr
TISI Sangam will spend $30,000 to purchase stationery for students that have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa in the Northern Division. President, Sadasivan Naicker says they will be providing the stationery
The Ministry of Health says all COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved for use are effective in preventing a person from getting severely sick if infected by the disease however they are less useful when it comes to
A non-governmental organisation providing psychosocial support to Fijians affected by TC Yasa says there has been a long-lasting impact on mental health due to factors such as safe living environment, employment, health
Education supplies and technical support are being provided by UNICEF to the Education Ministry to strengthen the country’s Tropical Cyclone Yasa response and safe continuation of learning in affected areas. The
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says partial indicators for consumption spending have noted weak outcomes in 2020 and cumulative to November, VAT collections fell by an annual 38.6 %. The RBF’s December 2020 Economic R
A Police officer was charged with the sexual assault of a woman after a drinking party in December, last year. There was one incident where a 28-year-old man was charged with five counts of rape of an 11-year-old g
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says relief has reached every affected community in the Northern and Eastern Divisions with more than 37,000 food ration packs and non-food items now in the hands of Fijian families.
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are looking at replicating the COVID-19 protocols practiced after the arrival of the HMAS Adelaide from Australia with the Bula Bubble concept. He says they are ho
Two men who were admitted in the CWM Hospital after a stabbing incident at Mead Road Housing in Nabua this morning have been discharged while the third victim remains admitted in a stable condition. It is alleged t
Fiji Emergency Medical Assessment Teams are currently visiting the Cakaudrove Province to provide health services to the villages. Health Minister, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the teams consists of a doctor, healt
A 20-year-old man who allegedly raped a 10-year-old girl in an evacuation centre in Seaqaqa will appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court today. Police say the man and the girl are related. The alleged incident
Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says 32 schools in the Northern Division have been earmarked to be repaired by the RFMF and Australian Defence Force Engineers on board the
