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A man in his 50’s from Keiyasi Village is believed to have drowned yesterday morning after he was found floating in a river near the village in Navosa. Police say the man had gone to his farm and moments later wa
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says government is still assessing the damage caused by TC Yasa and they will see how this can be financially managed once full assessment is complete. Sayed-Khaiyum says a
Fuel and gas prices will increase from tomorrow. The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says the price of unleaded fuel will increase to $1.94 per litre. Premix will now cost $1.57 per litre. Kero
Serious concerns continue to be raised about people driving and moving around in their areas during curfew hours. A number of people have raised concerns with us that they can also see drunkards moving around on th
There are three new border quarantine cases of COVID-19. They are a 32-year-old male and a 32-year-old female who arrived on flight GA8250 from New Delhi on December 21st 2020 and a 34-year-old female who had trave
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has welcomed Captain Stuart Watters and the crew of the HMAS Adelaide which is the largest Australian Navy Ship to Fiji. More than 600 Australian Defence Forces perso
There are reports that Digicel is considering selling its Pacific operations. The Irish Times reports Digicel has retained Citigroup to advise on a possible sale of its Pacific operations, having received a number
A preliminary Police investigation is underway after claims on Facebook that a man was allegedly assaulted by officers during curfew hours. The post claims that officers allegedly picked up the man for breaching cu
1,500 homes were destroyed while 6,000 homes were partially damaged by Cyclone Yasa in the Northern Division. This has been confirmed by the Commissioner Northern Uraia Rainima who says they completed their initial
Close to 85 schools in TC Yasa affected areas have sustained some level of damage according to assessments by the Education Ministry. Minister Rosy Akbar says some schools have sustained minimal damage where roofto
Three men died in a head-on collision between two vehicles along the Kings Highway at Matacula Village in Tailevu around 9.30 last night. Police say two men aged 32 and 60-years-old died at the scene while a 42-yea
A heavy rain warning is in force for the eastern and interior parts of Viti Levu which include Suva, Tailevu, Naitasiri and Navua as well as Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Lau and Lomaiviti Group. All this rain is being brou
Power supply has been restored to parts of the Central and Western Divisions after a fault on the Energy Fiji Limited power network caused an unplanned power outage to the whole of Viti Levu around 4.30pm today. En
The Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says repairs to water infrastructure in the Northern Division will take time and people that need water can contact the Office of the Commissioner Northern directly.
A number of options are now being considered before the beginning of the 2021 school year next month. The Minister for National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says the options include deferring the new school d
The National Disaster Management Office says they have received a number of reports that individuals are falsely claiming to run Tropical Cyclone Yasa relief operations and are soliciting payments. NDMO Director, V
A 17-year-old boy from Sukanaivalu Road, Lautoka is believed to have drowned in the Tawatawa River yesterday afternoon. Police say the boy had gone to bathe in the river when the incident happened. They say wh
Police arrested 10 drunk drivers yesterday as part of their Christmas Day operations. Acting Director Traffic Senior Superintendent of Police Mitieli Divuana says the Western Division had six cases, Southern Divisi
A 31-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman have passed away in an accident in Kasavu, Nausori yesterday morning. Police say the two were travelling to Natovi and it is alleged that their car veered off the road and
President Jioji Konrote says we are only beginning the hard work of reclaiming what this latest storm has stolen from us. In his Christmas message Konrote says 2020 has been an extremely trying year for Fiji and in
