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A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is being held at Ro Lalabalavu House. Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong, Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu and RFMF Commander R
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama and other cabinet ministers met Health Ministry officials in Toorak regarding the next steps to take in relation to the COVID-19 cases in the country. After the daily briefing, Ba
Fiji has commended the Asian Development Bank for its timely support with the policy-based financing of FJ$407.3 million and its cooperation and willingness to work with other development partners. Attorney-General
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says in the Pacific, gender-based violence is sadly an epidemic and it is a mark of embarrassment on our region and a prime hurdle to achieving inc
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they have asked Police to be on the watch out for people who are not following COVID safety guidelines such as gathering from different households to drink kava and
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will have a press conference at 7pm tonight. Stay with fijivillage for live coverage.
The Fiji CSO Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response says cabinet ministers need to come forward now and tell Fijians about the plans they have in store for people after the latest COVID situation. Fiji Women's
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the food assistance provided in the Suva-Nausori lockdown zone over the weekend was run by the Ministry of Economy and was government-funded. Dr Fong says they only
An email account has been set up for people who require food ration packs within the Suva- Nausori corridor. The email address is covid19rations@gmail.com The government says they are dealing with a large cal
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum today visited the Fiji Procurement Office yard where food rations are currently being loaded. The food rations are for the Suva-Nausori loc
Minister for Defence and National Security, Inia Seruiratu says the four Divisional Commissioners have commenced work to identify and set up community isolation facilities in all divisions. They are currently looki
Grant assistance of AUD$35 million from the Australian government was received today by Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum at Suvavou House. Sayed-Khaiyum says this direct budget support
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama made visits on the ground to Police Officers manning the containment zone borders in Suva yesterday. Bainimarama says our Police are hard at work maintaining multiple containment
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong will have a press conference on COVID-19 this afternoon. The time is yet to be confirmed. Stay with Legend FM for updates. We will have live coverage on ou
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says are trying to get COVID-safe measures in all businesses and it will be a gradual process they will go through. This is after he was asked about a woman bein
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum arrived in Suva yesterday after being in quarantine for 14 days in Nadi. He went straight into an all-important meeting at the Health Ministry Headquarters earlier today where
The face-to-face registration for Pacific Labour and Seasonal Workers Scheme will be suspended from next Monday until further notice. Ministry of Employment says they are suspending face-to-face registration since
A woman is a new COVID-19 case from Cunningham High-risk businesses such as gyms, cinemas, bars, taverns, gaming centres cannot open for the next 14 days Non-work gatherings of any size cannot take place anywher
The Social Welfare criteria and processing are still open and continues for vulnerable people and families with the existing criteria for applications for the Social Pension Scheme, Disabilities Scheme, Care and Protect
The opening hours of the markets in Nadi and Lautoka will remain the same. The Ministry of Local Government says vendors and people going to the market have to follow COVID-safe protocols. This includes physic
