153 articles tagged "usa"
US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken is expected to meet senior Fijian government officials this afternoon. This will be the first visit by a US Secretary of State to Fiji since 1985. According to the US D
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton is currently in Fiji and three Fijian shipriders will embark the ship to ride along and conduct patrols in support of the sovereignty of Fiji. This is aimed to deter and stop i
US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken will travel to Fiji and meet Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama. This will be the first visit by a US Secretary of State to Fiji since 1985. Secretary Blinken will be i
President of the Fiji National University Students Association, Ketan Lal has welcomed the increase in the price of sugar that will save many lives, and he also says some politicians are signaling to our youth that they
The US Government has announced a FJD$212,365 in immediate assistance to support people affected by volcanic eruptions and tsunami waves in Tonga. US Embassy's Charge d Affaires to Fiji Tony Greubel says USAID’s
133 women now have the knowledge and skills to start their own businesses after going through 7 months of training and graduating from the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. Christina Clark, who graduated today says
A 47-year-old dalo farmer from Narabale Village in Savusavu will be hoping to make enough sales this week so he can prepare for Christmas and buy school uniforms for his children next year. Savenaca Raisogo says he
24 youths from Wakanisila in Kalabu have successfully completed their English Access Micro-scholarship Program and are now equipped with the skills necessary to compete for better academic and professional opportunities
The United States Embassy has awarded a $420,698 grant to the Fiji Museum through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. Embassy's Chargé d'affaires Tony Greubel says the grant is important for the colle
The Fiji Arts Council, Lifeline Fiji and the Young Women Christian Association have today received Public Diplomacy Small Grants from the US Embassy. The Fiji Arts Council’s project will increase youth’s knowle
Three Fijian organisations involved in developing creative solutions to the economic development challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have been given grants by the US Embassy in Fiji to bolster their work. Th
The United States of America, through USAID has partnered with SPC to launch a new activity called Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent (PROJECT) Governance. The United States Government is committ
US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping federal COVID measures that require workers at large companies to be vaccinated or face weekly testing. The new measures which also include a vaccine mandate for millio
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s pledge of half a billion doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility. President Biden made the pledge today while addres
US President Joe Biden has told the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum that there is no more immediate threat to all of us than COVID-19. At the invitation of the Pacific Islands Forum Chair, Fijian Prime Minister Voreq
The U.S. Government, through USAID has announced a new US $1.5 million partnership with UNICEF to support governments around the region to vaccinate their populations quickly and effectively against COVID-19. This
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street in the US last year has been sentenced to 22 and half years in prison. Chauvin spoke briefly before the sentence was imposed,
PARIS — Serena Williams’ tennis dress was green and billowed in the breeze. The tape on her right thigh was white and tight. It was a fashion clash, surely not what Williams had in mind when she approved this F
170 Fijian businesswomen have been included virtually for the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs program launched by the U.S. Embassy which is designed to further enhance their skill sets in business and marketing. Sev
Two brothers, age 8 and 5, were removed from their Oklahoma elementary school classrooms this past week and made to wait out the school day in a front office for wearing T-shirts that read “Black Lives Matter,†acco
