Sayed-Khaiyum announces 2nd wave of FNPF COVID-19 assistance
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today revealed the second wave of Fiji National Provident Fund COVID-19 assistance where members who have lost their jobs wi
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A travel bubble that includes Fiji with Australia and New Zealand would do far more good than any aid or assistance - Sayed-Khaiyum
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says a travel bubble that includes Fiji alongside Australia and New Zealand would do far more good than any aid or assistance.
Oceania Rugby Under 20s Championships cancelled
The 2020 Oceania Rugby Under 20s Championships scheduled for the 27th of May to the 6th of June has been cancelled after consultation with Rugby Australia over the last m
Plan your activities in advance to avoid getting caught moving around during the curfew hours from 10pm to 5am - Qiliho
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho is reiterating the call to people to plan their activities well in advance to avoid getting caught moving around during the curfew hou
Beware of street-smart professional beggars trying to take advantage of the current situation – Dept of Social Welfare
The Department of Social Welfare says if you are able to assist a person in need please do so however do verify their claims as there are street-smart people out there wh
More than $105 million provided in assistance through various Social Welfare programs
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is spending more than $105 million a year through various assistance programs for people who are eligible for diff
Fiji Sports Council to open some facilities from today
The Fiji Sports Council is opening some of its facilities for non-contact sports activities and meetings from today. This is in accordance with the latest Fijian Gover
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro sing Lean On Me to raise funds
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro have released the video for their version of Bill Withers’ ‘Lean On Me,’ the audio of which was released on 20th
Beauden Barrett sizzles record time during Blues fitness test
All Blacks strength and conditioning coach Nic Gill shared a lot of others’ excitement at Beauden Barrett’s sizzling record time of 4min 12sec for the Bronc
2 women allegedly assault a female officer at Wainibokasi Police Post
Two women who were arrested for an initial report of causing trouble are also being investigated for allegedly assaulting a female officer at the Wainibokasi Police Post.
77,507 FNPF members receive COVID-19 relief
77,507 Fiji National Provident Fund members have been paid out $49.1 million to date under the COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme. 18,312 members were subsidized by the govern
606 FNPF members withdraw $797,194 after TC Harold
FNPF has received around 722 applications for the Tropical Cyclone Harold withdrawal scheme and paid out $797,194 to 606 members. FNPF Chief Executive Officer, Jaoji K
People Are Loving Will Smith's Remix of Joyner Lucas' 'Will'
Joyner Lucas paid tribute to Will Smith with his track "Will" earlier this year, and now he's got none other than Will Smith himself for the remix. After Joyner Lucas
Lower earnings for Fiji in the first quarter of 2020 - RBF
Tourism earnings declined by 19.3 percent over the first quarter of this year to $522.5 million, due to reduced earnings from New Zealand and Australia. The Reserve Ba
Fijian economy is expected to decline more sharply than -4.3%
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has stated that the national economy is now expected to decline more sharply than the earlier estimate of -4.3% on account of the catastrophic im
Digicel Group moves to restructure debt but states that it will be business as usual
Digicel Group is taking steps to restructure its debt, but insists that it will be business as usual for the company, and their suppliers and customers will not be affect
Visitor arrivals at 678 for April due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic
The provisional numbers show that visitor arrivals to Fiji for April 2020 totaled 678. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says this decrease in numbers can be attributed to
Justice Temo’s orders for 49 cases nullified by Acting Chief Justice
Acting Chief Justice Kamal Kumar has today declared and nullified High Court Justice Salesi Temo’s orders to the magistrates in relation to the 49 cases last week
Minister for Economy to announce more support for the unemployed in partnership with the FNPF
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says early next week, the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will announce the second round of COVID-19 unemployment benefits to
More than 800,000 Fijians screened and new contact tracing app developed
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says they have already health screened over 800,000 Fijians through the largest healthcare mobilisation campaign in Fijian history, and
Serious concerns raised on the number of rapes and attempted rapes involving children
1 case of rape and 2 cases of attempted rape of children have been reported this month while there were 3 rape cases involving children last month. The 27 year old man