The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong will appear on a special Straight Talk show with our News Director Vijay Narayan at 7 tonight.
You can watch the talk
The COVID-19 vaccination drive will continue at the Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre in Nasese today for people living in Muanikau, Ratu Sukuna Road, Domain, Nasese, Nasova
Actor Akshay Kumar has started shooting for his next film Raksha Bandhdan.
The film also stars Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, Sadia Khateeb, and Smrithi Srikanth who
An Australian Medical Assistance Team which also includes members from New Zealand arrived into the country last night.
They will begin their 28 day assignment to supp
New World Supermarket in Nausori will be closed today as it has been determined as a site of interest after risk assessment and contact tracing efforts conducted by the M
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues.
BBC News reports overseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans co
Qauia Settlement in Lami will be on a 48-hour lockdown until 4am Thursday 24th June 2021.
The Ministry of Health says the aim of the lockdown is to conduct rapid scree
Police have confirmed that the brawl that happened at Jittu Estate on Sunday allegedly started from a social gathering of youths who were involved in a drinking party.
Police say a social media post claiming a 21-year old man died after he was assaulted by police officers is another attempt to discredit the Force.
The Force says the
The medical assistance team comprising of personnel from Australia and New Zealand will arrive into Fiji tonight.
Health Minister Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete says some of
FNPF members who missed the first round of the Lockdown Round 2 payment last week, will receive their funds tomorrow.
Acting Chief Executive Officer Viliame Vodonaival
New Zealand is now providing additional support to Fiji to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on vulnerable households.
The assistance includes up to NZ $5
The Ministry of Health is now administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Labasa.
The target group in this phase of the vaccination rollout are front-line
Taxis are only allowed to carry two passengers in the back seat while minibuses are only permitted to carry eight passengers with one sitting in the front seat. This is c
A non-profit charitable organization Worthy Works Fiji has so far assisted more than 120 needy families in the Navua and Wainadoi area who have been badly affected due to
Three teenagers are in Police custody in relation to the brawl at Jittu Estate yesterday.
The three aged 17 and 18 were arrested last night while a 19-year-old man was
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu paid a visit to the officers and their families who are currently in self-isolation at homes and the barracks in Nasova and Ma
100 families from three communities in the Western Division whose livelihoods have been affected have received their food rations from the Adventist Development and Relie
$7,058 was raised in the PUBG Fiji COVID Charity tournament last night.
The money will be used to help people struggling to put food on the table due to the financial
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and
50,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of support from the Australian government has been delivered to Fiji.
The Health Ministry says with the arriva
Fiji has a daily record of new COVID-19 cases as Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has announced 166 cases in the 24 hour period ending at 8am yesterday.
A father has been left without any means of support as he has lost his eldest son to the devastating tornado that struck South Auckland on Saturday morning.
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118 grocery and essential item packs were distributed today and yesterday by the government to people in home isolation.
There were 68 deliveries yesterday and 50 toda
A resident of Korovou Town says she can see that villages are doing a good job in keeping children locked down in their bubbles.
Lavenia Kaci lives and works at Tailev
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu has confirmed that Totogo Police Station will continue its operations and no lockdown has been recommended by the Ministry of H
The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and
There were eighty people arrested in the last 24 hours for breaching health restrictions in the country.
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says of that number
The Narukua family of Mokani Village in Tailevu has been distributing food rations to the elderly, widows and families in the village whose income has been affected by CO
The Transfusion Medicine Lecturer at the Fiji National University, Adriu Sepeti says our body needs the vaccine to fight against COVID-19 and prevent us from becoming sev
The President of the Sikh Association of Fiji, Bayant Singh says he has been noticing some hesitancy among the younger generation to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as they a
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says they have conducted 4,545 inspections on businesses across the Central, Western and Northern Divisions since April 20t
Marist Rugby Club officials brought some relief this week to 30 rugby players affected by COVID-19 by providing them with ration packs and masks.
A team led by former
German manager, Joachim Low says they must be more vigorous in attack if they are to beat Portugal in their EUFA Euro 2020 group match tomorrow morning.
Germany earlie
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says while we have not seen high rates of hospitalisations and fatalities so far in Fiji, that could change if COVID-19
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the main priority of the Australian Medical Assistance Team coming in will be on creating additional medical spaces
The 7 day average of new COVID-19 cases per day for Fiji has increased to 105 cases per day or 119 cases per million population per day.
Permanent Secretary for Health
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms they have recorded 150 new cases in the 24-hour period ending at 8am yesterday.
117 cases are from known clu
One person has been killed and two injured, in the tornado that swept through South Auckland this morning.
The storm lifted roofs, toppled trees, shattered windows, do
A PUBG Fiji COVID Charity tournament will be held at 8 tonight to raise funds for people struggling to put food on the table due to the financial impact of the current CO
Police officers had to intervene and disperse crowds gathered at My Suva Park and Suva Point this morning as a proactive step in the wake of growing concerns of people no
19 people were arrested for playing contact sports over the last 24 hours while there were 19 alcohol-related cases and 9 for curfew breaches.
Acting Police Commission
The Health Ministry stresses that it will continue to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines as the World Health Organization’s recommendations for the vaccine re
The Fiji National University says it is applying flexibility to deadlines for assessments and the format of the assessments themselves to support all students during thes
An Australian Medical Assistance Team will be deployed to Fiji to assist with the response to the current COVID-19 outbreak.
The Australian government says this deploy
22 new families in home isolation in Nakasi, Wainibuku, Nausori, Nadawa, Khalsa Road, Valelevu and Lami received grocery and essential item packs from the government yest
More than 200 tourism operators have joined the Care Fiji Commitment program.
The program which was launched in October last year ensures tourism businesses adopt enha
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has announced that additional emergency funding of FJ$291,000 will be made available to the New Zealand High Commission
Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar, Voreqe Bainimarama says he is confident the new Chair of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Pradeep Lal will add exceptional value in furt
Former Ba Mayor and businessman Dijendra Singh who was commonly known as Dick Singh has passed away.
Singh passed away at the Ba Mission hospital last night.
He bec
Dairy farmers in lockdown areas can access emergency supplies of feed supplements for half the value as Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company Limited has been rolling out the su
National Farmers Union General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry says cane farmers want the delivery payment of $32.61 a tonne to be increased to $42 along with a forecast can
Head of the Vaccination Taskforce of the Health Ministry, Doctor Rachel Devi says Fiji is exploring the options on which COVID-19 vaccine will be approved for children by
43 percent of Fijians have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while 2.1 percent of the target population are fully vaccinated.
Permanent Secretary fo
115 new COVID-19 cases have been announced for the 24-hour period ending at 8am yesterday.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says 12 cases are from new
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the situation in the Sigatoka area was handled in accordance with the Public Health Act and it was not done as a form of i
Villagers and youth groups in Tailevu with the help of their different village headmen have been taking charge and implementing their own lockdowns following the confirma
The Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises Development or FRIEND says struggling families in areas from Wainadoi to Logani can now apply for basic grocery assistance
The 59,000 people who are due for their second jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine can visit any of the vaccination centres open near their area to get the shot.
While spea
The Health Ministry is very concerned about the amount of misinformation that is currently out there for the public about COVID-19 and is urging people to get their infor
Nadi Chamber of Commerce President Dr Ram Raju says some businesses in Nadi have had to reduce staff as a cost cutting measure because they are operating at 50 percent ca
Ten public holidays have been approved by the Government for 2022.
Minister for Employment Parveen Bala says the announcement will allow Fijians and all relevant stake
The Fijian government distributed 849 grocery and essential item packs to lockdown areas and families who are in home isolation yesterday.
It says the third round of g
Japan's Naomi Osaka will not play at Wimbledon this year but is planning to return in time for the Tokyo Olympics.
BBC News reports the four-time Grand Slam champion w
The state of emergency in Tokyo is to be lifted, five weeks before the start of the Olympic Games.
Emergency Covid-19 restrictions have been in place in Japan's capita
The Health Ministry says it is disturbed by some reports of impolite and inappropriate conduct by some of the frontline officials, including those administering vaccines.
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says Fiji’s border quarantine facilities and protocols have been exhaustively reviewed to protect against transmission
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong confirms 91 new COVID-19 cases have been reported between 6 o’clock Wednesday night and 8 o’clock yesterday morning.
All schools in Fiji will remain closed until further notice.
In a statement, the Ministry of Education says all schools nationwide will remain closed following discuss
The Head of the Vaccination Taskforce of the Health Ministry, Doctor Rachel Devi says based on the availability of the AstraZeneca doses, they are aiming to get almost 70
A Nadi based non governmental organisation, Voice of Needy Foundation will be providing 709 sanitary kits to families in the Nawaka lockdown area tomorrow.
Founder and
A total of 9,067 Fijians from different areas have so far been registered to return home since the announcement on 29th May.
This includes 4758 people from the Central
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu is calling on the people breaching COVID-19 health guidelines and curfew everyday to think of the nation as a whole as there w
29 people were arrested for breaching curfew orders and health restrictions in the last 24-hours.
15 people were arrested in the Southern Division, the Western Div
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says as they continue to assist in the national approach to tackle COVID-19, the challenge for the Fiji Police Force leadership
More than 60 staff of the Outrigger Beach Resort will gain employment following confirmation that the resort will now be used as an isolation facility by the Ministry of
The government says a total of 337 groceries and essential item packs were distributed to lockdown areas and families who are in home isolation yesterday.
This includ
The Health Ministry has started administering the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines from the available vaccination sites across the country.
It says individuals who rec
Lami residents raise concerns about the dust being emitted by two cement manufacturing companies during their operations and when they transport ...
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