Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar says they have gathered that post-COVID lockdowns have increased instances of domestic violence with the
Ovalau Island in the Lomaiviti group is a new area of interest after 2 positive cases who were under quarantine in the Levuka quarantine facility and tested on 20 Septemb
Vaccination of children aged 15 to 17 years with the Moderna vaccine will cease this weekend to allow the Health Ministry to take stock of the progress of the campaign.
As of the 23rd September 2021, 590,386 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine and 419,065 have received their second doses. Permanent Secretary f
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says he hopes the judiciary in Fiji picks up on the development of the laws surrounding social media as the Australian courts have a
Sacked Fiji Bureau of Statistics CEO, Kemueli Naiqama has today stressed that he has discharged his responsibility as a trained statistician to the best of his ability wi
Minister for Health, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete says there continues to be research and also follow up however, they are yet to see how the AstraZeneca vaccine will hold up
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they have 4 COVID-19 deaths to report for the period from 21st July- 18th August 2021. Dr Fong says all four COVID-19
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the opposition members have no right to come here and lecture the government about consultation now as the Climate Change Bill und
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says we have not eliminated racism, by any means, and we must always be alert to the political voice who will seek to revive it and ride
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the new target population of adults aged 18 and over for the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign is 618,173. Thi
Parliament has passed the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill which now requires the application for registration as a voter to state the person’s full
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement had strongly urged parliament not to pass the amendment to the electoral act today which they say are gender discriminatory and un
The Health Ministry has completed its review of the adult target population for vaccination and the revised coverage rates are 95.2% for one dose and 64.4% for the two-do
Solicitor General, Sharvada Sharma has been suspended by President Jioji Konrote after an allegation of misbehaviour however details of the specific allegation are not re
The Fijian Government will be providing data top up to about 7,000 Year 13 students from 169 schools throughout Fiji from 1st October to 31st January 2022. In a statem
A man in his 40’s has passed away after the cane truck he was driving veered off the road along Tuvu, Ba at 3 this morning. Police say as a result the truck cau
The calls made by the Opposition parliamentarians have been rejected today for the government to refer the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill for proper publ
As the Ministry of Health begins rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children between the ages of 15 to 17 years from today, Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has r
The Health Ministry has released the dates, clusters and venues for the vaccination of children from 15 to 17 years of age across Fiji. Through the Ministry of Educati
The Board Chair of Father Law Home in Lami says they are in continuous need of assistance as their costs have increased and donor funding has decreased due to the impact