Shamima Ali calls on the PM to sack the AG or the AG to resign for the good of Fiji
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator and member of the Fiji CSO Alliance, Shamima Ali is calling on the Prime Minister to immediately sack Attorney General, Aiya
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Time yet to be confirmed for the official announcement today on COVID-19 and the lifting of the containment borders in Viti Levu and other measures
The time is yet to be confirmed for the official announcement today on COVID-19 and the lifting of the containment borders in Viti Levu and other measures after reviewing
FULL STORY: 61.9% of the target population now fully vaccinated
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says as of 14th of September 577,005 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine and 363,420 have received t
CEO of Fiji Bureau of Statistics sacked
The CEO of the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, Kemueli Naiqama has been sacked. A government statement now says the Ministry of Economy, through the Acting Permanent Secret
We will not release the grants until there is proper transparency at USP - AG
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has made it clear that the Fijian government will not release the grants to the University of the South Pacific until there is pr
AG says data released by the Bureau of Statistics cannot be relied upon as there were huge integrity issues
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the data released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics in their 2019-2020 Housing Income and Expenditure Su
Education Ministry says everyone associated with schools will be required to be fully vaccinated
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says when students return to school, they need to be protected and this means that along with the students and teachers, all ancilla
Education Minister says they intend to resume face to face classes for Year 12 and 13 students as soon as the COVID-19 safety protocols are in place
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says they intend to resume face to face classes for Year 12 and 13 students as soon as the COVID-19 safety protocols are in place.
AG is hell-bent to destroy the future of all USP students – USP Students Association
The University of the South Pacific Students Association is calling on the Fijian Government to immediately release the grant payments that it owes to USP because their
Long COVID cases will put a strain on Fiji's health system – Dr. Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says long COVID cases will put a strain on Fiji's health system in the longer term but at the moment, the system is
Ritesh Dass resigns as the PS for Agriculture
Ritesh Dass has resigned as the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture. The Public Service Commission says Dass plans to pursue a new career opportunity following his eff
258,000 people lived under the Basic Needs Poverty Line according to the 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey
The Fiji Bureau of Statistics 2019-2020 Household Income and Expenditure Survey confirms 29.9 percent of Fijians, or about 258,000 individuals in 45,724 households, lived
Three out of ten Fijians living in poverty in 2019/2020, with rural poverty still much higher than urban poverty
The Fiji Bureau of Statistics 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey confirms that three out of ten Fijians were living in poverty in 2019-2020, with rural pover
Lifeline Fiji records 47 suicide cases and 65 attempted suicide cases from Jan to July 2021
Lifeline Fiji has recorded 47 suicide cases and 65 attempted suicide cases from January to July this year. According to Lifeline Fiji, of the 47 suicide cases, 36 wer
Indicators are telling us that we are on the tail end of the epidemic - Dr. Fong
The Ministry of Health has noted the downturn in COVID-19 case numbers and positivity rate although they are limiting the testing to high-risk groups and places of concer
Year 13 student hopes to get a job to assist her family
Year 13 student, Azaria Sharma says she is looking for a job right now as her father who was the sole breadwinner for their family is unemployed and they need an income.
Beqa Island is a new area of interest as COVID cases identified on the island – Dr Fong
Beqa Island is the new area of interest after a 70-year-old bedridden man who passed away in his home in Dakuni Village on 8th September, was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Dr Fong says as the second dose coverage increases, it is expected that internal borders within Viti Levu will be lifted soon
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says as the second dose coverage increases, it is expected that internal borders within Viti Levu will be lifted soon.
Alleged inciteful comments in a video after Veronica Malani’s court ruling to be analyzed by Police on Monday
Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho confirms Police will analyze a concerning video being circulated from yesterday on social media after a court rulin
We will transition to community surveillance testing as severe COVID-19 disease numbers and positivity rates approach the containment phase levels – Dr Fong
The Health Ministry will be transitioning to community surveillance testing as severe COVID-19 disease numbers and positivity rates approach the containment phase levels.
56.2% of the target population now fully vaccinated
96.9% of the target population have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 56.2% are now fully vaccinated nationwide. This means that 568,246 adults in