Duituturaga resigns
SODELPA General Secretary, Emele Duituturaga has resigned from her post. Duituturaga served for a period of nine months, and has cited personal and family reasons for
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Draft Police Bill will turn Fiji into a Police State - Prasad
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says draconian provisions of the draft Police Bill if enacted by Parliament will turn Fiji into a Police State wh
FWCC has seen 661 rape survivors over the past 5 years
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has seen a total of 661 rape survivors over the past 5 years, and of this, 185 are child rape survivors who were 2 to 17 years of ag
Any commentary on the draft Police Bill before it is tabled in the Parliament is premature – Raj
Director of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Ashwin Raj says the Commission will be making its submission on the proposed Police Bill once the bill has be
Social Pension recipients may receive reduced allowance if their circumstances have changed - Poole
Some recipients under the Social Pension Scheme may receive a reduced payment if their circumstances have changed however the allowance is still $100 per month. Perman
Vuniwaqa acknowledges Dr Sahukhan & Soko on International Women’s Day
The Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says in Fiji, 63% of health workers, 80% of social workers and 85% of market vendors are women
Continue collective action to demand for accountability for crimes against women & girls – Ali
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre says inequality, the climate emergency, COVID-19 and the rise of exclusionary politics have further exacerbated our vulnerability as
Dr Krishnan stands his ground despite a letter surfacing stating that the Ministry supported him to undertake Nephrology Training Attachment in NZ
Local Nephrologist Dr Amrish Krishnan has stood his ground despite an official letter surfacing saying that the Ministry of Health supported him when he went to undertake
PSRU Mobile Command Post back in Mead Road in Nabua
The Police Special Response Unit Mobile Command Post is now back in Mead Road in Nabua following four weeks of beefing up visibility at Visako Circle in Nadera. Police
Power restored in the Central Division in Viti Levu
Power has been restored in the Central Division in Viti Levu. Energy Fiji Limited says their teams are now working to determine what caused the fault which led to the
6,000 frontline workers to be vaccinated first
6,000 frontline workers will receive the first doses of the 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines that has arrived into the country. While receiving the vaccines Prime Minist
Fiji’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to be handed over at 7 tonight
Fiji will receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at 7 o’clock tonight at an official handover at the Nadi International Airport. The Health Minister Docto
Draft Police Bill says you could face huge fines or prison time for impersonating a Police car
A person could face a $10,000 fine or 5 years in prison if they transform their vehicle to look a Police car. This is according to the Draft Police Bill 2020. The p
Judge women by what they deliver – Akbar
Don’t judge us for our dress but what we deliver. This was stressed by Minister for Education Rosy Akbar at the International Women’s Day celebrations in
COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Fiji tonight
Good news as the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the country today. Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says it is great news for the people
Suva Grammar School wins both divisions at Suva Zone II
Suva Grammar School has done it again. They have won both the girl’s and boy’s divisions at the Suva Zone II for the second year in a row. In the girl
People who racked up national debt between 1987 to 2006 are worrying day and night about 73% - Draunidalo
Hope Party Leader and Former MP Tupou Draunidalo says the Opposition and their friends complain that 50 to 73% debt to GDP ratio was dumb borrowing, but she questions whe
PM knows which Minister is doing what and when is the requirement for somebody to act - AG
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama knows which Minister is doing what and when is the requirement for somebody to act or no
Record remittances in 2020 as $652.75 million was sent through to families in Fiji by Fijians abroad
Fiji’s total remittances received from January to December last year was the highest ever standing at $652.75 million, which is an annual increase of 11%. Inter
PS Economy Makereta Konrote resigns
Permanent Secretary for Economy, Makereta Konrote has resigned from her post. In a statement, Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who is in Singapore, says as a k
7 active border quarantine cases of COVID-19 in Fiji
Fiji currently has seven active border quarantine cases of COVID-19. They are all in isolation. We have recorded 63 cases since our first case on 19th March last ye