Bainimarama invites Biden to attend Pacific Islands Forum meet in Fiji
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has invited US President, Joe Biden to attend the Pacific Islands Forum meeting to be hosted in Fiji in August this year. Bainimaram
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Biden and Harris can save the planet as we know it - Bainimarama
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says by putting the Climate Emergency at the core of their administration, US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US President
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US President at the US Capitol in Washington.He is the oldest person ever sworn in as US President.Biden turned 78 last November.V
Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion US economic relief package
US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a US $1.9 trillion stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes office next week. If passed by Congres
Joseph Cella to return to the US next week
The US Ambassador to Fiji, Joseph Cella will return to the US at the end of next week and he has labelled his stay in Fiji as the best job he has ever had. Cella says
Fiji Red Cross Society receives additional US$200,000 from US Embassy
The US Embassy today donated a further US$200,000 to the Fiji Red Cross Society for their TC Yasa relief efforts. While speaking during the handing over ceremony, US A
10% of painting sale directed to TC Yasa relief efforts
264 artists’ paintings that featured in Fiji Arts Council’s National Fine Arts Exhibition will have 10% of sale directed to TC Yasa relief efforts. Fiji
US House of Representatives could vote on Trump impeachment this week
The US House of Representatives could vote as early as tomorrow on an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump. BBC News reports House Democrats plan to i
Twitter’s decision to ban Trump’s account raises new questions - AG
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Twitter’s decision to ban US President Donald Trump’s account raises new questions about international social medi
Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account
Twitter has permanently suspended US President Donald Trump’s account on citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.†Trump’s account
US Congress certifies Joe Biden's victory
The US Congress has certified Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election, hours after supporters of Donald Trump stormed the building in an attack that saw four peo
Congress debates certification of Biden's win after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol
The US Congress reconvened today to continue counting the electoral votes and affirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory after violent supporters of President Donald T
We are confident USA will soon close this ugly chapter - Bainimarama
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says they are confident that the US will soon close this ugly chapter once and for all. He has tweeted that the violent scenes they
Legal bid to get Pence to overturn results rejected
The latest in a series of attempts by allies of President Donald Trump to overturn the November US election result has failed. A Texas judge rejected the case, brought
U.S Ambassador announces aid of $204,550
The U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella has announced the approval of $204,550 in assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Human
Electoral college confirms Joe Biden's presidential victory
Members of the US electoral college have affirmed Joe Biden's presidential election victory, one of the final steps required for him to take office. The Democrat won N
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Person of the Year
Time magazine has named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020's Person of the Year. The two made history on November 7th this year when they beat Donald Trump in a bitter e
US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election
The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald Trump. The law
Trump accepts transition to Biden can begin
US President Donald Trump has accepted that a formal transition can begin for US President-elect Joe Biden to take office. Trump said he was recommending a key federal
US election: Trump camp's lawsuit struck down in Pennsylvania
A judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in the battleground state. Judge Matthew Br
Facebook and Twitter grilled over US election actions
Facebook and Twitter's chief executives are being cross-examined by US senators for the second time in three weeks. The two were summoned to answer questions about how