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
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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
Watch party held at US Embassy for historic SpaceX Crew Dragon launch
Primary, high school and university students from Fiji, Japan and the United States were hosted today at the U.S. Embassy to watch the launch of the NASA and SpaceX Crew-
Biden brings the most ambitious climate action agenda to the White House – AG
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says a visit by the US President-Elect Joe Biden to Fiji next year would highlight the issues faced by Fiji and the rest of the world
US election: Trump says Biden won but again refuses to concede
US President Donald Trump has insisted he is not conceding the US election, despite seemingly acknowledging for the first time that Democrat Joe Biden won. The Republi
PM invites Joe Biden to visit Fiji
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has invited US President-Elect Joe Biden to visit Fiji during Fiji’s chairmanship of the Pacific Forum in August 2021. If Bide