Children from 15-17 years can now be registered for vaccination online
You can now register your child for vaccination through the Vaccine Registry before onsite vaccination starts on Monday. Online registration is available on vra.digita
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FULL STORY: 3 new COVID-19 deaths
3 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported for the period of 9th to 15th September 2021. All deaths were reported from the Western Division. The first COVID-19 death
Nawaikula files a constitutional redress proceeding in court regarding Bill 17
SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula has filed a constitutional redress proceeding in the High Court regarding the amendment to the iTaukei Land Trust Act or Bill 17. Nawaikula
SODELPA’s Management Board yet to decide on whether Gavoka and Duru will be investigated for alleged falsification of documents
SODELPA has today confirmed that a complaint against the Party Leader, Viliame Gavoka and General Secretary, Lenaitasi Duru on allegations of falsification of documents h
Police reminding Fijians to continue following health protocols despite relaxation of restrictions
With a number of COVID-19 related restrictions relaxed this morning, the Fiji Police Force is reminding Fijians that this does not mean they can tread carelessly as we ar
FULL STORY: Viti Levu borders to be lifted from today, curfew hours for Viti Levu will be from 9pm until 4am and social gatherings of up to 20 people permitted indoors in people’s homes and up to 30 people outside
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has announced that from 4am today, 17th September 2021, the containment area borders will lift everywhere on Viti Levu, the curfew hours
Kalouniwai is the new RFMF Commander, Qiliho reappointed as Police Commissioner and Kean reappointed as the Corrections Commissioner
Brigadier General Jone Kalouniwai is the new Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho has been reappointed as the Police Commi
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
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