Tropical Cyclone Yasa

$150,000 Boost For Disaster First Responders
NATION

$150,000 Boost For Disaster First Responders

While receiving the equipment yesterday, Mr Seruiratu said the gadgets would greatly boost the ministry’s immediat...

RFMF Soldiers Return Home After 2 Months On Frontline
NEWS

RFMF Soldiers Return Home After 2 Months On Frontline

More than 60 soldiers will return home after spending two months away from their families. They were the frontline f...

Golfers Raise Money To Support Rebuilding Phase After Cyclone Yasa
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Golfers Raise Money To Support Rebuilding Phase After Cyclone Yasa

“Our golfers decided to do this to help the disadvantaged, especially those who were severely affected by Cyclone ...

Fijian Made For Labasa Farm Fresh
SUNBIZ

Fijian Made For Labasa Farm Fresh

One of the major exporters of agricultural produce in Vanua Levu, Labasa Farm Fresh has signed under the Fijian Made...

Widow And Sons To Get New Home
NATION

Widow And Sons To Get New Home

Ms Lata’s late husband, Ramesh Chand, died when parts of the floor of his house flew and landed on his back on Dec...

PM Bainimarama Impressed With The Attendance, Well-Dressed Students
NEWS

PM Bainimarama Impressed With The Attendance, Well-Dressed Students

Mr Bainimarama’s delegation included Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management Inia Seruira...

Cyclone Trauma Counselling For Teachers And Students
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Cyclone Trauma Counselling For Teachers And Students

The programme was conducted in 22 northern schools which included 16 primary schools, five secondary schools and one...

In The Name Of Power
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In The Name Of Power

Damage sustained after cyclones yasa and ana estimated at a little more than $10 million. To restore power, EFL h...

FIJI Water Foundation Donates More Than $125,000 For Cyclone Relief
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FIJI Water Foundation Donates More Than $125,000 For Cyclone Relief

FIJI Water Foundation donated $125,000 for post cyclone relief. This is to support the Fijian communities impacted b...

Farmers to Benefit From $1m Relief Fund
NATION

Farmers to Benefit From $1m Relief Fund

The initiative will be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture over the next six months.

Lautoka Andhra Sangam College’s Toppers Tell
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Lautoka Andhra Sangam College’s Toppers Tell

Peni scored 377 out of 400 in Year 12 and he dedicated his achievement to his family in Macuata who were impacted by...

X-Ray Results In Seconds
NATION

X-Ray Results In Seconds

Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete said the digital x-ray machines are available for patients free of cost.

Family Opens Second Shop in Labasa
NATION

Family Opens Second Shop in Labasa

Mr Sharma and his youngest son, Shamal Sharma, opened their first supermarket at Volovi in 2018.

Dad Sees Son In A Casket
NEWS

Dad Sees Son In A Casket

The late Tawake Bucece, 26, had promised to return home on January 9; he died six days later after falling off a pow...

PM Bainimarama Conveys Best Wishes To India On The Occasion Of 72nd Republic Day Of India
NATION

PM Bainimarama Conveys Best Wishes To India On The Occasion Of 72nd Republic Day Of India

PM Bainimarama conveyed the Fijian Government’s appreciation to the Government of India for the provision of human...

Bua Records First Typhoid Case
NEWS

Bua Records First Typhoid Case

“Whole of Bua is marked as red zone and so the case is from one of the hot spot areas.”

Teen Soars Above Yasa
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Teen Soars Above Yasa

 Hit hard by the storm, Year 12 student Jeshwindra still scores the highest in school

Call Helpline, Minister Urges Yasa-Traumatised Children
NATION

Call Helpline, Minister Urges Yasa-Traumatised Children

Ms Vuniwaqa said at the moment there was a challenge to identify children who were in need of help if they were trau...

Three New Typhoid Cases In The North
NATION

Three New Typhoid Cases In The North

The Ministry of Health is also working with the Ministry of Education in inspecting the ablution facilities of schoo...

Six House Fires In Less Than A Month Alarms Chief Firefighter
NEWS

Six House Fires In Less Than A Month Alarms Chief Firefighter

“We are just 20 days into the New Year and the NFA has already attended to six fire incidents around the country,...

HMAS Adelaide Heads Home Today
NEWS

HMAS Adelaide Heads Home Today

Captain Stuart Watters said the smiles and happiness on the faces of the Fijian children and families made missing C...

Students Glad To Be In School, Even In Tents
NATION

Students Glad To Be In School, Even In Tents

The youngest of four siblings said studying in a tent was no different from being in a wooden or concrete classroom.

Students Of Dreketi Primary School Have Every Reason To Smile
NATION

Students Of Dreketi Primary School Have Every Reason To Smile

As students around the country joined them by returning to school, the Dreketi Primary students were more than happy...

Ministry Bans Mass Gatherings As New LTDD Cases Detected
NEWS

Ministry Bans Mass Gatherings As New LTDD Cases Detected

This is after new cases of Leptospirosis, Typhoid, Dengue and Diarrhoea (LTDD) were received by the Ministry of Heal...

PM Lauds Pine Group For Donating Timber To Help Rebuild Schools, Homes In Bua
NATION

PM Lauds Pine Group For Donating Timber To Help Rebuild Schools, Homes In Bua

Mr Bainimarama officially handed over the materials valued at $120,000.

Businessman Barters With Parents For Shoes And Bags
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Businessman Barters With Parents For Shoes And Bags

To date Mr Cheung has bartered with hundreds of customers for shoes from his shop ‘Quality Vogue – Unique Fashio...

All Schools To Open By January 18
NATION

All Schools To Open By January 18

This includes schools that were used as evacuation centres during Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

64 Graduate From Makoi Women’s Vocational Training Centre
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64 Graduate From Makoi Women’s Vocational Training Centre

Sixty-four women graduated from the Makoi Women’s Vocational Training Center yesterday, with twenty-one of them ha...

Lekutu Secondary School Ready To Resume Classes
NATION

Lekutu Secondary School Ready To Resume Classes

The school has 16 teachers and 258 students.

$7m Plus Electricity Damage After Yasa
NATION

$7m Plus Electricity Damage After Yasa

“At this stage we are targeting to finish all our restoration works in the Northern division by January 31,” Mr ...

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