Rayasi turns down shot at Olympic Gold
Brilliant Hurricanes wing Salesi Rayasi has turned down a shot at an Olympic sevens gold medal and committed to Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. Coach Jason Holland has confi
Author: Semi Turaga
India Covid: Opposition calls for full national lockdown
India's main opposition party has called for a full national lockdown, shortly after the country passed more than 20 million COVID-19 infections.They say there has been a
Bower to start for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby Aotearoa final
Crusaders coach Scott Robertson had no idea who George Bower was when forwards coach Jason Ryan told him he wanted to bring the prop into the Crusaders ahead of the 2019
Sowakula continues to prove himself
Chiefs number 8 Pita Gus Sowakula has been included in the Super Rugby Aotearoa Team of the Week by popular New Zealand news media website - Stuff.co.nz. In an opinion
Less people at supermarkets today
Social distancing is now being strictly enforced at the same Valelevu supermarkets which failed to strictly enforce the COVID-safe guidelines yesterday. We have also n
People still spotted without masks in Suva
Many people could still be spotted walking around Suva without masks this morning. We saw both the young and old walking with masks in their hands at the Suva Bus Stan
218,400 people covered through mobile screenings – Dr Tudravu
The Health Ministry’s Chief Medical Advisor Doctor Jemesa Tudravu says their mass targetted screening is continuing in the restricted zones and the cumulative tota
51 active cases of COVID-19 in Fiji
Fiji has 51 active cases of COVID-19 in isolation. 16 of the cases are border quarantine cases and 31 are locally transmitted cases. The Health Ministry’s He
More rain this week
Expect more rain in the coming days. There is a heavy rain warning in force for Viti Levu, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands. All this rain is being brought by a tr
Chiefs have confidence ahead of Super Rugby Aotearoa final
The Chiefs may have gone down 39-19 to the Blues at Eden Park on Saturday night but if anything, it gives them more reason to be optimistic about this weekend’s Su
No social distancing outside some supermarkets today
People are not practicing social distancing outside two supermarkets in Valelevu and one in Suva while social distancing is being strictly enforced outside Max Value in F
We will distribute food rations all of tonight - Dr Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says he knows they will be distribute food rations all of tonight to people that have called 161 but whether they can
Health Ministry to create more isolation facilities in the community
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says they will continue to create more capacity to get more isolation facilities in the community. He says they st
We owe a lot to the military for doing the heavy lifting - Dr Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says one of the groups of people that they owe a lot to is the military who do a lot of the heavy lifting for them.
51,014 COVID-19 tests to date - Dr Sahukhan
The Health Ministry’s Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says 51,014 COVID-19 tests have been conducted to date with a daily average of 774 tests pe
Source of transmission for first two COVID-19 cases in Ra still under investigation
The Health Ministry’s Head of Health Protection Doctor Aalisha Sahukhan says two cases of COVID-19 are still under investigation to determine their source of trans
Gavoka visits police officers with refreshments
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka today visited police officers and frontline workers at the three checkpoints at Delainavesi, Sawani and Nakasi. He says they are simply v
Australian govt gives grant assistance of $AUS35 million for direct budget support
Grant assistance of AUD$35 million from the Australian government was received today by Minister for Economy and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum at Suvavou House.
Adequate warnings have been issued and we will now be coming down hard on those found breaching the Public Health Act - Acting COMPOL
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says adequate warnings have been issued and Police officers will now be directed to enforce the laws and regulations under the
Some people still moving around and not wearing masks today
While majority of the people are taking the COVID-19 measures seriously, some people around Suva and Nasinu are still moving around and not doing their part by staying ho
In a full lockdown no one except essential service workers move around – Dr Fong
The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says in a full lockdown no one except essential service workers move and it will be absolutely illegal for someone to