Fiji will not be at the US Climate Summit as it is not a major emitter – Greubel
Fiji will not be at the US Climate Summit later this month as it is not a major emitter. US Embassy’s Charge d Affaires to Fiji Tony Greubel made these comments
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US Capitol goes into lockdown after car rams barricade, killing police officer
A US Police officer has been killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the US Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. A video showe
Biden's $1.9tn COVID-19 relief bill passes US Congress
US President Joe Biden's US$1.9tn COVID-19 relief bill to help Americans deal with the impact of the pandemic has cleared its final hurdle in Congress. The House of Re
Biden's $1.9tn COVID-19 relief bill passes House vote
US President Joe Biden's $1.9tn relief plan to help Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved in the House of Representatives. The bill must now go to t
PFTAC receives $4.07m from the US to provide technical assistance to Pacific Island nations
Fiji can expect better technical assistance in its efforts to overcome the economic challenges due to COVID-19 as the United States has given $4.07 million to the Pacific
Trump acquitted in impeachment trial
Former US President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate in an impeachment trial for his role on the 6th January attack on the US Capitol. Democrats failed to
130 businesswomen to benefit from grant of $47,000 from the US Embassy
130 businesswomen are expected to benefit from a grant of $47,000 from the US Embassy that will help facilitate a training program at the Makoi Women’s Vocational
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
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