Oceania Fiji The National University of Fiji will implement a phased reopening of its campuses starting today; only students and staff who are fully vaccinated or have proof that they have obtained a vaccination exemption will be allowed to enter FNU
Oceania Fiji Secondary school students eligible to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine have volunteered to get the vaccine in Naviti, Yasawa, where rising cases have forced an inter-island blockade for several weeks
Oceania Fiji Musicians raised more than US$20.000 through concert aimed at helping musicians across the country who have been left without work due to the pandemic's effects on tourism and the food industry
Oceania Fiji Remittances through Vodafone Fiji's mobile money platform continue to increase; last month alone, some US$16 million in remittances were received through M-PAiSA, which is almost 25% of total incoming money transfers
Oceania Fiji Vulnerable communities can now access affordable insurance on climate and disaster risks such as floods or cyclones, following the launch of the country's first parametric micro-insurance product
Oceania Fiji The Consumer Council of Fiji (CCoF) is calling on all businesses/retailers to engage in good practices and treat consumers fairly, as the monetary value of complaints received in this fiscal year is up to US$5 million (+20%); of particular concern is the
Oceania Fiji The national rugby team won its second consecutive Olympic gold medal after the country was isolated for months and athletes travelled 7.000 km on a cargo ship carrying frozen fish to get to Tokyo
Oceania Fiji More young people are called by the Government to venture into agriculture to create the commercial scale needed to compete in the global export market
Oceania Fiji The national rugby team will wear a jersey with the words "Vaccinate Fiji" - in support of Covid-19 vaccinations compaign - in the match against the All Blacks in Hamilton today
Oceania Fiji The Fiji Women Crisis Center has received more than 2,000 calls since the start of the second wave of the pandemic, with most of the cases relating to domestic violence, when they usually receive 2,000 over a whole year
Oceania Fiji The composition of Parliament for the next general election will be 55 seats, an increase of four from the current 51-member Parliament
Oceania Fiji Responding to the needs of their members, volunteers from the Jehovah's Witnesses Church have repaired houses partially damaged by the cyclone Yasa on Vanua Levu and are building new houses for families at no cost
Oceania Fiji About 200 families in various local settlements received their food rations from the youth group "FaithBrothers"