SUVA, 23 APRIL 2020 (THE GUARDIAN)—Crystal* remembers the day her life came crashing down. Crystal, 23, a former student at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, had allowed her partner to take intimate pictures of her in 2014. It was a decision she would come to regret. Two years later, those pictures […]
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Warning regarding alternative COVID-19 test kits: Fiji Health Ministry
SUVA, 22 APRIL 2020 (FIJI GOVT)—The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services strongly advises all health providers in Fiji to cease offering IgM/IgG rapid tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. These tests are based on the detection of antibodies and/or antigens and they are not reliable for the acute diagnosis of COVID-19. Members of […]
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2 Fiji rugby players arrested for breaking virus quarantine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Fiji Rugby Union has criticized two of its top professional players who have been arrested for failing to self-isolate after returning to Fiji from overseas. Fiji media named one of the players as backrower Semi Kunatani who plays for the London-based Harlequins club. He was a member of the […]
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Pacific Islands Forum identity may need refocusing
SUVA, 10 FEBRUARY 2020 (ISLANDS BUSINESS)—‘The Blue Pacific’ is touted by all and sundry as the collective ‘identity’ of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members. As such, ‘The Blue Pacific’ is the identity badge by which PIF’s particularity and uniqueness are determined. In analyzing the components of ‘The Blue Pacific’ and how they have woven their […]
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Fijian Military support to bushfire emergency response
Australia is deeply grateful for Fiji’s generous offer to support Australia’s emergency bushfire response through the provision of troops from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. Australia is currently facing an unprecedented national disaster as bushfires continue to sweep across large parts of NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Minister for Defence, Senator Linda Reynolds […]
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Fiji flights resume after Cyclone Sarai prompts cancellations
Frustrated holiday-makers have been given the all-clear to rebook flights to Fiji after mass cancellations following Tropical Cyclone Sarai, which claimed two lives. Frustrated holiday-makers have been given the green light to rebook flights to Fiji after mass cancellations. More than 130 Fiji Airways flights were cancelled for 48 hours due to a tropical cyclone […]