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Bula Vinaka. Today we are announcing one new border quarantine case of COVID-19, a 25-year-old female nursing officer. She contracted the virus while treating one of […]

Honourable Ministers; Permanent Secretaries; Heads and Representatives of Civil Societies and the Private Sector; Participants. Bula Vinaka and good morning. I’m pleased to be here to […]

Enhancing individual staff capacities and competencies through language and cultural diplomacy is a fundamental platform to further augmenting the deployment of Fiji’s foreign services. This is […]

Fiji’s seasoned diplomat and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has been nominated as Fiji’s candidate for the position of Secretary General of the […]

The United Nations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have reaffirmed their commitment to assist Fiji and the Pacific region in availing financial, technical assistance, advisory […]

Multisectoral collaboration with global and regional development partners is imperative in the negotiations currently undertaken by the Fijian Government to accelerate the recovery of Fiji’s tourism […]

Bula Vinaka and good afternoon. We all know the impacts of COVID-19 stretch far beyond the health sector alone. Our response requires a whole-of-government approach –– […]

Mister Speaker, I rise to deliver my response to the 2020-2021 National Budget. Mr Speaker, the end of the coronavirus pandemic is no closer in sight […]

Bula Vinaka from Fiji. After another worse-than-anticipated quarter for the world economy, COVID-19 is clearly the job-killer of the century. If we stand any hope of […]

As we announced on the 20th of July, we have so far confirmed nine cases of COVID-19 among a number of our citizens who were repatriated […]

Bula vinaka and a very good afternoon to you all. On the 19th of March, Fiji confirmed our first case of the coronavirus. Finally faced with […]

Intervention​ Dear colleagues, by now most of us have experienced firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic, impacts our lives – our ability to leave home, work, go […]

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic. By now most of us have experienced firsthand how the, COVID-19 pandemic, impacts […]

Bula vinaka from Fiji. I’d like to extend a special “jambo” to my friend, His Excellency President Kenyatta. During my time in Kenya you were an […]

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; Prime Minister Trudeau; Prime Minister Andrew Holness; Presidents and Prime Ministers; Managing Director of IMF and President of the World Bank. High-Level Event […]

Bula Vinaka. I’m sure many of you joining this call from overseas would much prefer being here with us in Fiji –– the Fijian people would […]

Bula vinaka. Back on the 18th of April, we clinically confirmed our 18th case of COVID-19. This was in the midst of our response to the […]

Bula vinaka. I want to take a few minutes this Girmit Remembrance Day to speak to Fijian schoolchildren –– so if you’re a parent, please, pause […]

Bula Vinaka. Despite the artificial lines dividing the world’s maritime regions, our ocean is a single, connected resource. From the fjords (“fee-awdz”) meeting the North Sea […]

Bula Vinaka. From early yesterday afternoon, a slow-moving trough of low pressure has been dumping heavy rains across the country. Yesterday, the National Disaster Management Office […]

Bula Vinaka. Since my last update on Fiji’s recovery from Cyclone Harold and COVID-19, we’ve made great progress in both fronts. Assistance has made its way […]

Bula Vinaka. It’s now been nearly two weeks since Cyclone Harold swept over Fiji. As lines of communication have been re-established, our aid ships have made […]

Bula Vinaka. I wish every Fijian a very Happy Easter! Any other year my wife, children and grandchildren would be joining thousands of other Fijians families […]

Bula vinaka. This morning, after testing another 25 samples overnight at our molecular lab, we have confirmed a single new case of COVID-19 in Fiji. Our […]

Bula Vinaka. Yesterday, the Christian calendar marked Palm Sunday –– an occasion that many Fijians spent together with loved ones, surrounded by family in the quiet […]