Bula Vinaka. Iwant to start the briefing today with the latest on our response to the devastation of Cyclone Harold. After being thoroughly health screened, our disaster officials have arrived with food, shelter kits, and medical supplies to Vatulele, Kadavu, Beqa, Yanuca and Southern Lau, we’ve shipped water to areas that need it as well.…Read More

Bula Vinaka. With the coronavirus keeping us away from our usual houses of worship, this Sunday, I joined my first online Easter service. It was an uplifting reminder that –– even as we maintain physical distance from one another –– God is always with us, He is only ever a prayer away. Through this long…Read More

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 at church services, planning parties and spending intimate time with friends and loved ones –– but we all know this isn’t any other year. With the coronavirus still at…Read More

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 newly-confirmed case of coronavirus is the husband of an existing patient from Lautoka –– the Zumba classmate of patient number one. This was a case we have expected for…Read More

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 comfort of their homes. But this Sunday, in the lockdown areas of Lautoka, Suva and Soasoa, hundreds of our Fiji Police officers and RFMF personnel spent the rainy weekend…Read More