Honourable Speaker, Honourable Prime Minister, Honourable Leader of the Opposition, Ministers, Members of Parliament, My Fellow Fijians. Thank you for tuning in tonight, wherever and however you are joining us this evening. As you can see by the way we’re all spread throughout the chamber –– these are not normal times. We’ve made these changes…Read More

The Honourable Speaker of Parliament; Honourable Members; Ladies and Gentlemen. Bula Vinaka. Mister Speaker, I’m not here today to make a long speech. I’m not here to play politics. And –– unlike we’ve seen from some other Honourable Members –– I’m not here to grandstand for a few minutes of screen time. I’m here to get…Read More

Bula Vinaka. Once again, I’m joining you after a comprehensive update from our medical experts, along with the World Health Organization, on the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, there are now over 414,000 confirmed cases in 194 countries and territories. Hundreds are dying every day. We’re seeing a troubling trend of a 10% day-over-day increase in total…Read More

Bula Vinaka. I’ve just left our coronavirus war room at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, where we start every day with a briefing from our country’s top medical minds and viral specialists, who, together with the World Health Organisation, keep us up-to-date on the global COVID-19 pandemic and the situation on the ground…Read More

Bula vinaka. As announced Saturday, our first two COVID-19 patients remain in isolation and both are in stable condition. As I’ve already explained in great detail, once we confirmed our first COVID-19 case, we immediately identified and isolated eleven members of the first patient’s household at our Western Division isolation ward at Nadi Hospital. These…Read More