Suva, Fiji
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FIJI LOCAL NEWS ....................
The number of fatalities in Fiji from Cyclone Tomas has increased to three. ... more
Efforts to provide children sheltered for classes in Fiji’s cyclone-devastated regions may be hampered by a looming shortage of tents and tarpaulins. ... more
Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) says it expects the northern Lau group to be the worst hit from Cyclone Tomas based on initial reports of damage. ... more
Fiji’s Employers Federation have described as “gutsy” a decision by the government to cancel Monday’s public holiday as part of an effort to recover lost working days during Cyclone Tomas. ... more
The Fiji government has postponed indefinitely consultations it was scheduled to have with media organisations this week on a media decree. ... more
Islands in Fiji’s Lomaiviti group were hit by eight metre-high storm surges at the height of Cyclone Tomas, according to the National Disaster Management Office, DISMAC. ... more
The body has been found of a Fiji man who drowned in a river outside the northern town of Labasa at the height of Cyclone Tomas on Saturday. ... more
The United States, China and the United Kingdom have made contributions to the Fiji Red Cross Society to assist in relief efforts in Fiji. ... more
The National Disaster Management office is right now working on the provision of tents, which is the immediate need in cyclone-hit islands. ... more
Aerial surveys done by the New Zealand and Australian Air Force planes show that there is widespread damage. ... more
Evacuation centres around the country are now down to seven with 263 people in them, DISMAC has confirmed. ... more
Fiji’s employers have been informed by the Ministry of Labour that they are not obliged to pay their workers for the two days that they stayed at home this week following a curfew imposed because of Cyclone Tomas. ... more
Customers of the Bank of South Pacific in Fiji will be able to enjoy SMS banking in Fiji in a month or two. ... more
Three naval boats instead of two will leave Suva for the Lomaiviti, Lau groups and Cikobia, taking with them relief supplies, DISMAC has confirmed. ... more
The Bank of South Pacific in Fiji has assured customers of the former Colonial Bank of Fiji that there will be no operational changes following BSP’s takeover of Colonial. ... more
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SPORTS
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BUSINESS
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WORLD
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ENTERTAINMENT
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