Tag: Cyclones

By Calvin Prasad in Suva Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has welcomed the relaxation of requirements for Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF)...

By Maggie Boyle in Suva Students attending schools managed by TISI Sangam, Fiji's largest non-government organisation, in some cyclone-ravaged areas will be provided lunch for...

By Serafina Silaitoga of the Fiji Times Eight-month-old Waseroma Rasavou survived 14 hours in an esky cooler as the savage tropical storm battered a remote...

By Ashutosh Singh of Newswire Fiji More assistance from New Zealand is expected to arrive in the country today. This was confirmed by a representative of New...

By Anish Chand in Rakiraki, Fiji Rakiraki town, in one of the worst cyclone Winston-ravaged areas in Fiji's northwestern Viti Levu island, is expected to...

By Verleshwar Singh and Peni Shute of Newswire Fiji Fiji's Minister for National Disaster Management, Colonel Inia Seruiratu, has lashed out at political parties that...

By Jonas Cullwick in Port Vila Vanuatu's Opposition has expressed sadness with the government and the people of Fiji, and people of Vanuatu and students...

As aid has started to flow to parts of Fiji left devastated by severe tropical cyclone Winston, the Fiji Times chief editor says that...

By Akuila Cama of Fiji One News One of 42 people who perished in Fiji from severe tropical cyclone Winston was a 72-year-old woman, Selai...

About 100 hundred homes in Korovou village in Tavua have been damaged. There have been no deaths in the community, but the peoople have pleaded...

By Shayal Devi of The Fiji Times Fiji's coastal district of Nakorotubu, Ra, which includes more than 10 villages and a population of more than...

By Lice Movono-Rova of Newswire Fiji Forty-two people have died as a result of severe tropical cyclone Winston, says Fiji’s Ambassador to the United Nations Peter...

When help finally arrived on Koro Island and the media flew in to bear witness, the scenes were of total devastation. The sign pointing to...

By TJ Aumua in Auckland Auckland’s Fiji community have mobilised together to action disaster relief efforts for their families back home in the Fiji Islands. Community...

By Cheerieann Wilson of Fiji One News February 20, 2016, will be a date every single villager on Koro Island in Fiji will never forget. As...

The Pacific nation was already struggling to adapt to rising oceans and increasing temperatures when severe tropical cyclone Winston struck, comments Common Dreams staff...

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama speaking to Fiji after severe tropical cyclone Winston devastated the nation at the weekend. Video: FijiGov By Peni Shute and Allison...

By Sikeli Qounadovu of The Fiji Times All Fijian Atunaisa Raralevu (No.3) hoped to do was to be able to save 15 people trapped in...

By Avinesh Gopal in Suva Fiji's Acting Police Commissioner, Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho, has warned parents and guardians to make sensible decisions about the movements of...

The death toll from severe tropical cyclone Winston in Fiji has reached 21 and disaster officials fear this will rise as communications is restored...

Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley today praised the people of Fiji for their resilience and courage after severe tropical cyclone Winston punished the country...

By Mere Naleba in Tailevu for The Fiji Times As strong winds and waves pounded Qelekuro Village in Fiji's Tailevu province on the main island...