Fijian police seize over 400 marijuana plants
Fijian police have seized more than 400 plants believed to be marijuana during a raid in a farming area in Savusavu on Vanua Levu Island, Fiji's second largest island.
Fijian police have seized more than 400 plants believed to be marijuana during a raid in a farming area in Savusavu on Vanua Levu Island, Fiji's second largest island.
This contributes to 62.2 per cent of the country's total poor population of around 900,000 people.
Fiji and Japan signed an exchange of notes on Wednesday for a second stand-by disaster loan financing of around 72.0 million Fijian dollars (around 32.4 million US dollars), which will assist in any future needs for disaster recovery and rehabilitation.
President Droupadi Murmu reached Suva, Fiji this morning from Nadi where she landed yesterday on the first leg of her State Visit to Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste. She was received by Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at the airport and accorded a ceremonial welcome.
President Droupadi Murmu will visit Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste from 5-10 August to deepen India's ties with these nations, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Monday.
Indian warship INS Satpura departed from Port of Suva in Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean on Saturday. The warship reached Fiji on September 1.
He also confirmed that an 89-year-old unvaccinated woman with co-morbidities died due to Covid earlier this week.
Fiji upgraded its economic growth forecast for 2022 on Tuesday, as the island country's economy is on the path to recovery after being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years.
Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said Tuesday that most of the deaths were between 16 to 35 years of age, and the youngest one was 6 years old.
She noted that two out of three women in Fiji have experienced domestic violence by their intimate partners.
