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Savenaca Narube Police and army personnel man the entrance of Qauia settlement in Lami. Picture: ATU RASEA I am presenting the 2022 Alternative Unity Budget at a very dangerous time of our lives. Never before have we lived in great fear of contracting the deadly virus and even death. The daily cases are now close to 800. Deaths are rising fast. With our small population, the entire country is in danger of being destroyed by the virus. The virus is out of control and more and more lives will be ...

‘No guarantee’ international travel will follow vaccine In a fresh blow to overseas travel hopes, the health minster has warned even if every Aussie is vaccinated it doesn’t mean borders will reopen. Travel by Ally Foster 14th Apr 2021 12:23 PM Health Minister Greg Hunt has dampened international travel hopes even further, claiming even after the whole country is vaccinated against COVID-19 there is no "guarant...

I apologise that this article is so political and – at more than 6000 words – is so long, indeed the longest I have ever written in these columns. But it is my last one for some time and I have a lot to say. I also apologise that it is so personal, some might say self-indulgently so. But I have a lot to get off my chest. We have just had a parliamentary session dominated by almost everything other than the needs of cyclone victims or the hundreds of thousands of people suffering because of ...

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  Feb 18, 2021 03:01:24 PM Fiji is continuing to push for a travel bubble between its major tourist markets Australia and New Zealand. Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya said the government was optimistic its regional partners would come to the table. Koya said visitors would still need to meet the requirements under the Bula Bubble scheme. "We have not forgotten the Bula Bubble," he said. "Fiji is in high-level discussions with our Australian and New Zealand counterparts to actually see if we ...

Fiji is continuing to push for a travel bubble between its major tourist markets Australia and New Zealand. Fijis borders have been closed since last March and with New Zealand and Australia still battling Covid-19 cases at home, the wait maybe longer. Tourism staff in Fiji greet visitors to their resort in the Yasawa Islands Photo: Kate Livingstone But the government said Fiji had proven itself as a safe destination for travels during the pandemic with no cases recorded over 300 days. Tourism...

Why there are unlikely to be any COVID-19 travel bubbles any time soon WedWednesday 17 updated ThuThursday 18 FebFebruary 2021 at 1:32am Travel bubbles present issues that could put Australias COVID-19 pandemic at risk, an aviation expert said. ( Share Print text only Cancel Travel bubbles with neighbouring countries would be useless and dangerous without mass vaccinations in Australia, an aviation expert says. Key points: Among the first bubbles expected to open would be New Zealand and Papua ...

Fiji says it has proven itself as a safe destination for travels during the pandemic with no community cases recorded for more than 300 days.