Fiji has recorded three new Covid-19 cases, all in border quarantine. The Health Ministry said the trio arrived on a repatriation flight from Auckland on 19 November. The ministry’s Sunil Chandra said two of them were Fiji citizens returning from Mali while the third was a foreign national . Chandra said the pair had started their journey from Mali while the third patient had transited through New Zealand from Germany. He said the man worked in Fiji and was returning to the country with his family. “The first two cases are Fijian citizens, both in their 40s, and worked at…
Author: Genesis KETAN
US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled officials for six important posts, as he prepares to take office. “America is back”, he said, and “ready to lead the world, not retreat from it”. If confirmed, Avril Haines will be the first female director of national intelligence and Alejandro Mayorkas the first Latino homeland security boss. Donald Trump has agreed transition moves must start and Mr Biden will now get a top-secret intelligence brief. However, the sitting president still refuses to admit defeat, repeating unsubstantiated claims that the 3 November vote was “rigged”. As well as getting the Presidential Daily Brief- an…
West New Britain (WNB) has recorded 18 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the province’s total confirmed cases to 31 and Papua New Guinea’s total to 630. The new cases in WNB are all from Talasea District with youngest being 4 years old and the oldest at 70 years of age. There are 14 females and four males. Five of the new cases have symptoms such as fever, cough, headache, chills and sore throat at the time of testing whilst 13 do not have COVID-19 symptoms. Ten had contact with previously-identified positive cases. The rapid response team continues with contract…
For the first time ever, this year’s 16th YUMI FM PNG MUSIK AWARDS will be a radio broadcast event and its only five days away now. In a significant first, and despite the cancellation of the usual event, an on-air radio show of the YUMI FM PNG MUSIK AWARDS 2020 will be held on 93 YUMI FM. Winner’s announcements will be made on Saturday November 28th 2020 from 6-8PM on 93 YUMI FM. In its 16th year, this is the only event that recognizes the efforts of artists in the country. We are pleased to announce that there are 8…