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Fiji and New Zealand sign a defence pact in Suva, Fiji, which includes military cooperation and humanitarian aid.
2023-06-14

The 51st Pacific Islands Forum begins in Suva, Fiji, amid escalating geopolitical competition between China and the United States.
2022-07-11

Fiji surpasses 10,000 cases of COVID-19 after reporting 485 new cases and three deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The country has seen a significant increase in the number of infections since an outbreak in April.
2021-07-11

Fiji reports a record for the second consecutive day of 279 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total to 2,549. The Ministry of Health also reports four deaths from COVID-19.
2021-06-23

Fiji reports a record 150 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national toll to 1,798. The Ministry of Health reports that most cases are from known clusters while others are under investigation. Also, Australia and New Zealand announce that they will deploy doctors to Fiji to help deal with the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
2021-06-19

Fiji reports a record 28 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 508. The Ministry of Health confirms that most cases were linked to the Navy cluster, when an officer attended a funeral and later infected his co-workers aboard the ship.
2021-06-3

Six travelers from China are denied entry and turned away from Samoa following the island country's introduction of a ban on all travelers from China. They later arrive in Fiji, where they are quarantined with no symptoms. These strict regulations come after a measles outbreak ravaged Samoa last month.
2020-01-27

Tonga and Fiji declare a state of emergency as part of an ongoing measles outbreak. Conditions worsen in Samoa where the death toll continues to rise and schools remain closed. There are 1,797 confirmed cases as of Saturday, with 153 detected on Friday alone.
2019-11-23

Fiji's known casualties are 42 dead, one missing, and more than 100 injured. Authorities say five percent of the country (45,245 people) is staying in evacuation centers and about 80 schools have been damaged. UNICEF reports at least 120,000 of Fiji's children have been affected. The current identified destruction is more than $1 billion. About 80 percent of the plantations were damaged, especially sugar fields. However, tourism's infrastructure has escaped serious damage.
2016-02-25

The United Nations says that 43 Fijiian peacekeepers have been captured on the Golan Heights with another 81 trapped.
2014-08-28