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Canada observes "Emancipation Day" nationwide for the first time. The holiday, commemorating the day in 1834 when the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into force and outlawed slavery in Canada and most of the British Empire, was unanimously declared by Parliament in March.
2021-08-1

The test positivity rate in Fiji increases to 9.5% amid an increase in the number of cases since the April outbreak. The country has so far reported 5,253 COVID-19 cases as the opposition National Federation Party condemns the alleged mishandling of the pandemic.
2021-07-3

Fiji announces it will close its borders from Thursday until next Monday to review border quarantine processes after a new variant of the virus was found in the United Kingdom.
2020-12-22

Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama scraps plans to change the flag of Fiji as the feel-good factor envelops the Pacific nation following a first Olympic medal, a gold in men's rugby sevens.
2016-08-18

Thousands of people in Dublin, Ireland, attend the Irish government's commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule.
2016-03-27

A curfew of 6pm is introduced with power out in many areas of Fiji.
2016-02-20

Cyclone Evan hits Fiji with winds as high as 230 km-h, amid reports of flooding and structural damage at resorts and private homes. More than 8,000 people spend the storm in emergency shelters, including many foreign tourists.
2012-12-17

Floods in Fiji cause at least two deaths and the evacuation of thousands of residents.
2012-03-31

Fiji announces that it seeks observer status in ASEAN after its suspension from the Pacific Islands Forum was extended. Timor-Leste seeks to become a member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
2010-08-14

Fiji leader Frank Bainimarama opens a meeting, "Engaging the Pacific".
2010-07-22