Colombia and Venezuela signed an agreement to revive trade between the two countries during a ceremony on a border bridge at which Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro both signed.

The overall membership of the Fiji National Provident Fund in 2022 stands at 398, 593, which is a 10 percent decrease from 2021.

People are urged to store enough water in their homes for two to three days in case of unplanned disruptions, or other emergencies that may occur due to the current weather conditions.

A coastal inundation alert is now in force for some parts of the country.

Fiji recorded 67,502 visitor arrivals for the month of January.

Jamaica’s anti-corruption agency said on Thursday that the prime minister will not face any charges after it investigated a possible conflict of interest around government contracts awarded to a construction company between 2006 and 2009.

The risk of flooding in some parts of the country will be elevated during high tide this afternoon.

President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects to speak with China’s president, Xi Jinping, about what the United States says was a Chinese spy balloon that a U.S. fighter jet shot down early this month after it transited the United States.

Businessman Damend Gounder has replaced Fiji Airways Chief Executive Andre Viljoen as the Chair of the Fiji Development Bank board.

Villagers of Tavualevu are calling on the Government to dredge the Nasivi River in order to curb the issue of flooding.

Flooding and disruption to traffic should be expected as an active trough of low pressure with associated clouds and rain affects the northern and western parts of Fiji.

A number of roads in the Western Division are now closed due to flooding.