The Minister for Rural and maritime development has reaffirmed his commitment to development projects in villages around Fiji.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad alongside Sarah-Jane Wild, Chair of the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), have signed a commitment letter for Fiji’s Parametric Insurance Product.

The National Disaster Management Office advises that there will be a live tsunami drill along the Suva-Lami corridor this morning.

An elder among the displaced villagers of Nabavatu, Dreketi in Macuata, has expressed concerns over the health risks that exist in their makeshift tents.

About 300 villagers of Nabavatu, Dreketi in Macuata will have to live in tents for a little longer as they are waiting to relocate to a new site.

A heavy rain alert is now in force for the whole of Fiji group.

Disaster risk is taking on new shapes and sizes with every passing year.

The Ministry for Rural and Maritime Development is working on mainstreaming disaster risk into every level of development policies, planning, and programs, especially rural housing assistance.

An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude shakes part of the Pacific this morning.

The government of Australia committed an additional $9 million to the Cyclone Recovery Program today.

The tsunami threat level for Fiji has been de-escalated.

A tsunami threat has been issued for Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southwest of Fiji.