Jun 05, 2021 10:06:46 AM Commander of Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Rear Admiral Viliame Naupoto says the accusations made by Opposition Members of Parliament that military officers caused the original breach and Navy officers breached COVID borders and are spreading the virus are simply wrong. He said Opposition MP Lynda Tabuya stated in Parliament that “military officers who caused the original breach and Navy officers who breached COVID borders” and Simione Rasova who stated that “Army officers and Navy officers who are spreading COVID” need to be corrected. “To label RFMF personnel as super spreaders as mentioned by MP Tabuya and MP Rasova is, to put mildly, nonsensical. The opposite is true and that is RFMF personnel together with the Ministry of Health and other government departments are working hard to contain the spread of the virus. I have no doubt that this national effort will succeed.”
April 6, 2021 5:35 am
72 Fijian peacekeepers who had been deployed to the Golan Heights for a year and a half will arrive in the country today.
Commander of Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Rear Admiral Viliame Naupoto says these soldiers will have to undergo the mandatory 14 day quarantine period.
He adds that later on, they will receive the COVID-19 vaccinations as per the procedure and protocols of the vaccination roll out by the Ministry of Health.
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“Because of COVID, the UN had requested that we extend our troops’ deployment so that they can put the protocols in place, as it was a new thing and it was good for us also. We are thankful for these troops who had to stay on longer than when they were initially deployed. And to their families who are back here in Fiji anxiously waiting for them. We are thankful that finally, that rotation has happened.”