Venkat Raman Auckland, March 20, 2020 The New Zealand government has come forward with a $900 million loan facility to Air New Zealand which has been obliged to cancel almost all its international flights and scale down services on domestic routes as the Corvid-19 begins to adversely effect the commercial. An agreement between the government and the national air carrier…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, March 19, 2020 The Fijian government placed the country on high alert after announcing the first case of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) within its borders today- Thursday, March 19, 2020. “We had expected this for sometime now and have prepared accordingly,” Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama said in a statement from Suva. He announced that effective midnight, border…
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Health Minister places new order as Covid-19 fear escalates Yvette McCullough Wellington, March 19, 2020 The government has announced a ban on indoor gatherings of more than 100 people to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Watch the latest media conference live here: It follows the Prime Minister’s announcement on Monday that indoor and outdoor gatherings of 500 people…
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The responsibility of the media is greater in crises Wellington, March 19, 2020 “This is pre-eminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me…
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Doors open only for returning citizens and residents Venkat Raman Auckland, March 19, 2020 (655 pm) In about four hours from now- at 1159 pm New Zealand Time, the country’s borders will be closed for all visitors including those on temporary visas and international students. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just announced that while New Zealand citizens and residents will…
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Rahul Chopra Wellington, March 19, 2020 The life and teachings of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism were the theme of a documentary film shown in Parliament on March 11, 2020. National Party Member of Parliament Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi facilitated the event which was attended by Head of Chancery and Second Secretary at Indian High Commission in Wellington Doss Jayakumar,…
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