It was described as a "terrifying sense of déjà vu". The Australian tourists were taken to Lautoka Hospital after becoming critically ill. People at a different bar at the Warwick drinking the same cocktail at the same time told the ABC they were "fine". But yesterday, Fiji's Tourism Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka said he "doesn't believe it …
Two people including one Australian who remain in hospital after consuming cocktails at a five-star hotel in Fiji are stable and set to fly home, as the Pacific island nation's government insists the incident was "extremely isolated". Speaking at a press conference on Monday afternoon, Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka said the situation was "very serious" …
CNN — Seven tourists sought hospital treatment for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a bar in an upscale Fiji resort that’s now being investigated by police. ‘Isolated’ occurrence Gavoka, who is also Fiji’s tourism minister, assured travelers to the Pacific nation that the incident was “extremely isolated.” “No other incidents have been reported either at the resort, or across …
