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The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will now need to win their last match against the Rebels on Saturday to book their place in the playoffs after being thrashed by the Highlanders 39-3 in the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will feed on the good decisions made during their last game against the Queensland Reds in Suva and hopefully capitalize on every opportunity they get against the Highlanders in Dunedin to
Attorney General Siromi Turaga stresses that the media is free after FijiFirst MP Faiyaz Koya accused the media of being biased when reporting on the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee report earlier this week. Tu
The Fiji Council of Social Services is disappointed that Parliament approved the salary increases for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs in the Parliament session yesterday afternoon. F
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji says it watched the passing of the motion that guarantees shameful salary and benefit increases for the President, Speaker of Parliament, Ministers, Assistant Ministers, and Mem
16 inmates have an opportunity to get a job after their release from prison as they were interviewed by potential employers from various sectors during the 5th Fiji Corrections Service Yellow Ribbon Employment Expo.
Parliament has this afternoon approved the salary increases for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs. While speaking during the debate, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Nati
A man of simplicity and humility in the greatest form. That is how Lawrence Tikaram described the late Master Filimoni Vuli Waqa, a man he had worked with for 35 years in running the region’s biggest athletics m
2 men accused of murdering a 29-year-old man from Caubati have been remanded by the Suva High Court. 25-year-old Leone Matai and 42-year-old Semi Tamanivalu appeared before Judge Justice Usaia Ratuvili this morning
Attorney General Siromi Turaga says at one point, their side of the House in parliament had some issues about FICAC because it was promulgated when there was no parliament sitting and no wider consultation was done in 2
The only opposition party in parliament, the FijiFirst, had proposed an increase in salary of the Leader of Opposition from $120,000 to $200,000, salary of a Member of Parliament to be increased from $50,000 to $100,000
The People’s Alliance Party had proposed to the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee for the Prime Minister’s salary to be maintained at $328,750 and overseas travel allowances to be 250 percent UN Daily Subsistence A
Serious concerns continue to be raised by Fiji Nursing Association President, Doctor Adi Alisi Vudiniabola on nurses having to buy needles and syringes for patients as the patients are expected to buy this when they go
Dialogue Fiji has today expressed its concern and disappointment over the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Special Committee on Emoluments, which propose substantial increases in the salaries, allowances, and b
The Parliamentary Emoluments Committee has recommended an increase in the President’s pay by $55,000, all Ministers to be on a $200,000 salary which sees a decrease in salary for the Minister for Finance and increase
The National Federation Party had submitted to the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee in August last year that the committee should not make its own recommendations on the review of the salaries and allowances of the Pr
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Viliame Gavoka says the Coalition Government has endorsed the amending of the Civil Aviation Policy to adopt open skies on a case-by-case basis, recogniz
Minister of Health Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu is currently having dialogue with various Ministries and stakeholders regarding the ban of Pseudoephedrine in the country and has not given any time frame on when this will co
Serious concerns continue to be raised on the impact drug use has on the lives of youths in the country, with some committing heinous crimes such as raping their mothers and sisters. While highlighting the impact o
Starlink commencing its services in Fiji marks a significant milestone as the highly anticipated technology is a game changer, particularly in empowering remote, maritime and underserved communities. This was high
