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Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed Ministers and Assistant Ministers including him have received a further pay cut of 10 percent which is now in effect. He says this is in addition to the 20 percent pay c
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says all Ambassadors and High Commissioners will be recalled and some of them will be terminated and some will be redeployed. He says it is only right for the Government to send out
Permanent Secretary of Health, Dr James Fong has clarified that the XXB.1.5 variant is not in the country and it is not significantly more severe than the previous COVID-19 variants. Dr Fong highlighted this in a
The Coalition Government will revive the Economic Summit and expects it to be very inclusive. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad while speaking at the
The late Professor Brij Lal’s ashes will be arriving to his home in Tabia, Labasa on the 25th February. His widow Dr. Padma Lal says the interment or scattering of Professor Lal’s ashes in Tabia River will be p
The Fiji Teachers Union President Muniappa Goundar says the Union welcomes the decision made by the Coalition Government on the three school terms, the retirement age of teachers to be increased to 60 years and the remo
Fiji Roads Authority CEO Kamal Prasad says there have been some speculations that FRA’s future is bleak, but it is business as usual as Minister for Public Works, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has reassured all contractors, staf
Some people have deliberately tried to weaken the Hindi Language and this will not continue. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad, while speaking in the Hindu
Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro says in terms on increasing the retirement age of teachers to 60, it is the role of the government to create employment opportunities for school leavers and to provide promotion op
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says there will be good news when Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro announce the changes to the Tertiary E
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says that the Coalition government will be providing a $200 per child back to school initiative for families with combine income of $50,000 or below. While announcing the initiative,
Opposition MP and former Minister for Education, Premila Kumar has claimed that the change from four school term structure to three school terms made by the Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro is regressive. Whi
For those looking to invest in any market, please ensure that you are not taking the advice of people who do not have the requisite expertise. Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission CEO, Joel Abraham, highligh
The 39-year-old man who was earlier reported missing in Labasa is believed to have drowned after his body was recovered from the Qawa River yesterday. Police say the man was reported missing at the Labasa Police St
The body of the 8-year-old child who was swept away by a strong current while fishing in the Korociri River in Nadi at the weekend has been recovered. Police had earlier said the body of the 7-year-old child was re
Let us be humble and not be vengeful. This was stated by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka during their Thanksgiving Service yesterday. Rabuka says before the elections he told his party to prepare for victory an
A 32-year-old woman from Namara, Labasa has died in an accident last night. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her 39-year-old husband who allegedly lost control of the vehicle causing it to veer off
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has commended the support that has been shown to the Coalition Government and has highlighted that the support shown is very important for their collective success. While speaking at
Thousands of Fijians turned up this afternoon at the Vodafone Arena to be part of the Coalition Government’s Thanksgiving Service. Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica while welcoming the congregation said the
We have to stop using fear tactics, like No Jab No Job policy. This was highlighted by the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in a Talanoa session in Yaroi Village in regards to COVID cases starting to increase in Fij
