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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics, Professor Biman Prasad says grants to the University of the South Pacific will be released but when and how it wil
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics, Professor Biman Prasad says Ministers and the Prime Minister will get a further pay cut in addition to the 20 perc
Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old man in Nasele Village, Waidina, Naitasiri yesterday. Police spokesperson, Ana Naisoro confirms the man was found motionless in his home with visible injuries all
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for External Trade, Co-operatives and SMEs, Manoa Kamikamica says there are some announcements that will come soon about the cost of the ministerial positions. He says there is a
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for External Trade, Co-operatives and SMEs, Manoa Kamikamica says a tax increase was in the People’s Alliance manifesto but for any tax increase to happen, a proper review is needed
Newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica says the Government knows that some big projects are to come online soon, and it's their job to make those happen and start the economy moving. Deputy Prime Mi
A 3-year-old boy has passed away at the Lautoka Hospital from injuries sustained after he was trapped under a rolling steel gate. Chief Operations Officer Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Livai Driu says the
The wife of the late Professor Brij Lal, Dr Padma Lal says she received a call on the evening of Christmas Eve from the Fiji High Commission in Australia advising her the newly elected People's Alliance-NFP-SODELPA Gove
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has moved quickly to ensure exiled University of the South Pacific Vice Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and Dr Padma Lal, widow of the late Professor Brij Lal, to bring the ashes of t
Two structural fire reports were received by the National Fire Authority of Fiji in the last 24 hours and both incidents happened in the Western division. NFA Chief Executive Officer Sowane Puamau says the first re
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says let us acknowledge that we are duty bound to forgive our enemies and those who hurt us. In his Christmas message, Rabuka says let us be kind and accepting of those with different
The Head of the Catholic Church in Fiji, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says our political leaders cannot lead with integrity if they do not have peace and inner freedom. In his Christmas message, Archbishop Chong says
Newly elected Prime Minister and People's Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says our democracy works and says he knew the voting was going to be close. While speaking outside Parliament after being elected PM, Rabuka
People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka has been elected as Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji. He received 28 votes in a secret ballot in parliament. Rabuka was nominated for the post of Prime Ministe
The Parliament sitting is now underway with Members of Parliament taking their oath. People's Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka will be the nominee for Prime Minister for the PA/NFP/SODELPA coalition. Rabuka sa
President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has summoned Parliament to sit today to elect the Prime Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker. People's Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka will be the nominee for Prime Minister for t
SODELPA has decided to go into a coalition government with the People’s Alliance and the National Federation Party. SODELPA Vice President, Anare Jale has just announced that 13 management board members voted for
The wife of the late former Prime Minister and founder of the party, Mrs Leba Qarase was also not allowed in when she came to the venue. Some of the members of the SODELPA communications team have also not been all
The FijiFirst Party is currently making their presentation to the SODELPA Management Board meeting. Their delegation consists of Voreqe Bainimarama, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Inia Seruiratu, Ioane Naivalurua, Viliame N
The SODELPA management board meeting is now underway at Southern Cross Hotel where they will decide who they will go into a coalition with to form the next government. The gates at the hotel are locked and securit
