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The United States of America Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has commended Fiji’s recent general election and the way it was conducted. Deputy Secretary Burns highlighted this at a meeting with 14 Pac
“I want to pay tribute today to the Fijian people and say to you today before the world that this was your victory and whichever candidate you chose, yours was a vote for a better future for our nation.”
“It is my honor to inform you that with the support of the Fijian people, I have kept the promise and I return here today as the duly elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji.” These were the
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has told the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki‑Moon that he has faithfully delivered his promise made to the UN General Assembly of holding a free and fair elections. Bai
The Water Authority of Fiji said the current dry weather situation is mostly affecting the water dams in the Central and Northern Divisions. CEO Opetaia Ravai said this is the reason why there are a lot of water cu
All the Auditor General’s reports from 2007 to date are expected to be released in the first parliamentary sitting as stated by Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama just before the elections. Opposition Leader,
The Methodist Church of Fiji said it will remain apolitical but it strongly opposes Fiji being a secular state. This follows the newsletter that was disseminated by the Secretary of the Christian Citizenship a
The new Minister for Education, Dr Mahendra Reddy said his first priority is to review the school curriculum. Dr Reddy said one of the main issues to be looked at is the quality of education.
The Secretary of the Christian Citizenship and Social Services of the Methodist Church of Fiji, Reverend Iliesa Naivalu who is the author of a newsletter that was read out in some Methodist churches on the Sunday b
15 Ministers and 5 Assistant Ministers will be part of the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama led cabinet. Prime Minister Bainimarama is also the Minister for i-Taukei Affairs and Sugar. Former Attorney General
Fiji is highly likely to have its first ever female Speaker of the House of Representatives as FijiFirst Member of Parliament Doctor Jiko Luveni has vacated her seat in parliament in the last hour. The Electoral Co
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama stressed that the five parties including the Social Democratic Liberal Party need to move on and accept the election result and stop making allegations about the result without produci
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama is expected to choose his cabinet ministers in the next few days. The FijiFirst has secured 32 seats in parliament and Bainimarama will now assess and decide on who takes up minis
FijiFirst Leader, Voreqe Bainimarama took his oath as Fiji’s democratically elected Prime Minister before President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau at Government House. The FijiFirst will form the ne
The FijiFirst Party will form the next government as it has secured 32 out of the 50 seats in the new parliament. Fijivillage has also received confirmation that FijiFirst Leader Voreqe Bainimarama wil
495,105 votes from 2,022 polling stations have now been processed by the Elections Office and according to the official count the FijiFirst is still leading with 292,870 votes. FijiFirst Leader, Voreqe Bainimara
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Chen Bunn Young has revealed that there is still no concrete evidence provided to the Electoral Commission to back the allegations made by five political parties. The five
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Chen Bunn Young stressed that the 2014 general election was conducted in a free and fair manner. While speaking in a press conference in the last hour, Young said that
The Voreqe Bainimarama led FijiFirst continues to enjoy a comfortable lead in the 2014 general elections with 70 percent of the results from the polling stations released. Based on the provisional results and on
It is now 2014 General Election Night and it is results time as the whole nation including the seven political parties and two independents await the outcome of this year’s polls. The FijiFirst has 50 candida
