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Communications Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stresses that the introduction of the National Spectrum Decree and review of radio frequency spectrum used by radio and television broadcasters, is not aimed at muzzling media
Television service provider, Mai TV has today welcomed the government's review of the radio frequency spectrum used by radio and television broadcasters. Mai TV Chief Executive, Richard Broadbridge said although the
With the 2010 National Budget to be announced this Friday, there are certain expectations on what the budget should and should not contain. The Ecumenical Centre for Research Education and Advocacy hopes to see a budget
The Ministry of Education is aware of the incident whereby a 46 year old Primary school teacher of Labasa allegedly defiled a class eight student. Education Minister, Filipe Bole said they have been informed about the a
Serious concerns are now being raised in relation to students being allegedly sexually abused by the people who are trusted to provide security and care. This follows revelation that a 46 year old Primary school teacher
The Flying Fijians recorded their second loss on their Northern Hemisphere Tour after being outclassed 41-6 by Ireland this morning. The Six nations Champions ran in a total of 5 unanswered tries to just two penalties b
The process of phasing out race based school names recommended in the People's Charter is set to proceed. Under the People's Charter a recommendation was made to phase out school names that denote racial affilia
The Government has now taken another step to improve competition which will bring benefits to the people of Fiji. The Commerce Commission has been rigorously evaluating this since May this year, on the level of existing
If Fiji continues to get no rainfall in the coming weeks, the FEA could take the option of rationing power. This was revealed at a press conference this afternoon by FEA Chief Executive Hasmukh Patel following revelatio
The water level at the Monasavu Dam has started to decrease rapidly and should the trend of low rainfall continue over the next two months, it could result in a shortage of electricity supply. Based on this, the Fiji El
The government believes that its engagement with the European Union can now be taken to another level after informal talks with senior officials in Brussels which could lead to a review of the agreement signed in October
Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has assured the European Commission of the government's commitment to upholding the rule of law, the strengthening of the judiciary, respect for human rights and democrati
The much talked about UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month will see no legally binding commitment from the developed countries to reduce greenhouse emissions to assist in the reduction of sea level rises
The Social Welfare Ministry has not requested for any additional funds for its Family Assistance and Poverty Alleviation program in the 2010 national budget. As of September this year, the Ministry has assisted over 24,
The government is now hoping that open competition will result in competitive prices for various goods sold to consumers. Attorney General and Acting Finance Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said their main focus will be to
Having price control on items is a very archaic way of assisting the low income earners in the country. Attorney General and Acting Finance Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said government's decision to reject a
The government has rejected a proposal from the Prices and Incomes Board to include the 24 items under the Counter Inflation Act by the end of this month. Attorney General and Minister for Public Enterprise, Aiyaz Sayed
Two babies have died this year as a result of contracting HIV, however this could have been avoided. This was revealed this morning by the CWM Senior Medical Officer Pediatric Department, Dr Ilisapeci Vereti, at the Con
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has stated that at the end of June 2009, government's outstanding debt totalled 3.066 billion dollars equivalent to 51.3 percent of GDP. According to the RBF's quarterly report, this com
We are hoping that the 2010 National Budget is Pro-Business. Those were the words of Fiji Employers Federation (FEF) Board Member and Fiji Hoteliers Association President, Dixon Seeto who said the budget to be announced
