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The Ousted Prime Minister has today stressed that Fiji does not need a People's Charter to achieve true democracy. While reacting to the statement from the Interim Attorney General that the SDL should come on board
The Interim Attorney General hopes the SDL Party will come on board and participate in the National Council for Building a Better Fiji to work on the People's Charter. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said a number of fundamenta
The Interim Attorney General has questioned ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase why the SDL Party just wants to overturn almost all the interim cabinet's decisions if they come back into power after the next elect
The Ousted Prime Minister has today revealed that the SDL Party will overturn almost all decisions made by the interim cabinet if it comes back into power. Laisenia Qarase stresses that any decision not made by an elect
Interim Sugar Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has defended the Fiji Sugar Marketing Company's decision to purchase around 20,000 tons of sugar from India to meet the local and regional demands. Chaudhry told Village News
Fiji Bank and Finance Sector Union general secretary Pramod Rae has stressed that the decision to withdraw from the Fiji Trade Union Congress is not political. He said the it’s a decision by its executive committe
The Acting Interim Minister for Labour, Adi Laufitu Malani is working around the clock to try and put an end to the strike by the over 200 members of the Fiji Bank and Finance Sector Union, who walked off their jobs on T
Every step should be taken to try to entice former Fiji citizens who have done well abroad to come back and invest in Fiji and move the country forward. Immigration Director, Commander Viliame Naupoto has rejected sugge
Numerous complaints against some of the ministries and government departments have been reported to the Military council. Speaking to Village News, Military Spokesperson and Director Legal Services, Colonel Mohammed Azi
The terminated members of the Nasinu Town Council have this morning revealed that they will not challenge the appointment of the Interim Minister for Local Government, Jone Navakamocea at this stage. The case was called
The Ousted Prime Minister stresses that the interim government should not go ahead with the granting of Permanent Residence status to former Fiji citizens as it is not democratically elected. Laisenia Qarase said althou
Around 200 workers of the Fiji National Provident Fund who are members of the Fiji Bank and Finance Sector Employee's Union in Lautoka, Nadi, Labasa and Suva walked off their jobs at around 2pm this afternoon and the
Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama is expected to reveal his new stream-lined interim cabinet lineup in January. Speaking to Village News from Cairo today, Commodore Bainimarama said he needs time to ide
Former Fiji citizens will be allowed to hold Permanent Residency in Fiji from next month. Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama confirms that the decision has been made by the interim cabinet and those for
The Ousted Prime Minister has revealed that the SDL Party has already drawn up strategies to tackle any unlawful changes that may be made to the constitution and the Electoral Act. Laisenia Qarase said a lot has been sa
There were revelations today that the Commonwealth Secretariat and interim government agreed to bring in Sir Paul Reeves, to explore options to have a greater level of dialogue in the National Council for Building a Bett
One of the architects of the constitution is expected to provide recommendations to the interim government soon on the proposed National Council for Building a Better Fiji and the People's Charter. The Former Chairm
Terminated members of the Great Council of Chiefs have filed another legal action, this time against the President Ratu Josefa Iloilo and the Interim Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum. Four High Chiefs, the Tui Tavu
Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama has stressed that he wants a truly democratic Fiji rather than just having elections and putting people into parliament. Bainimarama said it is about time that every c
Ousted Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase stresses that the Qoliqoli, Indigenous Land Claims Tribunal and Reconciliation Bills are not racist. Qarase said Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama's interpret
