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More than 3,000 applications have been assessed under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise loan scheme so far where 2,339 applications have been approved. The total value for the 2,339 approved applications is $1
Local Government Minister Premila Kumar says to remove the inconsistencies and inadequacies in delivering waste management services in Fiji, the Ministry of Local Government is overseeing a pilot initiative which will s
7 juveniles, 9 Police officers, 3 former Police officers and 4 corrections officers were charged for serious crimes last month. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 71 people were charged
The Education Ministry is expecting 250 teachers to be recruited next year. Minister Rosy Akbar has told parliament that based on the projected exits and the need for 2021, the Education Ministry has planned to rec
A further 118 Chinese mobile apps have been banned by the Indian government, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Those on the list include several of Tencent's products including the hit video g
Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya says hotel occupancy rates have averaged approximately 55% when historically off-peak seasons have recorded average occupancy rates of about 30%. While speaking in parliament, Koya s
The Fiji National Provident Fund says a total of 3,284 members will be paid $3.61 million over five fortnights, for the second round of phase two of the COVID-19 withdrawals. In a statement, FNPF says these member
The first compensation payments for this financial year to injured workers and dependents of deceased workers whose deaths are directly related to their employment were given out today by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimara
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says while they have used the Fiji National Provident Fund as their means for distribution of COVID-19 unemployment assistance, that assistance is only drawn from the members’ genera
Australia’s hot spot Victoria state today extended its state of emergency for another six months as its weekly average of new COVID-19 infections dipped to 95. The Victorian Parliament’s upper chamber passed le
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula says that government has achieved nothing over the past 14 years in providing affordable housing to low-income earners however the Minister for Housing Premila Kumar says government has achieve
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says as at July 2020, the total value of loans provided in repayment relief to individuals and businesses by licensed financial institutions stood at $3 billion. This relief
World Rugby have confirmed that they are working with host unions, participating teams and international rugby players to continue to evaluate and develop supplementary competition opportunities at regional level in add
Minister for Education, Rosy Akbar says she is disgusted with the level of disrespect shown by the NFP Leader, Professor Biman Prasad to her as a woman by calling her a motor mouth while Prasad says he does not refer to
The University of the South Pacific is holding a Career and Internship Fair at Laucala Campus where 30 organizations are interacting with students regarding their possible requirements for attachment and full-time emplo
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says currently there are 16,611 students under the Tertiary Education Loan Scheme at a cost of $93 million while there are 2,525 students under the National Toppers Scheme. She hig
Housing Authority CEO Robert Sen says they have failed the customers after concerns were raised by people during the Public Inquiry Consultation about having to wait for plot allotment for over ten years, the fees prosp
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has been laid to rest with full military honours. Mukherjee the former President of India and Bharat Ratna, passed away at 84 after battling a long illness. He was one
Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem has confirmed that he will be meeting with the National Federation Party at 2pm today to address variances that have been identified in the party's Financial Disclosures a
Those who can govern will govern and those who can’t will want to form committees. Those are the comments of Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama as he spoke against SODELPA MP, Ro Filipe Tuisawau’s motion to est
