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Parliament has passed the Fiji Development Bank Bill which results in the removal of the words ‘servant’ and ‘servants’ from the FDB Act 1966, and replaced by the words ‘employee’ and ‘employees’. O
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the amendment to the Financial Transaction Reporting Act has nothing to do with political party donations however SODELPA Leader Viliama Gavoka claims this amendment will discou
The Vodafone Tebara Carnival is back after a lapse of 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the Tebara Carnival Committee Uma Kant Patel says the carnival was revived in 2015 through the support of Voda
National Federation Party MP Lenora Qereqeretabua claims that there have been developments in the FijiFirst Government's pipeline since 2015 and not one stone has been turned despite cumulative budget injections since 2
The Citizens’ Constitutional Forum is concerned with the clear lack of public participation regarding the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill No. 49 of 2022 that is currently before Parliament. CCF says the motion by
A lawyer in his 50s will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court after being charged with allegedly dishonestly appropriating more than $1.5 million from a bank between the months of May to June 2018. Police say
Companies, co-operatives, estates, trusts and partnerships can now file their Corporate Income Tax for tax years 2015 to 2021 on the Taxpayer Online Service as it has now been launched by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Se
SODELPA MP Inosi Kuridrani has claimed in Parliament that film-makers from overseas do not follow traditional and cultural protocols when filming at a particular village, however, the Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya ha
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Fiji is looking at getting industrial hemp seeds from Canada. While informing parliament on the economic benefits of the direct Nadi/Vancouver flight, Sayed-Khaiyum say
No government has ever given pension to those over the age of 65 who had not been employed. This was stated by the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who says women are the larger beneficiary of this step.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says FNPF’s role is to provide a secure future for it’s members by ensuring they have a comfortable retirement supported by their hard earned savings they have accumulated over the
The Fiji Performing Rights Association has received a boost towards their preparation for the 2022 FPRA Awards after receiving $5,000 from the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre and $10,000 from Ashabhai & Co. F
ANZ Pacific Economist Dr Kishti Sen says Fiji's economy is tracking well as they expected, and they are forecasting that the GDP level will be the same as 2019 by the end of this year or early next year. Dr Sen say
The Electoral Commission had to divert considerable effort and resources to counter false information with accurate and credible information as they had to deal with various political leaders who produced articles that
The Electoral Amendment Bill that will be debated and voted on in Parliament tomorrow states that if the Supervisor of Elections has reason to believe that a person has information or documents relevant to or required b
There seems nothing wrong with the definition of person in the Electoral Amendment Bill and the opposition thinks Fijians are idiots. This was stated by Minister of Infrastructure and Meteorological Services Jone
The Fijian Elections Office says the provision under the Electoral Act does not require any candidate to be vetted through the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit, and there is absolutely no requirement in the law that any
Fijians living abroad have done more to keep the Fijian economy alive than what the FijiFirst government has been boasting about. SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka and MP Inosi Kuridrani made these comments while debat
Two men have been charged for the alleged aggravated robbery along Foster Street last week, and will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court today. The first accused is a Suvavou man in his 30s while the second
The first batch of payments for the $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance will start today with approximately 210,000 people paid by the 5th of September. Permanent Secretary for Economy, Shiri Gounder says the tota
