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Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they do not want the politicians to offer the moon but want them to offer the reality. He has highlighted this during the debate on the Consolidated Review Report of t
Fiji Labour Party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says the late Jai Ram Reddy has carved a niche for himself in the annals of Fiji history as an outstanding leader and statesman and he will always be recognized for his contri
TISI Sangam says the late Jai Ram Reddy sustained a strong sense of common citizenship among all Fijians while maintaining respect and dignity for the i-Taukei as the original inhabitants of the land. Reddy who was
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted in Parliament today that despite the devastating economic contraction during the worst period of the pandemic, the path of stellar growth, RBF has been paramount every step
Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete and National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad clashed in parliament today after Prasad said that he has never heard any member of the government acknowledge th
The Accident Compensation Commission of Fiji team has reached out to the family of the couple who passed away after a tree branch fell on their car near Kasavu Road in Naitasiri last Saturday. ACCF CEO, Parvez Akba
After five years of painting, Sara Du decided to launch her own label with the mission to reflect her art in what she loves most, clothes. Duende is a sustainable pre-order women's wear brand founded in 2021 by Du.
36 participants from 10 Pacific Island Countries have completed the Pacific Tourism Organization’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Recovery training of the trainers programme. The 4-week training facilitated b
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem says he will only comment on elections matters that are within the ambit of the Fijian Elections Office, and discussions in Parliament are subject to unrestricted discussions.
There is some good news as fuel and gas prices will drop from this Thursday. The cost of one litre of unleaded fuel will drop by 55 cents to $3.12, diesel will go down by 52 cents to $3.09, kerosene will drop by 4
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the late Justice Jai Ram Reddy understood that the security of Indo Fijians lay in a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Fiji’s indigenous people.
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says as a long standing partner in education, the Australian Government has committed AUD$12.5 million to rehabilitate 9 schools in the North. These schools are Marama Rua Dist
Former Leader of the Opposition, former Judge of the International Court of Rwanda, former National Federation Party Leader and former Attorney General, Jai Ram Reddy has passed away. Reddy was the Leader of the Op
The Fijian Elections Office says the National Federation Party has made no complaints to the FEO since the campaign period commenced on 26th April 2022 and any claims and allegations by Professor Biman Prasad are not on
SODELPA MP, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has challenged the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to prove that Ro Filipe had said that people must be appointed based on ethnicity. Although Sayed-Khaiyum maintained in parlia
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says one person is not bigger than the USP, nor bigger than the member country and if there is nothing to hide, why don’t we have the investigation while National Federation Party
People are falling victim to self-proclaimed astrologers with claims of life altering prowess. The Consumer Council of Fiji says this is rife on social media platforms with reports that people are losing hundreds o
The Bill to amend the Financial Transaction Reporting Act to reduce the transaction reporting by financial institutions from $10,000 to $5,000 will be debated in parliament on Thursday. The amendment will require f
The new proposed electoral law is proposing that the Electoral Commission is empowered to adopt the latest guidelines and standards to apply to Fiji and the Supervisor of Elections is further tasked to vet compliance by
The second man who was involved in a daylight assault and robbery at Foster Street, Walu Bay is now in custody. The 29 year old casual worker from Namena Village in Tailevu was arrested by a joint taskforce. T
