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The Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) (Repeal) Bill which seeks to repeal the Act, has been passed in parliament. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there is no longer a need to designate eve
Parliament has passed 11 National Budget consequential bills. These bills included the Tax Administration Act 2009, Income Tax Act 2015, Value Added Tax Act 1991, Customs Act 1986, Customs Tariff Act 1986, Excise A
Bus fare top up for Social Welfare recipients will now cover a 3-month travel allowance after the Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation revised the Bus Fare Allowance Payment schedule. The Ministry s
Outgoing Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes says his 5-year tenure in Fiji is one of the most memorable and greatest achievements in his diplomatic career. While speaking at his farewell, he has comm
A total of 154,431 booster-eligible individuals have so far received their 3rd dose of a COVID vaccine. This represents 49 percent of the eligible individuals. 17,868 individuals have received the 4th dose.
The Suva High Court has ordered Former SODELPA MP Ratu Suliano Matanitobua to pay his restitution and produce a receipt. This is after defence lawyer Filimoni Vosarogo asked the court for a restitution order which
In a final push to put their best performance at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Team Fiji Chef de Mission Sale Sorovaki says they are ready. Fiji will have 64 athletes across 12 sports, including Para Athl
205 new COVID cases have been recorded in Fiji since Tuesday. 94 cases were recorded on Tuesday, 63 cases on Wednesday and 48 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am yesterday. Of the 205 cases recorded,
The motion for Parliament to approve a Government guarantee of $75 million to Fiji Sugar Corporation’s domestic borrowings from 1st August 2022 to 31st May 2028 and endorse that FSC be exempted from paying the guarant
There was heated debate in the budget committee of supply today when National Federation Party MP, Pio Tikoduadua moved a motion to reduce the public service broadcast to FBC TV by $3 million in the next budget as the A
Shafil Ali who allegedly murdered a woman in her Tomuka, Lautoka home on Monday has been remanded in custody by the Lautoka Magistrates Court today. Ali has been charged with one count of murder, one count of arso
The 2022/2023 National Budget has been passed in parliament. The bill for an Act to appropriate a sum of $3.320 billion for the ordinary services of Government for the year ending 31st July 2023 was enacted by parl
With online shopping becoming one of the major places people are buying goods and services, DHL Express has recorded a 33% growth in shipments from June 2021 to June 2022. This growth is largely contributed by e-c
132 kilograms of cocaine, worth AUD$33 million was destroyed at the Davuilevu Dignified Crematorium this morning. While commissioning the destruction, Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho said th
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they have outsourced work before too when they had lawyers in the Solicitor General’s Office and Communications Fiji Limited decided to run the story yesterday without getting
The Water Authority of Fiji has welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on the licensing of plumbers during the 2022/2023 National Budget. CEO, Dr Amit Chanan says that plumbers pro
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad has asked the Government if the allocation of $300,000 for purchasing aluminium boats for the Eastern Division is a vote buying exercise while Minister for Econom
In the 30-degree heat of Fijian jungle, with mosquitoes buzzing, a group of New Zealand soldiers are learning how to operate in a new environment and alongside foreign troops for the first time. Officer Cadet Schoo
After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release
Hundreds of people attended a show dedicated to Bob Marley, as artists, including his grandson, reinterpreted many of his most famous tracks. The performance at Birmingham Town Hall came 50 years after Marley's fir
