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People’s Alliance Party Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says it is sad to see the way the Solicitor General, Sharvada Sharma has been suspended, and he sees the action being taken as out of proportion. Rabuka says it is
National Federation Party MP Lenora Qereqeretabua has questioned what does the rest of the cabinet think about the Climate Change Bill after being disrespected again with more of their authority yanked from under their
“Yes, we want the money but we are not only doing this for the money.†Minister for Economy and Climate Change, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stated this while giving his right of reply on the Climate Change Bill 2021
SODELPA MP Lynda Tabuya says government needs to show real commitment rather than bringing the Climate Change Bill just to tick the box in time for COP26 to get climate finance to fund their election campaign. Tabu
Northern Air Services has signed up for Vodafone’s M-PAiSA mobile payment service to provide its customers the convenience of making cashless payment through their mobile phone. The Managing Director of Northern
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today highlighted in parliament Fiji’s priority areas which includes seeking improved access to affordable climate finance at the COP 26 in Scotland in November. While giv
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says the Climate Change Bill 2021 cannot be supported in its present form as the amendments that have been made are very minor and it lacks proper clarity. Pr
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says they are concerned that not everyone fully understands the Climate Change Bill which is why they need to have more dialogue and consultations on it. While speaking on the debate t
The Climate Change Bill 2021 is being debated in parliament which deals with carbon trading and Attorney General and Minister for Climate Change, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says this is a wonderful opportunity for landowners t
Captain [Navy] Humphrey Tawake is the new Deputy Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces whilst Colonel Sapenafa Motufaga is the new Chief of Staff at the RFMF Headquarters. The RFMF says before taking on
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau overruled the point of order raised by National Federation Party MP Lenora Qereqeretabua for the voting on the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill to be done by di
Two crew members of an inter-island shipping vessel have been issued Public Health Infringement Notices for entering a containment zone without proper clearance. Police say the two allegedly entered a containment z
A woman in her 40s has been charged for her alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery case where more than $50,000 cash was stolen from a 65-year-old woman. Police say the alleged incident happened along Waimanu
Fiji has 72 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am today. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says there were no COVID deaths to report for the last 24 hour period however they ha
A total of 7,102 children were vaccinated over the last 2 days. Dr Fong says the 15 to 17-year vaccination program has been ongoing with much of the teething issues mitigated. He says the denominator for this
Close to 900 students of Nabua Primary School will benefit from $80,000 worth of assistance provided by the Korean Embassy. School Manager Joeli Naicavacava says the assistance includes educational equipment, learn
SODELPA MP Ro Filipe Tuisawau says according to former public relations advisor for Qorvis, Graham Davis, the Supervisor of Elections lodged a formal complaint and alleged that the now suspended Solicitor General Sharva
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill is not only for the ruling political party but for every eligible voter regardless of their gender, ethnicity, colour or cla
SODELPA MP, Adi Litia Qionibaravi says there is no need to change the law to force hundreds of thousands of women to change their name and get a new voter card just because three people tried to register twice in 2018.
National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabua says that she would like to remind Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and self-acclaimed expert on everything that taking a pathetic and childish dig at her competenc
