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Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today revealed that he has a list of all the 300,000 women who are registered on the Voter List, and 200,000 women’s names match with the birth registration numbers while 100,
SODELPA MP Ro Teimumu Kepa says it would be a big ask for women to go to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Office and change their name after the passing of the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill, the Interp
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says as the Minister responsible for iTaukei Affairs, he wants to assure that the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill does not have any consequences on the culture
Former Supervisor of Elections and constitutional lawyer, Jon Apted says today with absolutely no public consultation, laws are being passed that will disproportionately burden many married women and members of a commun
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill and the other two bills being debated in parliament, does not take away the birth right of anyone. While sup
Minister for Employment Parveen Bala says it looks like that the Opposition do not want free and fair registration of voters. Bala says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill upholds the principle of f
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill is the product of dictatorship, pseudo-democracy and the ‘My Way or the Highway’ approach to governan
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill, the Interpretation Amendment Bill and the Births, Deaths and Marriages Amendment Bill are totally unnecessary and all this is merely to
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill will help maintain a clean voter list and protect the rights of all registered voters. While speaking on the Bill in Parlia
Five men will appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court today charged with the alleged murder of a 29-year old man from Navakai, Nadi. They are alleged to have assaulted the victim on Sunday night in Navakai, Nadi.
New Zealand Police have made a bizarre arrest after a pair of alleged gang associates were caught trying to enter Auckland with a boot full of KFC chicken and tens of thousands of dollars. The men were charged with
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the vaccination coverage rate in children will not determine the school starting dates. Dr Fong says a task force has been established to look at ensuring adequate
Fiji has recorded 118 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am today while we also recorded one death due to COVID-19. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says the COVID-19 death to
188 electricity grid extension projects have been done by the Ministry of Infrastructure through Energy Fiji Limited from 2019 to date, providing electricity to around 3,600 households in all divisions in Fiji. Th
Fiji Women’s Rights Movement Executive Director, Nalini Singh says they are extremely disappointed by the remarks made by SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca in parliament today. Bulanauca had today moved a motion in p
Parliament has today unanimously enacted the Registration of the Sex Offenders Bill. This provides for the establishment of a Register of Sex Offenders, Registration and Reporting Obligations of Sex Offenders and f
The government has paid out $343.1 million in direct cash assistance to affected Fijians so far. This also includes the government top-up through the Fiji National Provident Fund. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sa
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today questioned what is wrong if a person who has received the $360 government assistance utilises the money to buy groceries, pay rent, buy shoes and then buy six bottles
85 people have been issued Public Health Infringement Notices by Police for failing to wear a mask in a public place over the last 48 hours, and Police say majority of the bookings made were as a result of negligence an
SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca’s motion to delete the establishment of a Register for Sex Offenders has been defeated in parliament. While speaking on the motion, Bulanauca says we cannot have an offender’s name
