334 articles tagged "assistance"
The Ministry of Finance has successfully paid a total of $32.5 million to 162,292 students as part of the $200 Back to School Support initiative. Permanent Secretary of Finance Shiri Gounder says this is the first
The Ministry of Education has confirmed that the Transport Assistance to students remains intact and will be subject to the same eligibility criteria as last year. This was highlighted by Minister for Education, As
162,299 applications have been received for the Government's $200 Back to School Support initiative. Permanent Secretary for Finance, Shiri Gounder says these applications are now being assessed and payment will st
Good news for FijiCare-insured social welfare recipients as the Government and FijiCare have agreed to pay term life and funeral benefit to all eligible beneficiaries, irrespective of their COVID-19 vaccination status.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says all assistance are freebies because they come free from the Government but it is a necessity at this time because people are still recovering from the effects of COVID on employment,
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Lynda Tabuya says they have received reports of people who are allegedly receiving social welfare assistance to which they are not rightfully entitled to. She sa
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the Back to School support is for Early Childhood Education students, Primary and Secondary students up to Year 13 for the 2023 school year.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad with his team is currently carrying out a review of the true status of government’s financial position. W
A former resident of Fiji who now lives in Australia, Lois Tanumi-Diethelm, has donated 10 wheelchairs to the CWM Hospital today through the Southern Princess Benefit Foundation. Tanumi says she saw a great need fo
Permanent Secretary for Education, Anjeela Jokhan says parents and guardians can now register and apply for their Children's Transport assistance by using a new online Parent/Guardian portal. Jokhan says the Minist
Market vendors and people going to the Labasa Market now have free Wi-Fi and can also watch TV after the launch of the free Wi-Fi and digital television initiative. While speaking at the launch, Minister for Econom
Two families who lost all their belongings in a fire in Vatudradra, Sigatoka earlier this month have been given cash cheques of $1,000 each through the Fire Victims Relief Fund of the Department of Social Welfare which
Over 1,300 people from 286 households, spanning ten villages in Moturiki will no longer have to rely on rainwater and village wells for their daily water needs after the commissioning of the Moturiki Water Project.
Viliame Cegumalua says his confidence has just been boosted and he is ready to go out and look for a job after receiving a new prosthetic arm this week. Cegumalua is 1 of the 636 recipients of the Jaipur Foot Camp
The days of looking around for materials to hold a village function at Navuniivi Village in Ra will now be a thing of the past after the village Women’s Group received kitchen items from the Prime Minister’s Office
The first Peace Corps Volunteers in over two years have arrived in the country, relaunching a program that has been on hold since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted it in March 2020. In today’s Welcome Back to Ser
It is now into the second week of the dismantling of our houses and we have not seen any help, visit or official from the government of the day, the very same ones that we voted into power from the beginning, do we not
The Bamford Student Farm Scheme has been launched at the Navuso Agricultural School and will provide a pathway for students to gain farming skills and experience before they venture into commercial farming. This sc
Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Bala reminded members of the Nairara Youth Club in Ra to evade misleading information being spread by Fijian journalists that the assistance provided through budget and Government-f
The land in Veiraisi that has become the subject of recent news reporting is not under the Ministry of Housing and Community Development’s lease as it is freehold land that is owned by Nasinu Land Purchase. The F
