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Tobacco remains a pressing public concern in Fiji with 16.6 percent of our population reported to smoke daily. These were the words of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica at the Consumer
With increasing concerns regarding student misbehaviour in class where there have been incidents of students swearing at teachers in class and some even walking out as and when they like, National Substance Abuse Adviso
As the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua gear up for their must-win match against the Rebels this weekend, they are focused on decreasing their error rate that proved too costly for them against the Highlanders in Dunedin last
It is important for the public to access safe and clean drinking water and to avoid the use of contaminated water which can cause diseases and lead to death. While speaking at the handing over of the new lab equipm
It is a selfish idea for the parliament to allow salary and benefit increases for Members of Parliament. This was highlighted by Sawakasa 2 village headman Jale Samuwai while speaking to fijivillage News about the
The legal processes to be followed are still pending after parliament voted for the motion moved by the Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya to increase the salaries and benefits of the Presi
If we grow at a rate of 4 to 5 percent, it is going to take us at least 10 years to bring debt to GDP ratio down to about 55 or 60 percent. Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Biman Prasad stated this in reply to a qu
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says pay for him was never an issue when he got into politics and left his job at the USP. This comes as he will now get a salary based on the
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says when we take the salary increases approved in parliament in proper perspective, it is $8.1 million and that is the impact of this increase. Rabuka says at the beginning of the sc
With the increasing concern of drugs being found in schools nowadays, including methamphetamine, the National Substance Abuse Advisory Council is hoping that spot checks will become mandatory in all schools to safeguard
Amidst public outrage to the increase in salary for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs, Dialogue Fiji Executive Director Nilesh Lal says there is a need to provide some relief to people as th
It was a grand closing to a truly spectacular Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for the Grammarians as they saved the best celebration for last at the Vodafone Arena where ex-scholars from all the chapters of the 60s,70s,80,
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will feed on the good decisions made during their last game against the Queensland Reds in Suva and hopefully capitalize on every opportunity they get against the Highlanders in Dunedin to
Attorney General Siromi Turaga stresses that the media is free after FijiFirst MP Faiyaz Koya accused the media of being biased when reporting on the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee report earlier this week. Tu
The Fiji Council of Social Services is disappointed that Parliament approved the salary increases for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs in the Parliament session yesterday afternoon. F
Marist Brothers High School celebrated their Fun Day today at the school grounds to end the first week of school on a high note, re-kindling family spirit among the Marist community and also rewarding the students for g
People of Wailevu and surrounding areas in Labasa now have easier access to a health facility after the opening of the Wailevu Medical Centre this morning. Owner and manager, Navin Chandra says they opened the hea
Opposition MP and Parliamentary Emoluments Committee member Alvick Maharaj says it is discriminatory that the pension of Parliamentarians was not part of their report since members who have not reached the age of 55 yea
We are just fulfilling the process of Parliament and that's what we have done. This was highlighted by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Inia Seruiratu while speaking on the motion to debate and vote on th
Parliament has this afternoon approved the salary increases for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs. While speaking during the debate, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Nati
