89 articles tagged "constitution"
The Fiji Council of Social Services say the Constitution is not effectively looking after the rights of all Fijians if people who are most vulnerable are unable to access their full rights during a crisis. The Coun
Citizens Constitutional Forum Chief Executive Officer Louchrisha Hussain says they hope the people of Fiji will reflect on their Constitution and why it is important for them. Hussain says everyone should be able t
Year 13 student of Natabua High School, Saakshi Goundar who is one of the 6 winners of this year's “Our Constitution Challenge†says investment in education is an investment in their future. Goundar who resides
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says while they are celebrating Constitution Day today, they continue to express anxiety in terms of the protection of resource owners in Fiji. Gavoka says they believe the 1970, 1990
The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says he does not agree with some politicians that there is nothing to celebrate about the 2013 Constitution. Raj says Constitution Day
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says Fiji has many things it could celebrate with a national holiday and the 2013 Constitution is not one of those things. He says every year the FijiFirst d
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says the Government has not honoured and respected the imposed 2013 Constitution. Chaudhry says the Government has failed to honour some of the key elements of the Consti
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says for only eight of Fiji's 50 years of history have all Fijians shared the same rights, the same votes of equal value and the same national identity. Bainimarama says today we
This year's Constitution Day will always be memorable for 6 students who walked away with $500 each after being named winners of “Our Constitution Challengeâ€. On the 8th anniversary of the Fijian Constitution,
