277 articles tagged "fica"
A former District School Committee member appeared in the Labasa Magistrates Court today for the alleged abuse of the Free Education Grant. Filipe Tuisabeto was charged by the FICAC with a count each of Obtaining a
Leader of the Opposition and SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka has filed a report with the Police to investigate the comments by Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama about the November 2nd 2000 mutiny while Bainimarama says
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry is calling on Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to step down pending the outcome of police investigations concerning allegations of his involvement in a bombing incident w
The Housing Authority of Fiji Special Investigation Report by the Office of the Auditor-General and the Public Inquiry Committee reports have highlighted a number of anomalies that were done at the Authority which inclu
The trial of former Fijian Ambassador to the US and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Solo Mara who is charged with one count of Disobedience of Lawful Order and one count of Giving False Information started in th
A former Project Technical Officer with the Ministry of Health received a sentence of 17 months for forgery in the Suva Magistrates Court today. Mohammed Ifraz will spend five months in jail while the remaining 12
Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem has referred National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad to FICAC in relation to donations made by Prasad to the NFP in the years 2016 and 2017 which exceed t
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula has today won the case where FBC CEO, Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and FBC had sued Nawaikula for defamation. While giving the judgment, High Court Judge, Justice Brito Mutunayagam says Nawaikulaâ€
FICAC has confirmed that they have not received anything on the matter where the Auditor General has recommended an investigation be carried out to find out whether there was a conflict of interest when the Rakiraki Mar
FICAC is investigating the construction of the yet-to-be-finished Lautoka Swimming Pool where the cost has escalated from the budgeted amount of $2 million to $12.6 million. The Lautoka City Council had terminated
SODELPA has confirmed that FICAC had taken two of their MPs, Niko Nawaikula and Simione Rasova into custody for a caution interview. Party General Secretary, Emele Duituturaga says the two were released yesterday a
FICAC has arrested 6 of the 8 individuals who are alleged to be involved in illegally facilitating the issuance of iTaukei land leases. FICAC says they were arrested yesterday afternoon to undergo caution interview
A former employee of the Department of Heritage and Arts, Rosalia Muavesi has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for corruption-related offences. Of the 24-month sentence, 12 months would be served in custody
Nadroga/Navosa Provincial Council’s former Treasurer Usenia Susu has pleaded guilty to engaging in corrupt practices in the Sigatoka Magistrates Court today. FICAC charged her with one count each of Obtaining a
The Minister for Housing, Premila Kumar says they suspect that two of their staff were involved in the land sale scam in River Road settlement in Narere and the Millennium informal settlement in Nausori. Kumar says
Last month, FICAC said the two people arrested for their alleged involvement in the scam were yet to be charged as the findings of the initial investigation warrant further investigations. FICAC is also calling on
FICAC says it will legally assess the matter before commencing with any action in relation to the complaint filed by the Fijian Elections Office against the National Federation Party. It has confirmed receiving the
The iTaukei Land Trust Board says there have been a number of attempts by individuals to sell iTaukei land. It says a group of individuals have been allegedly facilitating the issuance of iTaukei land leases under
FICAC and the Ministry of Housing and Community have today revealed to the public that there is a land scam where land plots are being sold in the River Road Informal Settlement in Narere and the Millennium Informal Set
Gender inequality has been a direct cause of rampant corruption in the society. While highlighting this during the launch of the Women’s Anti-Corruption Toolkit at Holiday Inn, FICAC Deputy Commissioner Rashmi As
