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Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua players to play to the best of their abilities, as many Fijians nationwide and all over the globe will be watching them play for the nation.
 The Australian Governor-General David Hurley says money is not the heart of Fiji and Australia’s relationship, but it is built on hands together working on projects and helping each other out. Hurley highlighte
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says for decades, Cakaudrove was sidelined from the nation’s development and in those years, what little progress Fiji enjoyed was felt almost entirely in the urban areas and that is
Senior officers of the disciplined forces paid a call to the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on his 68th birthday this morning. Led by the RFMF Commander, Brigadier-General Jone Kalouniwai, Police Commissioner, B
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the fact remains that about 10% of Fiji’s debt burden is owed to climate disasters alone and as the scale of these disasters increases, so must our ac
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama welcomed the Governor General of Australia, David Hurley and his wife Linda Hurley at the Nausori International Airport last night. Bainimarama was joined by his wife, Mary Bainima
Minister for Commerce and Trade Faiyaz Koya says for the real estate sector to thrive – we need to work by the law, we need to bring in the right skills and the right discipline. While speaking at the Jokhan Real
Prominent Suva lawyer Richard Naidu has questioned how the Government can afford new tablets for students when it already has to borrow $1.8 billion this year to cover its spending. This follows Minister for Educat
Permanent Secretary for Waterways and Environment, Joshua Wycliffe says according to initial analysis the dead fish and shrimps that were found in a drain along Jerusalem Road in Nabua earlier this month may have been d
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged the Fiji National Sports Commission to seek more ways to make young girls and women feel welcome in whatever athletic pursuits they choose. Bainimarama highlighted this w
Education Minister Premila Kumar says they will be dismantling all computer labs in schools and each and every school will now be buying tablets. She made the announcement while speaking at the Nausori Principals
Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Bala says we cannot let our guards down as this may see us getting the full force of a COVID-19 upper cut. While opening the Community Sports Association Conference today, Bala
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar says she continues to stand by the statement where she strongly condemned the participation of convicted rapist Amenoni Nasilasila for the Wardens 7s team
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the biggest challenge that they are facing right now is that political parties have come together to discredit the good work the Government is doing and has done especially for the
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar says unpaid care work is one of the main barriers preventing women from getting into or remaining and progressing in the labour force. While speaking
Lautoka City Council CEO, Mohammed Anees Khan says the Construction Implementation Unit of the Ministry of Economy is currently undertaking a peer review of the Lautoka Swimming Pool Project. Khan says this is bas
Fiji and the United States have pledged their commitment to advance collaborations on issues of importance to Fiji and the region, particularly in areas of climate change, defence and security, and economic recovery in
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the total control and micro-management of municipal councils by the Bainimarama and FijiFirst Governments for the last 13 years is largely responsible for th
Major upgrade works have started at Ratu Sukuna Park in Suva and according to the Suva City Council, all trees will remain unharmed. The Acting Permanent Secretary for Local Government, Shaheen Ali says the develop
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar has thanked the UN Women Executives for their continued support on the development of the Fiji National Action Plan to prevent violence against all women
