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A World Bank team that will focus on Vanua Levu is expected to be in Fiji within the next couple of weeks. Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum met with the World Bank Country Director of P
Having no power to study during times of natural disasters will be a thing of the past for students of Viwa District School after the Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation handed over a new generator and
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum met with members of the Fijian community in Palau while attending the Oceans Conference. A post on the Fijian Government Facebook page says they met ov
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says later this year, Fiji will launch its first Blue Bond to fund ocean-centric projects. While speaking at the High-Level Panel on Sustainable Ocea
Minister for Fisheries Semi Koroilavesau says Fiji is using our reopening to the world as a reset for a highly sustainable and resilient tourism sector. While speaking on behalf of Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Kha
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has officially opened a smart nursery at the Koronivia Research Station today which is fully funded by Canada under their Fund for Local Initiatives. While speaking at the event, B
The drainage works recently completed by the Ministry of Waterways is expected to mitigate flooding for the Drasa and Teidamu communities in Lautoka. Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment Dr Mahendra
The Government is maintaining its earlier stand of not accepting Foundation students for Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service while the National Federation Party says they have received many calls from students curre
SODELPA MP Ro Teimumu Kepa today asked representatives of the Sigatoka Town Council if there was a rush to construct Cuvu Market in 2018 because it was an election year. While presenting to the Public Accounts Comm
The Fijian Government is currently assisting 86,715 people under their four major social protection schemes. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the Poverty Benefit Scheme assists more than 22,000 families, the
People’s Alliance Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says the avoidance of dual citizenship after the 1987 coup was a strategy to address political disturbances from those that had angrily left Fiji to continue their fight from o
A Fijian delegation led by Attorney General and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum will be heading to Palau this evening to take part in the Our Ocean Conference. The Fijian delegation wil
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has assured Fijians that due to government’s reforms and Fiji National Provident Fund’s prudent management, their savings are safe and the FNPF sits in a strong financial position.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says he has heard a cynical few asking if he can continue governing and leading the country and adds these people must be joking. He says the answer is yes. While opening the
The Government says it will be assisting more than 300 Fijians who were misled into giving their hard earned savings as deposits to the People's Community Network for homes at the Lagilagi Housing Project. These pe
The Australian Government has given AUD$1 million to Fiji for the new Fiji Australia Climate Change Support programme. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are grateful to the Australian government
“We are not beggars but patriotic people who are concerned about our country.†Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stated this while speaking on the Investment Fiji Bill 2022. He says everyone knows
Parliament is currently debating on the Investment Fiji Bill 2022 which proposes new mandates for Investment Fiji. While speaking on the Bill, Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says four new players entered Fiji’s Business Process Outsourcing space in 2021 in the midst of the pandemic and the existing companies experienced growth in the same year. Baini
The Health Ministry says all quarantine measures have been lifted. This means there is no more travel partner system and anyone fully vaccinated and shows a negative test can come into Fiji. It is effective fr
