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Minister for Agriculture, Doctor Mahendra Reddy says approximately 80 percent of rice consumed in Fiji is mostly imported from Vietnam and we are losing out $42 million per year by paying for the rice. While handin
Head of School for Lelean Memorial School Mohammed Feroz has praised government for not reducing the civil servants' salaries and has asked the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum if it could still be maintained in the
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad has questioned how much the taxpayers will have to pay for the outsourcing of biomedical facilities in public hospitals to the private sector and whether patients
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has stressed during the budget consultations held in Nadi that under the new iTaukei Land Trust Amendment Act, a person leasing a piece of iTaukei land does not need the consent of t
The Government will not put money back in the General Accounts of those FNPF members who had withdrawn their own funds under the COVID-19 Relief Assistance. During the budget consultation at the Sheraton Fiji Resor
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they will be looking at ways to do other things in the budget to ensure that the cost of things are maintained at a particular price and reasonable level. While speakin
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says the government must intervene and provide relief from the sharp hike announced in the price of flour. Chaudhry says the hefty increase will send the majority of our f
A Nadi woman has praised the work that the government is currently doing and says that they have a lot of faith in this government as it is not easy to salvage the situation we are in during the pandemic. The woman
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says at this point in time, they won’t be able to reduce the entitlement age for social welfare pension recipients to 55 years as this is something they do through consultatio
A Lautoka market vendor has asked Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to reconsider the plan to extend the Lautoka Market which was put on hold due to COVID-19 as vendors are fighting over space in the market every
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirms they are in the process of advertising for all the biomedical facilities including x-ray machines, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan machines, ultra sound machines
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama posted on his Facebook page that he went on his 4.8 kilometre walk through Suva last night. Bainimarama said he passed a group of ladies selling food in Nabua and a while later, h
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the fact that Government has suddenly undertaken the review of the National Minimum Wage in an election year proves its intention of politicking because it d
A Lautoka market vendor has asked Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to reconsider the plan to extend the Lautoka Market which was put on hold due COVID-19 as vendors are fighting over space in the market everyday
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says one of the big issues that people are talking about now is the rise in prices of food and imported items which is a fact. Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted this during the budget
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says when Fijian women are strong, so is Fiji. In his International Women's Day message, Bainimarama says as they acknowledge the achievements of women in Fiji, they also recogniz
Villagers of Lea in Cakaudrove were very grateful after the Assistant Minister for iTaukei Affairs Seli Adimaitoga handed over their new boat and engine to help improve their livelihood. While handing over the new
Walking for almost two kilometres to get to Daviqele Village to access health care services and school is now a thing of the past for the residents of Tabanasa Settlement in Nabukelevu, Kadavu after the opening of a new
An elderly woman of Tavuki Village in Kadavu, Timaima Qaranavua says she is relieved that her granddaughter will walk back home on a safe footbridge after school. This comes after the commissioning of their footbr
560 field pit toilets have been installed by the Ministry of Health in villages and settlements around Vanua Levu as part of efforts against the spread of Dengue, Diarrhoea, Leptospirosis, and Typhoid. They also
