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The application for the second round of government’s unemployment assistance will open to all fully vaccinated Fijians from 9am next Monday till 5pm Friday 15th October. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum s
Government expenditure for the 2020/2021 financial year was below what they had projected. According to the fourth quarter Appropriation Statement, the government had projected to spend $3.674 billion however the a
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum virtually participated at the High-Level Blue Pacific to Glasgow Forum today. The Forum was organized by the 45th Vice President of the Uni
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the politicians that are now talking about iTaukei rights of the landowners had ignored the landowners in the past and did not have the political will to improve their well-being.
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says as mentioned by the Supervisor of Elections, the green voter card needs to be upgraded to a blue voter card, which will require a birth certificate. In a statement titled the
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic is about to end in the country, they have proved the critics wrong and he is in firm control. 593,842 or 96.1 percent of the eligible
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has been nominated by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum to serve as the Pacific's High-Level Champion for Oceans at COP26 as well as to support the Champion of Finance, Prime
More than 45,134 senior citizens are benefitting from the Government’s Social Pension Scheme. Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar says that the Social Pension Scheme provides allowan
Tourism stakeholders have been told by Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum about the need to finalise all the protocols on tourism and travel so they can be announced on 10th October. In a meeting with border cont
The COVID-19 testing lab at the CAAF Compound in Namaka, Nadi which is in the final stages of construction will be able to produce COVID-19 test results with a 24-hour turnaround time. Doctor Shalini Singh from the
President, Jioji Konrote has paid tribute to frontline workers, doctors, nurses, hardworking officials, members of the disciplined forces and other government and private agencies for their tremendous efforts in trying
Vanuakula Youth Club has received a grant under the Ministry of Youth and Sports Income Generating Project while the Natalecake Village Youth Club has received a grant under the Youth Farm Initiative programme. Whi
The construction of 450 meters of nature-based seawall for the village of Namatakula has begun, which would benefit about 300 villagers and a primary school. The seawall will protect close to 60 households in the v
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has congratulated the President of China, Xi Jinping on their 72nd anniversary. Bainimarama extended his appreciation to the Government of China for the renewed friendship and part
The National Federation Party is calling on the government again to remove the 20 cents per litre extra fuel tax immediately as this is plunging people into misery due to the refusal to remove the extra fuel tax imposed
Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar confirms more than 250 people have applied for Special Administrators positions for municipalities around the country. All towns and cities are currently without Special
The Attorney General and the Minister Responsible for Civil Aviation Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum virtually met with the Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya and stakeholders from Fiji Airways, Tourism Fiji and the Ministry of Healt
The Government has paid out approximately $885,500.60 to the Nasomo Landowners Trust in Vatukoula as a fair share of mineral royalties for gold and silver mined by Vatukoula Gold Mines Limited. 80 percent of minera
The Korean Government has provided a boost to Fiji’s youth sector with a grant worth $41,879 that will assist 8 youth groups. Minister for Youth and Sports, Parveen Bala says the grant assistance will assist in a
Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says the Tropical Cyclones Yasa and Ana impacted over 63,000 families and caused damages amounting to more than $500 Million. Seruiratu highlighted this while briefin
