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A resident of Navosai in Nasinu, Mahendra Singh has raised concerns that he has not received the $360 government unemployment assistance although he is on reduced hours. Singh says sometimes he works three days in
Lorraine Rigamoto of Raiwaqa is the lucky winner of the first Win Together Sweeptakes vaccine lottery draw where she took home $8000. 104,000 fully vaccinated Fijians had applied to enter the competition. Prim
More emphasis needs to be placed on making Social Protection Programs available to those who are in need as well as those who are eligible. This was highlighted by the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alle
Access to services for Fijians living with disabilities is expected to be enhanced as the Permanent Secretary for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Jennifer Poole today received a $2,000 cheque from the Life Insu
Prominent Suva lawyer, Richard Naidu maintains that the strange thing about the recently passed amendment to the income tax laws that deal with the exemption of people from paying the Capital Gains Tax for shares owned
Minister for Commerce and Trade, Faiyaz Koya says the Wai Farmers Cooperative from Burenitu Village is an excellent example of how resource owners can put their assets to good use. He highlighted this during the ha
The European Union has reaffirmed its commitment to help the Fijian Government fight its second wave of COVID-19 by providing a further $12.3 million to support sustainable rural livelihoods. The budget support to
Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he stands by his comments that the Government should be concerned about the people that received the $360 unemployment cash assistance from taxpayers money and used it for non-
54 people are homeless after 15 fire incidents this month. Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar revealed this in a press conference today where she also highlighted that 10 fire incidents were recorded last
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says they are sick and tired learning about expatriates leaving prematurely from statutory authorities, institutions and organisations funded by taxpayers’ citing personal and family rea
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Fiji Law Society should know that if there is a process you should not bypass it or try to interfere with it after the Society raised concern over the arrest, transfer to S
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says according to the Fijian Constitution, the Office of the Solicitor General is independent and it is not his department while Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says the
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says every time Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum loses an argument he decides this is a matter for Government action while Sayed-Khaiyum says the problem is th
The Government has paid $104.2 million to 289,489 Fijians under the first round of unemployment assistance while a few dozen applications are still being processed. Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says th
The Electoral Commission has welcomed the announcement by the Attorney General and the Minister responsible for Elections that the Government is now considering amending the Electoral (Registration of Voters) Act 2012 a
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says the middle-of-the-night arrests of people is happening regularly and has questioned why we hear nothing from the Government’s chief legal officer, Attorney
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka wants to be relevant by saying that the $360 unemployment assistance given by government led to a lot of irresponsible behaviour by the
President, Jioji Konrote says here in Fiji, the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced a growth in subsistence farming and backyard gardening. He made these comments while addressing the Pacific Regional Head of Agricult
The villagers of Namatakula in Sigatoka will soon benefit from a nature base seawall that will cost more than $38,000. This is after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between signed between the Ministry of W
Energy Fiji Limited has provided the Government $30,516 to assist in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. While receiving the donation, Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says such assistance will certainly hel
