3,653 articles tagged "government"
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says if we fully vaccinate 80 percent of our target population by 31st October 2021 then it could lead to the relaxation of some protocols and containment zones. Sayed-Khaiy
Municipal Councils’ around the country have been urged to implement appropriate strategies to strengthen their financial positions and focus on the collection of market and Public Service Vehicle fees arrears until 3
People whose income has been affected by COVID-19 can start applying for the first round of government's unemployment assistance from the 9th to the 11th of August. People living in Viti Levu who are over the age o
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu will not make any comments on whether Police are monitoring meetings of the Taukei Movement or whether certain members are under investigation. This follows the Prime Min
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says their call for the Prime Minister to withdraw the bill to amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act has nothing to do with race or the Attorney General but about proper consultation and iTauke
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry has now come out of his hole as he can now contest in the elections however Chaudhry says the issue at hand that needs to be add
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says politicians like SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka, MP Lynda Tabuya, and other bush lawyers and bunch of urban elite are causing fear amongst the iTaukei about the bill to amend the
The Government is allocating $5 million to facilitate the adoption of EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale) by all Government ministries and agencies in the next financial year. Minister for Economy A
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says out of the 353,416 Fijians who applied for the second round of the Government's $50 cash assistance, 65,275 people applied with more than one sim card. Bainimarama says anothe
Civil servants who have not received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine must go on leave from Monday and they cannot come back to work until they receive at least the first dose of the vaccine. While making a
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has said in his national announcement that a period of 28 days of a hard lockdown, as some are calling for, cannot be strictly enforced everywhere in Fiji and their experts tell them i
Around 205,000 Fijians in the informal sector were paid out $10.2 million through the second round of government's $50 cash assistance this week. These are individuals whose employment income has been affected and
74 families including police officers who are currently in home isolation received food packs from the government yesterday. 48 packs were delivered to families in the Lami, Suva, Nasinu and Nausori areas and 26 pa
The Public Service Commission has appointed Pita Tagicakakirewa as the Acting Permanent Secretary for iTaukei Affairs. Tagicakakirewa has been serving as the Deputy Secretary for the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs fr
The government will be delivering more food ration packs to families in the lockdown area in Qauia today. 250 household packs were distributed in Qauia yesterday. The government says they have identified that
Since the COVID-19 outbreak in Fiji, the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport has registered a total of 50 new co-operatives, mostly engaging in administrative, support service and wholesale and retail sec
521 families who are currently under home isolation in Nadi will start receiving 629 food and essential item packs by the government from this morning. This includes 318 families in Tramline, 108 families in
The Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has pledged a stronger collaboration with the Japanese Government in achieving sustainable and resilient recovery and socio-economic development. In a video teleconference mee
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has thanked the New Zealand Government for their continuous support to Fiji in these trying times. New Zealand has supported Fiji with an economic relief package estimated at $14
Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport, Faiyaz Koya says in a progressive effort to safely resume more economic activity, the Ministry and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, have released protocol
