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Viniana Namosimalua's appointment as the Acting Secretary-General to Parliament has not been renewed. The President acting on the advice of the Constitutional Offices Commission has appointed Jeanette Emberson as the A
10 farmers from Labasa have each received a 5,300 litres water tank from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Adventist Development and Relief Agency Fiji Country Director Iliapi Tuwai says the assistance w
The Ministry of Waterways is conducting emergency drainage works and repair of floodgate structures which has brought relief to close to 300 farmers in Dreketi. Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment,
The Public Service Commission has written to a Government Permanent Secretary and has asked him to respond to allegations of unprofessional and unethical conduct. PSC’s member, Nesbitt Hazelman confirms he has wr
Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says there are currently 10 cases of typhoid in the provinces of Cakaudrove and Macuata in Vanua Levu. Dr Waqainabete says one cluster is from a person who had travelled
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says rate profiling has helped the Nasinu Town Council recover rates which were owed for many years. Kumar says they have divided the ratepayers into four categories whic
The Fiji Australia Business Council handed over a cheque of $20,000 to the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation today. The Council says this support was initiated after their observation of difficult
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says some municipal councils have not priced garbage collection rates accurately and there is a need to change the price for this service. She says there is a lot of cost
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says tenants living in Public Rental Board flats will be held accountable if they fail to comply with the tenancy agreement and in some cases eviction is the only option.
The Japanese Government has given $170,504 to the Sigatoka Town Council for the procurement of a five-tonne garbage compactor truck. Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says this will help reduce costs as t
123 Nasomo Landowners Trust members in Vatukoula have received their 9th payout of $62,148.30 as mineral royalties. The Mineral Resources Department says each recipient received $505.25. The Permanent Secretary
The former Permanent Secretary for iTaukei Affairs Naipote Katonitabua is Fiji's newly appointed Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Katonitabua also recently served as the Director of the Centre for Appropriat
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Twitter’s decision to ban US President Donald Trump’s account raises new questions about international social media regulation. In a tweet, Sayed-Khaiyum says these pla
In an effort to ensure that people get reliable supply of safe and clean drinking water to the communities that are dependent on boreholes, a team from the Ministry for Lands is currently conducting assessments and reha
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says they will not pressure parents and students on uniform, footwear and stationery as all they want is for students to return to school. Akbar says she asks the parents not to pr
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says relief has reached every affected community in the Northern and Eastern Divisions with more than 37,000 food ration packs and non-food items now in the hands of Fijian families.
The Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Local Government, Dimity Fifer says they are taking the matter seriously where the official driver for Minister of Local Government was allegedly found with smoking apparatus in h
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says we will emerge stronger from TC Yasa and will come out stronger from this global pandemic and resulting economic crises. In his New Year’s message, Bainimarama says he remem
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says government is still assessing the damage caused by TC Yasa and they will see how this can be financially managed once full assessment is complete. Sayed-Khaiyum says a
The deadline for digital registration of existing companies, foreign companies and business name holders under the Companies Act 2015 has been extended to 31st March 2021. Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says
