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Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka will deliver a national address at 7pm tonight. Rabuka will talk about issues of national importance ahead of the upcoming budget on Friday. You can watch the Prime Minister’s
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has clarified that his recent trip to the United States, criticized by some, was entirely funded by a son of Lau, with no government expenditure involved. Rabuka revealed this while o
The Fiscal Review Committee Report states that the Department of Social Welfare is acting largely as an underfunded, “hand-to-mouth†Government distributor of funds. The report says this is being done without t
The Government can and should, in the short term, progressively increase taxes on alcohol, tobacco and sugary drinks for health reasons. The Fiscal Review Committee stated this in their report adding it is possible
Sports has been identified as a major remittance earner for the country and many sports personnel have seen its benefit while playing their trade overseas. While speaking at Namosi Secondary School during the U19 V
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says the party has made arrangements with their creditors on how to pay off the debt that they owe and are in good hands. This comes as the latest audited accounts of SODELPA has high
The workers of this country know that the coalition government has already restored some of their lost rights and benefits and more will come including a review of the current minimum wage through proper consultation an
Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro has assured the nation that the restoration and welfare of the Ratu Kadavulevu School would be a priority in the upcoming budget announcement scheduled this Friday. He has conf
Assistant Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Sakiusa Tubuna says Fiji is in a termite infestation crisis as this enemy has caused millions of dollars of damage and impacted many Fijian families and businesses.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka is the Acting Prime Minister. Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka is currently in Santa Rosa, California. Rabuka says he is in the
Good news for families who rely on the sea for their income as cabinet has approved the lifting of the ban on harvesting of sea cucumber for a period of six months, starting from 1st July. Cabinet says the Ministry
Cabinet agreed that the re-opening of three Embassies in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and Washington DC in the United States of America, and the establishment of a new embassy in Israel, be
Our challenge remains in connecting and providing digital services to those in isolated rural and maritime areas. Permanent Secretary for Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications, Shah
Fijiana players want clear answers and fairpay and at the same time players and concerned individuals have raised concerns about the poor treatment of our women rugby players. /+ARTICLE-288094+ARTICLE/ /+AR
We know that drugs and glue is a real issue and the Ministry is talking to different partners and some experts who say glue rehabilitation is very difficult. Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Allev
Navua Hospital is a major disaster in terms of the construction, we were just told yesterday that it did not have a completion certificate. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad mad
A Kadavu resident is now raising concerns about the situation of the Vunisea Hospital mortuary as it has not been operational. The man who refused to be named says Vunisea police refused to go to Namara village to
The Acting Permanent Secretary for Education, Timoci Bure has reaffirmed all parents and guardians of the 145 students of Ratu Kadavulevu School’s Sukuna Hostel that were affected by the fire last week, that the Minis
Over the past years, the delivery of health services in Fiji has been far from satisfactory. This was highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad while officiating at
The Yavu-Tu Farmers Co-operative Limited, representing the landowners of Vanua O Navutua in the Tikina O Bua, expresses its heartfelt gratitude towards the Ministry of Agriculture and Fiji Pine Limited for their invalua
