1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says the Opposition is getting too sensitive as they did a lot of good things for which he has acknowledged them but there are a lot of things that they did
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says there seems to be a disconnect in the role of Fiji Rugby Union and the government. Ratu Naiqama highlighted this in Parliament when Opposition MP, Rinesh Sharma r
165 complaints from migrant workers have been received by the Ministry for Employment since 2021, where 159 cases have been resolved, four are still pending with the Employment Relations Tribunal, and two are under inv
A review is needed on the education curriculum in Fiji to allow students a smooth transition from secondary schools to universities, specifically in the areas and subjects of mathematics, physics, and computer science.
The status of timber treatment in Fiji, particularly the issue of selling substandard treated timber in the domestic market, is a cause of concern and has become a critical national interest. This has been highligh
The absenteeism of Permanent Secretaries to Public Accounts Committees is worrying as last week from the four submissions, only two Permanent Secretaries appeared while none appeared before the Committee this week.
Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica says the eBay shop online recruitment scam, one of the largest in Fiji's history, has had a devastating impact on our people and brought national attention to this growing threat a
The time allocated for supplementary questions by Opposition Members of Parliament has been extended to five minutes again after MP Jone Usamate raised concerns in Parliament. Usamate had called the media to protes
Strong sentiments were shared by the Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu for Fiji to be ready, and if there is a need to have weapons, then we should have them to help our people combat the crisis of drugs.
$12.3 million dollars was the total proceeds from the sandalwood trade between 2010-2022 as the Government exported a total of 154,172.00 kilograms of sandalwood with the average price over the period being around $71 a
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad supports Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s call to government officials not to have kalavata (matching traditional outfits) most of the time.
The Coalition Government is reducing its budget on things like kalavata (matching traditional outfits) and big feasts that are usually organised by government officials as it does not look good to be enjoying these priv
Fiji remains strategically focused on leveraging the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations to boost economic growth in the country. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica highlighte
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says his primary goal is to restore Fiji's position on the global stage as friends to all and enemy to none. While updating Parliament this morning on his ten-day trip to China, Rabuk
Bringing back the death penalty will not solve the drug issues in Fiji. Those were the words of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka while speaking to fijivillage News in Parliament today. Rabuka says the death pena
Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya is standing by her comments that the death penalty should be considered for those people caught with large quantities of drugs. Tabuya says the propo
The Parliament delegation in Koror, Palau led by the Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu and Leader of Opposition Bloc 15, Inia Seruiratu to attend the 4th Pacific Islands Parliamentary Group (PIPG) Conferenc
The Fijian Government is collaborating with Japan's National Space Policy Secretariat to improve tsunami warning systems and enhance national safety against geological hazards. Minister for Disaster Management, Sak
Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Agni Deo Singh has revealed in Parliament that some students who graduated with Secondary School teaching courses are now teaching in Primary Schools as the
Minister for Civil Aviation Viliame Gavoka has confirmed that they will look into the issue regarding the lack of security checks when traveling out of Labasa Airport to ensure security is not compromised at airports.
