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The $300 million Vanua Levu Road Upgrade Project funded by a grant from the Chinese Government is expected to start in 2025 and is expected to be completed in about two years. This has been highlighted by Prime Mi
About $341,835 will be spent by the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection on renovations to move the elderly from Ba Mission Hospital to Matanikila House, the renovations will be done under the Ministry of P
Repair works are currently underway on the Hibiscus Highway from Savusavu towards Natuvu as there were some delays in follow-up maintenance. FijiFirst MP Alvick Maharaj had said in Parliament yesterday that the hig
Attorney General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga says under the previous government, the number of pending cases in court was alarmingly high, with 26,162 pending cases in total. While making his ministeria
Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Filimoni Vosarogo says he is unaware of the issues faced by Water Authority of Fiji relating to the over-extraction of gravel and sand in the Waimanu River, which is resulting i
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says in his recent visit to the United Kingdom, he apologised to King Charles for his actions in 1987 that resulted in Fiji’s expulsion from the Commonwealth because he had declared Fiji
The Suva City Council, with 11,400 ratepayers is owed $33 million in arrears while the Nasinu Town Council is owed $14 million, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says they are no
Fiji’s Parliament will host the Women’s Mock Parliament by the end of July this year. Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has announced the Secretariat is working with the United Nations Development
Attorney General Siromi Turaga says the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption of yesterday is gone and this is the new image of FICAC where they are given the independence to operate without political interfere
Minister for Youth and Sports Jese Saukuru says the Fiji Rugby Union had no clear idea that Sydney Airport closes at 11pm that led to the incident of the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s players sleeping outside the airport whil
There are 590 operating co-operatives across 15 sectors in Fiji and collectively they hold around $151 million worth of assets earning around $26 million and generating around $2.5 million in profits. This was high
The tourism development plan in the North is to mobilise investments, build resilient infrastructure and essential services, create a more enabling business environment and enhance institutional coordination. While
Most of the government schools are in need of repairs, renovation and maintenance, and the Ministry of Education has allocated $1.8 million for upgrading government school facilities while $1 million is set aside to upg
Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration Pio Tikoduadua says cremation will help with the situation of overcrowded burial spaces while speaking on the lack of burial spaces at the Nasinu Cemetery. He says the ceme
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says prices of some food items have gone down and employment and income in the formal wage sector has increased however, Opposition MP Jone Usamate
About 8 percent or 70,000 to 80,000 of the Fijian population has left the country in the last 18 months which is indicating towards a weaker consumer spending. This has been highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister
FijiFirst MP, Ioane Naivalurua is concerned that only $10,000 was allocated to the Ministry of Home Affairs Human Trafficking Unit in this financial year, when human trafficking is happening in this country. While
2,000 people are currently employed in the mining industry for three different operations in Fiji while the exploration sector employs another 100 people. Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Filimoni Vosarogo
Minister for Local Government, Maciu Nalumisa confirms the Lautoka City Council has called a tender to engage a lead consultant to oversee the Lautoka swimming pool project management and construction works and says th
Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says the policies and procedures adopted by Fiji Airways to assess charter flights are transparent and robust and all decisions are made based o
