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FijiFirst MP, Jone Usamate says they do not agree with the government bringing the motion to reduce the overseas travel allowance and this must go through the Parliamentary Emoluments Committee first to complete the pro
While supporting the motion by the Prime Minister to reduce the rates payable for overseas travelling allowances for the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Assistant Ministers, Leader of the Opposition and Members of Pa
Parliament has passed the Prime Minister’s motion to reduce the rates payable for overseas travelling allowances for the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Assistant Ministers, Leader of the Opposition and Members of
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Communications and SMEs, Manoa Kamikamica has today confirmed that as soon as they got into office, he reduced his overseas travel allowance to 100 percent and some other ministers di
Parliament has passed the Prime Minister’s motion to reduce the rates payable for overseas travelling allowances for the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Assistant Ministers, Leader of the Opposition and Members of
Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu has opposed the Prime Minister’s motion to reduce the overseas travelling allowances for the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Assistant Ministers, the Leader of the Opposition and
157 street dwellers that have been profiled by the Ministry for Women, Children and Social Protection have been placed either in a State home, faith-based shelter or reunited with their families. This was highlight
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the government is correcting the fundamentals of democracy that was destroyed by those in Opposition now as the Employment Relations Amendment B
Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says there have been wild assertions from some Opposition members about how cost of living has increased because of new tax measures but they do not
The i-Taukei Affairs Amendment Bill 2023 that deals with the reinstatement of the Great Council of Chiefs will be debated in Parliament tomorrow. The Bill was tabled yesterday in Parliament by Attorney General Siro
It is hard to fix 16 years of neglect, let alone 12 months. Minister for Works, Ro Filipe Tuisawau highlighted this while replying to Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu on the condition of the roads in Seaqaqa wh
New graduates will be connected to employers through the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Service Employer Connect Framework platform that will allow graduates to find job opportunities for themselves. Minister for
Google will be investing about $200 million into Fiji through the South Pacific Connect initiative or the Tabua Cable connection and by the year 2030, its annual economic output over 7 years would be around USD$295 mill
Opposition MP Jone Usamate has claimed in Parliament that the Attorney General Siromi Turaga is giving wrong advice to the government and the Great Council of Chiefs meeting that was held in May was illegal, while Turag
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the report by the ANZ Bank that the inflation will be 13 percent this year is wrong. While responding to FijiFirst MP Jone Usamate about t
A 100-bed speciality hospital funded by the government of India will commence the development in Nasinu mid-next year. Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Atonio Lalabalavu confirmed this while responding
Minister for i-Taukei Affairs Ifereimi Vasu says the GCC will be re-instated under the existing i-Taukei Affairs Act, and this will be accompanied by necessary revisions to the i-Taukei Trust Fund Act to facilitate this
Parliament will now sit from Monday, 20th November to Friday, 24th November 2023. The Business Committee has agreed that the Parliamentary sitting scheduled for 14th to 24th November 2023 will now be reduced to on
There is a need to regularise the operation of illegal passenger vehicle or 'pari' as they satisfy a need. This has been highlighted by Minister for Transport, Ro Filipe Tuisawau they satisfy a need where for insta
Former politician Ratu George Cokanauto Tu’uakitau has passed away after a short illness at the age of 78 years. In a statement, former President and Speaker of Parliament and brother, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says
