1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says the ministry is working closely with other co-agencies including the Ministry of Health to ensure practical and proper measures are in place to protect
Unemployment amongst youths is interconnected with socio-economic issues such as mental health, domestic and gender violence, and alcohol and drug use. Minister for Youth and Sports, Jese Saukuru, highlighted this
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications Manoa Kamikamica says they have already declared 240 sites which have been identified as having poor or no internet connectivity and he will be reaching out to Vodaf
Parliament has approved the deletion of the provision for the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court and also amends the Magistrates Court Act by deleting the establishment of the Anti-Corruptio
The Ministry of Education is working with relevant stakeholders to enhance the quality of Technical Vocational Education Training by revising the curriculum of all the programs under TVET. This was highlighted by t
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu will be attending the COP meeting in Dubai this year after Parliament approved to amend the Parliament calendar for this year. While tabli
Research shows that marriage breakdowns or extra-marital affairs are from poor communication, lack of intimacy, money issues and growing apart as life takes different twists and turns. This was highlighted by the M
A Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be established by the Government to facilitate open and free engagement in truth telling and confront fears in view of conflicting statements and utterances regarding motives b
Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro has apologised to FijiFirst MP Hem Chand and his wife for falsely claiming that Chand had appointed his wife as the head of a school while he was the Head of Human Resources with th
In the spirit of bipartisanship, the government has withdrawn the Heritage Bill that was brought under Parliamentary Standing Order 51 following requests by the Opposition. While tabling the Bill, Attorney General
Shocking statistics have been revealed by the Ministry for Women, Children and Social Protection as Minister Lynda Tabuya says that out of the 950 cases of child abuse reported from January to July this year, 4 percent
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says there were crooks running some organisations, sitting on the board and were not able to fix and give value for its money while FijiFirst MP Fai
Deputy Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica says he was worried when he saw FijiFirst MP, Aliki Bia’s parliamentary question on the repealed Media Industry Development Act today, and whether the opposition MP wanted to ge
Parliament has approved the motion to amend the Parliamentary Remunerations Act 2014 which means the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, assistant ministers, Leader of the Opposition and Members of Parliament receive $10
441 teachers have resigned from January to June this year where 80 percent of the teachers migrated for greener pastures and 20 percent for job opportunities in Fiji and the Pacific. This has been confirmed by the
Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has today revealed in parliament that $3.5 million of taxpayers money was used to renovate the Prime Minister's residence in 2017 and 2018 when the re
The Fiji National Education Summit will be held from the 20th to the 22nd of September in Nadi with a theme “Transforming Our Education System, Building and Supporting Resilient Fijiansâ€. Minister for Educatio
Parliament has approved that the Emoluments Committee reviews the salaries, allowances and benefits of the Members of Parliament, President and Speaker as provided for under the Parliamentary Remunerations Act 2014; rev
Prime Minister and Minister for Environment, Sitiveni Rabuka has reiterated his support for the International Atomic Energy Agency on discharging treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean by Japan as his support
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has reminded all Members of Parliament that they must strive to maintain a parliament that even better represents the people as this is how they will strengthen Fiji’s pl
