1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
Minister for Rural and Maritime Development Sakiasi Ditoka has revealed that 26 new evacuation centre projects have been approved for implementation across Fiji, including both retro-fitting and new construction works
The Government is currently reviewing the national electricity tariff framework, aiming to strike a balance between financial viability for landowners and investors, and affordable electricity for Fijian households and
Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran has stressed that in Fiji, a Member of Parliament will go down in history asking for a Ministry for Men. This comes after Opposition MP Rinesh Sharma
As more students in schools are being found with drugs, 46 primary schools and 30 secondary schools have installed CCTV cameras to monitor student activities and movements and Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro has c
From January 2018 until August 2025, 114,000 Fijian residents have travelled out of the country for better employment opportunities, education, and other opportunities, representing about 12 percent of Fiji's population
The government has declared the country’s narcotics crisis an existential threat as the Ministry of Policing revealed that police seized more than 19 tonnes of marijuana worth $194.2 million and 4.1 kilograms of metha
The reduction in VAT from 15% to 12.5% which is effective from 1st August 2025 is a bold policy decision by the Coalition Government to ease the cost of living for Fijian households. This was highlighted by Deputy
Only 251 teachers out of 973 who received full registration have been issued ID cards by the Fiji Teachers Registration Authority (FTRA). This was revealed by Education Minister Aseri Radrodro in Parliament while r
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission Act is being reviewed where one of the key areas that is under review is the reintroduction of on-the-spot fines. This has been confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister and
23 landowning units across the nine provinces have been directly supported under the iTaukei Resource Owners Support and Development Fund.

 Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu highlighted in parliament
The Health Ministry is facing difficulties in recruiting dental hygienists, medical imaging technologists, and pharmacists.

 Minister for Health Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu revealed this in Parliament while respondi
A reported $6 million loss under the previous compensation system has prompted the Ministry of Employment to take over claims processing from the Accident Compensation Commission Fiji, a move that has since saved the g
In the past year, 63 percent of all reported sexual offences involved children, including 29 infants under the age of five, totaling 755 cases of sexual violence against minors. This was revealed by Minister for Wo
The government has collected a record $4.04 billion in total revenue from both tax and non-tax sources for the last financial year ending July 2025. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman P
Fijians are continuing to feel the effects of falling prices, with inflation remaining in negative territory for the past seven months. While responding to a question in Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister and Minist
Last year alone, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection received 1,977 child welfare cases through the Child Helpline, with 62 percent involving neglect, physical, or sexual abuse.

 This was rev
The Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry has successfully developed the farming and sale of Mabe pearls, turning them into a luxury product sold in Jack’s of Fiji.

 While delivering her ministerial statement i
Member of Parliament Sanjay Kirpal will be an Independent Opposition member for the remainder of this Parliamentary term.

 The announcement was made this morning by the Speaker of Parliament, Filimone Jitoko.
Ilaisa Kauyaca, Member of Parliament, in a Youth Parliament Mock sitting raised critical concerns about the broader systemic issues that have enabled gender-based violence and discrimination for decades. Kauyaca sa
The government is moving to introduce a National Youth Employment and Skills Development Programme, citing the urgent and challenging situation facing young people in Fiji. During a mock youth parliamentary sessio
