1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has reiterated that the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama went through a medical procedure and is currently recuperating in Australia. He was responding to
Education Minister Premila Kumar has today refuted claims that students from a prominent school in Tailevu had COVID and that parents were concerned. While answering a question by SODELPA MP, Salote Radrodro about
SODELPA MP and Public Accounts Committee member Aseri Radrodro says with the kind of resistance being displayed by the Government against the Office of the Auditor-General, there will be a risk where we will have to put
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar has revealed in Parliament that there are over 100 beggars on our streets and every effort has been made to assist them. While speaking on the Review
Minister for Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu says he had asked the Commissioner Western to talk to the CEO of FRIEND Fiji Sashi Kiran because if Kiran wants to do humanitarian work, then everything must go through th
The Fiji National University Amendment Bill has been passed in parliament without any opposition. This Bill removes the Permanent Secretary for Education from the FNU Council. While supporting the Bill, Nation
Minister for Health, Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms the CT scanner at Lautoka Hospital is not working since the first wave of COVID-19 and it couldn't be repaired. CT scan is a useful diagnostic tool for detect
There was heated debate in Parliament as National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabua said she is concerned that there maybe parliamentarians that may stand to gain directly or indirectly from Bills or Motions tha
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says they use their intelligence to bring Bills to parliament because the Bills that they are bringing under Standing Orders 51 will only do good for the people of this nation
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says he will not ask NFP MP, Pio Tikoduadua to withdraw a comment Tikoduadua made about him. While opposing the Tobacco Control Amendment Bill, Tikoduadua had claimed t
National Federation Party President Pio Tikoduadua says things have been done to him and he is not scared after Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said in Parliament that Tikoduadua is scared. This is after
The domestic violence helpline recorded a total of 3,612 calls in the 2020/2021 fiscal year. This is according to data released in parliament by the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar.
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says liquor is not a simple matter for the people of Fiji. While opposing the Liquor Amendment Bill, Gavoka says we are making it easy to make alcohol available to the people when we
The Liquor Amendment Bill has been passed in Parliament to extend the maximum term for the renewal of a liquor licence from 3 years to 5 years and to allow a person who did not renew their licence due to COVID-19 restri
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says he has been a former speaker where he has extended parliament sitting time to 1am and there's no problem with that after SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula said discussion of the
Parliament will debate four Bills today. These include the Liquor Amendment Bill, Tobacco Control Amendment Bill, the Fiji National University Amendment Bill and the Commission of Inquiry Amendment Bill. The L
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Opposition Whip Ro Filipe Tuisawau has been useless with respect to how their time in Parliament is managed however Ro Filipe says the Government a
Minister for Defence, Inia Seruiratu says Members of the Opposition are not good for national leadership as they all acknowledged the importance of the Fiji Development Bank on Monday but have changed their position tod
National Federation Party President, Pio Tikoduadua says the deteriorating quality of the infrastructure under Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate’s charge is making people lose their marbles after Usamate had sa
Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate says the provision of water into the Rewa Delta is not a function of the Ministry of Infrastructure and it is a role carried out by the Water Authority of Fiji. He highlig
