1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
SODELPA MP Ro Filipe Tuisawau has questioned whether the Fiji Development Bank has lost out following the sale of the Pullman Nadi Bay Resort and Spa Fiji as a report states the initial investment was $80 million and th
SODELPA MP Simione Rasova says it is unprecedented of this government for an annual report to arrive into parliament for debate after almost five years however the Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says many min
It has been confirmed by the Minister for Mineral Resources Jone Usamate that the tsunami advisory for Fiji following the volcanic eruption in Tonga last month was issued late because the whole tsunami warning system is
Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate says diversification has been taking place in the country however the Leader of the National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad says Fiji at any cost, must avoid becoming
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Fiji Development Bank cannot just give loans willy-nilly and thinks the National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad wants FDB to go the NBF road. Say
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka is calling on government to use the relationship it has with our neighbouring countries to secure tuna and keep processing plants in Fiji fully functioning however, the Minister for Fisheri
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka claims that a lot of professionals in the resource sector and the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources are leaving because they are de-motivated and have found better opportunities but M
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is disputing economist, Dr Wadan Narsey’s recent opinion piece on his debt projections and assessments under the Qarase and Rabuka governments by say
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum stresses the Asian Development Bank report did not question the economic projections that the government has stated in the public and neither it has qu
Minister for Transport Faiyaz Koya says the Performance Audit on the Access for Persons with Disabilities was undertaken by the Office of the Auditor General to understand the current activities and suggest improvements
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says that his estimate of wastage under this government from 2015 to 2020 is $500 million per year through mismanagement, pilferage and lack of value for money giv
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says that his estimate of wastage under this government from 2015 to 2020 is $500 million per year through mismanagement, pilferage and lack of value for money giv
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the government has spent $62 million from the 2016/2017 financial year to the 2020/2021 financial year to assist persons with disabilities, however we cannot get everythin
The Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has clarified in Parliament that he has not stifled any debate on health or any other issues that political parties wish to bring to parliament for debate. While exp
FijiFirst MP Howard Politini says it has been a tough 2 years for many of us and their voters deserve better which is a continuation of the FijiFirst Government. While giving his maiden speech in Parliament this m
Newly sworn in SODELPA parliamentarian Jone Seniloli says the current electoral system is unfair as it allows candidates with a small number of votes to be elected to parliament based on the votes of very popular candid
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says the matter regarding the late Professor Brij Lal is one for the Immigration Department and which Parliament cannot interfere with. While explaining his ruling where
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum called the Opposition “Bina Pendi ka Lota†which he says means a vessel without a base and that moves around all the time. He said this while giving an example and rais
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says SODELPA MP, Inosi Kuridrani’s relative has told him that Kuridrani used his car to go to a nearby village to get signatures for Sitiveni Rabuka’s People’s Alliance Party
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy confirms work has begun on the possibility of growing industrial hemp as an alternative form of agriculture produce and not marijuana. He says the focus is on industrial
