1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
Parliament has today unanimously enacted the Registration of the Sex Offenders Bill. This provides for the establishment of a Register of Sex Offenders, Registration and Reporting Obligations of Sex Offenders and f
The government has paid out $343.1 million in direct cash assistance to affected Fijians so far. This also includes the government top-up through the Fiji National Provident Fund. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sa
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today questioned what is wrong if a person who has received the $360 government assistance utilises the money to buy groceries, pay rent, buy shoes and then buy six bottles
SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca’s motion to delete the establishment of a Register for Sex Offenders has been defeated in parliament. While speaking on the motion, Bulanauca says we cannot have an offender’s name
Opposition Leader, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu’s motion for the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs to be included in the specified agencies list in the Bill for the Establishment of a Register of Sex Offences, the Registration a
There was a decrease of 12 percent in complaints against police officers in the last quarter of 2020. Minister for Defence Inia Seruiratu told parliament that this is an issue the Fiji Police Force does not take li
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the lab scientist in Levuka Hospital asked to take leave which they agreed to because there was lessened need for her services at that time. This was highlighted when t
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there were some positive things that came out in the Bureau of Statistics 2019-2020 Household Income and Expenditure Survey but some political parties are just obsessed with
The Interpretation Amendment Bill 2021 will be debated in parliament this Wednesday. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says this bill has been brought to ensure we have proper registration of names and ensure t
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy says the 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey is flawed because the data for two different reference periods are lumped together however National Federation Party
The calls made by the Opposition parliamentarians have been rejected today for the government to refer the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill for proper public consultation through the Parliamentary Standin
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau stresses it is important to note that the parliamentary business committee will have the final say in all business that will be dealt with in the parliament sittings. Ra
As the Ministry of Health begins rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children between the ages of 15 to 17 years from today, Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has revealed in parliament that more than 8,000 childr
The National Federation Party says parliamentary democracy has been reduced to a facade by the alleged actions of the Speaker, the Secretariat and the Tables Office of Parliament, however the Speaker, Ratu Epeli Nailati
SODELPA MP, Mosese Bulitavu says he has unfinished business in SODELPA and he will stay with the party for now but has also called on the party leader, Viliame Gavoka to resign after the leader lost the case today.
SODELPA MP Mosese Bulitavu will remain a Member of Parliament and his seat will not be deemed vacant. Chief Justice Kamal Kumar has dismissed and struck out the case filed by SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka against B
The court hearing in the case of SODELPA MP Mosese Bulitavu will take place next Monday. SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka has filed an application in the Court of Disputed Returns that Bulitavu's seat in Parliament be
The Fiji CSO Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response says they are disappointed with the manner in which the Speaker of Parliament fails to hold elected MPs accountable when utilising non-parliamentary language and
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says Fiji is in the dry season and they are allocating emergency water already in a few communities in the Western Division particularly in the Yasawa, Vatulele and Malol
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says he is flabbergasted that as a former Minister of Education, SODELPA MP, Ro Teimumu Kepa says that men cannot handle sanitary pads or will be shy. He highlighted
