1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights has recommended to the Electoral Commission and Supervisor of Elections that more roundtable discussions should be conducted by them and all key stak
SODELPA MP Ro Filipe Tuisawau has questioned why the appointment of the CEO of Fiji Development Bank has been delayed. He says the position has been advertised several times after Mark Clough ended his term in late
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says the guarantee that the government is giving to the Fiji Development Bank would have been an opportune time to steer the lending out of the $170 million borrow
Minister for Commerce, Faiyaz Koya says Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama is not sitting idly by as claimed by SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka. While supporting the motion for a government guarantee of a $170 milli
Govt did not cause the personal issue that led WAF CEO to resign - Usamate Infrastructure Minister Jone Usamate says there seems to be an insinuation that the government caused the personal issue that led the Water
SODELPA MP Aseri Radrodro says the government guarantee for the Fiji Development Bank had expired in February, 2021 and what is disappointing is that someone or some people at the FDB slept on the job and failed to note
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today tabled a motion in parliament for the government to guarantee $170 million for the Fiji Development Bank. While tabling the motion, Sayed-Khaiyum says the 2021 gov
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says their reforms have enabled a more modern civil service while SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula says the Open Merit Recruitment System has failed them. While contributing to the Review
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says as of Monday the Fiji National Provident Fund has received 275 applications for home assistance under the Home Loan Assistance. Sayed-Khaiyum says they have paid out 155 ap
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the civil service has been tremendous in the past 4 weeks maintaining community lockdowns, undertaking community screenings, distributing food rations or just lending an ear and pr
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that NFP Leader Professor Biman Prasad and SODELPA Whip Lynda Tabuya are grandstanding when they claim that the government does not want to talk about issues relating to COVID-1
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says municipal councils should be allowed to have their own elections and also questioned why we have a large turnover of Chief Executive Officers in towns and cities. While speaking i
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has told parliamentarians who are attending the parliament session virtually that they should have a neutral background. He said this after Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed
An urgent virtual parliament sitting will be held from this morning. The parliamentary business committee met on the agenda yesterday afternoon. The business committee is the highest committee in the Hou
The parliament precincts is closed until further notice. The Parliament Secretariat says the public is advised that the Parliament shall fully adhere to all the life-saving health directives, restrictions and measu
The Parliamentary Business Committee has unanimously approved that Parliament scheduled for next week be deferred until further notice. They say as was emphasised by the Prime Minister, Fiji may be facing a new, mo
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights Alvick Maharaj says that while going into communities for consultations on three Electoral Bills, the Committee has been accused of s
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has highlighted in Parliament that the Fijian Government has invested around $315 million into the University of the South Pacific in the last 10 years. While speaking on SODELPA M
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad today questioned the government why basic medication is not available at all times and citizens are told to purchase medication that should be on the essential dru
2,500 farming families are expected to benefit from round one of the Agriculture Ministry’s “Cash for Cultivation†programme. Minister for Agriculture, Dr Mahendra Reddy says they have registered and approved
