1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
“I do apologise for this but the answer is I do not know.†Minister for National Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu made this comment in parliament today after National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabu
13 people have died because of leptospirosis and the Health Ministry has also recorded 530 cases after Tropical Cyclones Yasa and Ana this year. The Health Ministry has also recorded one death because of typhoid a
SODELPA MP Lynda Tabuya says it was premature for the Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem to have crucified a citizen however Saneem says Tabuya is a qualified lawyer and should have a look at the Electoral Act.
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar has revealed that they are currently providing meals to around 5,120 students, and parents who are struggling to provide food for their children should contact the Ministry. This i
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says the fact that over 170,000 registered voters did not vote in the 2018 elections is very concerning and they believe every effort must be taken to get the people to exercise their righ
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the Electoral Commission, the Fijian Elections Office and the Supervisor of Elections have established a standard of fairness, impartiality and transparency from the build up to t
People will not need to worry about going to the main cities and towns to get their birth registration number as the Ministry for Health is working on mobilizing a team to conduct COVID-19 vaccine registrations which wi
People can expect much safer markets, parks and public places as municipal councils have installed 229 CCTV cameras. Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says CCTV cameras are installed to create a safer env
Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the new beds at Ba Hospital are for the new Navosa Hospital but because they were worried about lockdowns in the West, they had prepared the Ba Hospital as a possibl
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has told SODELPA MP Ro Filipe Tuisawau to resign from his position as he does not recognise the constitution after Ro Filipe claimed in parliament that there is a real perception that F
Minister for Housing Premila Kumar says the National Fire Authority has never received any payment for the cost incurred in attending to any uninsured property fire while SODELPA MP Lynda Tabuya claims they have charged
Some of the roads that have a lot of potholes have gone past their serviceability life span and they need to be totally rehabilitated. This was highlighted in parliament by the Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usa
Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate says draftsmen who draw plans for buildings and work with architects are only registered with their own association and there is no legislative backing on what they do. Usa
SODELPA MP Adi Litia Qionibaravi says their chiefs had given their approval for the use of their surplus land to be leased for the development of the nation and the onus is on government to ensure that the first people
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the opposition is misleading and misinforming Parliament with its misinterpretation and selective references to the Land Use Act 2010 as the plain and simple fact is that the law
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says the opposition should not think that they are the only voices that carry the dreams, voices and aspirations of the iTaukei. Vuniwaqa says
Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate says the challenge for Water Authority of Fiji is that it is producing way over their built capacity that they were designed for but old pipes are being replaced and new project
Minister for Housing, Premila Kumar says the government’s First Home Ownership Grant is only for people who have their name on the title and the program does not cover villagers if they have vakavanua or tenancy at wi
The Minister for Housing, Premila Kumar says the funding allocated to First Home Assistance Program for the current financial year has been fully utilized however, they have received further 152 applications and this wi
An urgent oral question on the shortage of metformin tablets which is used for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes has been disallowed by the Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau. This urgent oral question was
