1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says when the Coalition Government came into power, the first thing they recognised was that they needed to bring certainty and give the civil servan
Speaker of Parliament, Filimoni Jitoko expressed his condolences with other Members of Parliament after the death of a member of the Immigration Ministry staff at Lagilagi Housing, which is very close to where he lives.
Over 50 street youths were registered during the Easter on the Park Program, with two youths gaining casual employment post-event, seven youths under the age of 25 years will attend a carpentry course at Centre for Appr
The Lautoka City Council is currently owed $10 million in rates and rental arrears according to figures presented in Parliament during the debate on the Council’s 2015–2017 Annual Reports. While supporting the
Minister for Lands Filimoni Vosarogo confirms that there is no mining activity happening at Mount Kasi, and currently, it is an exploration project. While responding to Opposition MP, Taito Rokomatu’s question on
Minister for Public Works, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has stated in Parliament that the Government is committed to improving road infrastructure in Vanua Levu. Ro Filipe highlighted this while responding to Opposition MP V
Opposition MP Alvick Maharaj is calling on the Ministry of Local Government to hold local government elections as soon as possible due to the disconnect between the Department of Local Government and the municipality.
The inaction of the previous government has led us to what we are doing at the moment. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica stated this in reply to the Leader of Opposition, Inia Seruiratu
Opposition MP Alvick Maharaj is recommending that random drug tests through parental consent should be done to athletes participating in next year’s Coca-Cola Games because they do not want to put athletes who are not
As Fiji, along with the other countries, have been given a 90-day reprieve before the higher ‘retaliatory tariff’ of 32 percent imposed by the United States comes into effect, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for
Opposition MP Ketan Lal has firmly opposed the recent calls for reserved parliamentary seats for minority groups, including the proposal raised during the Electoral Law Reform Commission consultation in Rotuma. He
Creating special allocation of seats for women in Parliament may appear progressive on the surface, but in reality, it risks being tokenistic—elevating a few selected individuals rather than addressing the root barrie
The Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs has begun nationwide consultations as part of its review of the Fiji Development Bank's 2022 and 2023 reports. The Committee have started its consultations in Suva to
The Leader of the Opposition Inia Seruiratu has called on the government to come out clean and has revealed that he was getting text messages from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications Manoa Kamikami
Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad has called out Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu saying he and his bunch are totally confused while Seruiratu says government should stop playing dirty games. Prof. Pr
Opposition MP Jone Usamate has been directed to formally withdraw his allegations against Deputy Prime Minister and National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad. This directive was issued by Speaker Fili
Opposition Member of Parliament Sachida Nand and Shalen Kumar have officially joined the Group of 11, as confirmed this morning in Parliament by Speaker Filimone Jitoko. The Group is led by Minister for Policing, I
Children under the age of 13 cannot watch films in the cinema if he or she is not accompanied by an adult, parent or guardian as the Cinematographic Films Amendment Bill has been passed in Parliament. The Bill repl
The Fiji Muslim League has strongly refuted the statement by Opposition MP Alvick Maharaj in Parliament that there are lots of versions of Holy Quran. The Muslim League says the Quran is the final holy book of the
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the Fiji Learning Institute for Public Service, which was opened in Nasese two weeks ago, will resolve the concerns raised regarding civil servants. While contributing to the deb
