1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says an old friend of the government Graham Davis has said that the FijiFirst caucus is divided and they don't even talk to each other while the Attorney General A
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has highlighted that it has come to his attention that not all members of parliament have downloaded the careFiji App. Ratu Epeli says it worries him because as leaders t
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts has recommended that there be more support provided for the Prime Minister’s Talanoa Sessions. This follows the review of the Office of the Prime Minister 2017-2018 Annua
8,102 cases from the total 86,283 were terminated in the 2019-2020 financial year according to the Review Report on the Social Allowance Scheme. There were a total of 20,099 new Social Welfare Scheme applications
SODELPA MP, Anare Jale has said in parliament that whenever he sits with the iTaukei, they blame the Attorney General for the problems the iTaukei are facing while Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is Jale’s duty as a memb
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad today clashed in parliament about the list of donors of NFP. While debating on the Companies Amendment Bill, Sayed-K
Parliament has unanimously passed the Companies Amendment Bill where organisations which are limited by guarantee and are of charity must disclose their annual accounts to the Registrar of Companies. Prime Minister
Attorney General and Minister for Civil Aviation Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has given parliament a summary of the number of aircraft with Fiji Airways and whether they are owned, rented or leased. Sayed-Khaiyum says he is
The Pharmacy Profession Amendment Bill to have all pharmacies and pharmacists certified annually by the Pharmaceutical Board has been passed in parliament. Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the amen
Parliament has unanimously passed the Public Health Amendment Bill which means that foreigners coming to Fiji will have to pay for their quarantine costs. The amendment now allows the Minister for Health through hi
The bill to amend the Television Act has been passed by parliament today and this means that people who livestream sporting events online for commercial gain need to get a licence. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Kha
Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Jone Usamate confirms that the Special Prospecting License that was granted to Dome Mining Limited back in 2007 has been renewed and extended for another 3 years. While re
Minister for Waterways and Environment Dr Mahendra Reddy has highlighted that there is an allocated budget for their irrigation projects which is under his ministry. This is after SODELPA MP Ro Filipe Tuisawau aske
More than 3,000 applications have been assessed under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise loan scheme so far where 2,339 applications have been approved. The total value for the 2,339 approved applications is $1
Local Government Minister Premila Kumar says to remove the inconsistencies and inadequacies in delivering waste management services in Fiji, the Ministry of Local Government is overseeing a pilot initiative which will s
The Education Ministry is expecting 250 teachers to be recruited next year. Minister Rosy Akbar has told parliament that based on the projected exits and the need for 2021, the Education Ministry has planned to rec
Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya says hotel occupancy rates have averaged approximately 55% when historically off-peak seasons have recorded average occupancy rates of about 30%. While speaking in parliament, Koya s
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says while they have used the Fiji National Provident Fund as their means for distribution of COVID-19 unemployment assistance, that assistance is only drawn from the members’ genera
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says former Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry may be bitter about what Fiji Airways has achieved after realizing an objective Chaudhry himself had talked about in 2008 however C
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula says that government has achieved nothing over the past 14 years in providing affordable housing to low-income earners however the Minister for Housing Premila Kumar says government has achieve
