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Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirms that the government now has a huge focus on offshore borrowings when asked by National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad where will the government borrow
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says the live stream of all Parliament sittings including its Committees through Facebook is terminated indefinitely. Facebook was a cheaper and convenient option for peo
There is some good news as the “2017/2018 My Annual Performance Assessment Payments†will be made to the Ministry of Education staff who have been assessed and moderated as eligible for performance pay increase befo
66 businesses across the 13 municipal councils have closed down due to the impact of COVID-19 to date. This has been revealed by the Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar who says 25 businesses in Suva, 14 i
About 3,000 operations have been done at the CWM Hospital from January to April this year and 5 out of the 8 operation theatres are currently functioning at the hospital. This has been confirmed by the Minister fo
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and things are expected to get tougher weeks and months ahead, Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says all fiscal measures will be announced in the budget. Sayed-Khaiyum sa
Minister for Employment, Praveen Bala is calling on employers and corporate organisations to start thinking of ways and means of continuing or re-configuring their operations. While delivering his ministerial state
Parliament has today passed the Employment Relations Bill that allows employers to let go of their workers if they cannot provide work due to an act of God which includes COVID-19 - as the definition of an act of God in
The Family Care Leave and Paternity Leave of 5 days each will be reduced to 2 days each during the COVID-19 period and resume to 5 days each when a decision is made by the Minister for Employment. While tabling the
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that if the travel bubble is up this year then there will be no need to access all of the $455 million loan for Fiji Airways that the government has agreed to guarantee.
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says what they are trying to get Australia and New Zealand to do is to change the narrative with regards to the travel bubble and to say they can open it to
The total rate arrears by all Municipal Councils is now $42.4m. It has been revealed in parliament by the Minister for Local government Premila Kumar that if they include the uncollected rates for this year, then t
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has today said that three opposition petitions cannot be tabled in parliament as they do not meet the parliament’s petition standards and the requirements of the standing o
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says they will hear from the Supervisor of Elections and Registrar of Political Parties because they will also be submitting the names as part of the resolutions of their Management Board
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has told parliament that he will look into a point of order raised by Opposition Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka where Rabuka is asking Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama to withdr
The April sitting of parliament has been deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the life-saving directives and restrictions put in place by the Ministry of Health. The Parliamentary Business Committee has agreed
