1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
Good news for the people of Taveuni as the Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, Sitiveni Rabuka, informed Parliament that a new Community Police Post will be built in Vuna, on the southern part
Approximately 200,000 Fijians, roughly 50 percent of the population live in informal settlements and are facing overcrowding and poor living conditions. While delivering his end-of-week statement in parliament, Opp
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications Manoa Kamikamica has today announced that all the HSBC SVNS Series matches will be aired live on free-to-air television station Mai TV. It will also be aired l
With over a billion dollars in support for vulnerable and disadvantaged Fijians, debt to GDP ratio at 75.4 percent percent at the end of October, higher remittance flows, which is projected to reach around $1.3 billion
Through the pornography task force, the government will have the official mandate to ban harmful content for children under 16 like telegram and pornography. Minister for Women, Children, and Social Protection, Lyn
Fijians living in Northern America have invested over a million dollars during the US-Fiji Investment and Savings Drive in October this year but it does not take into account for the long-term impact of the relationship
The 2025 Parliament Calendar has been passed in Parliament this morning with Parliament to officially open on the 24th of February, 2025 and the 2025/2026 national budget announcement is on the 27th of June. Accord
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill will be debated on Wednesday after it was brought in Parliament under Parliamentary Standing Order 51 by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. The Bill seeks to establish the Fi
As a small island developing state, Fiji faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change, and the National Carbon Strategy roadmap will ensure emission reduction. The Prime Minister and Minister for Cl
Fiji is taking a bold step toward a cleaner and more sustainable future with the Hydro Duel Fuel Generator Project, implemented at the Lautoka Depot in collaboration with Fiji Gas and a corporation in Japan. Deputy
Opposition Member of Parliament Alvick Maharaj says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka should suspend and strip Minister for Sugar, Charan Jeath Singh of his portfolio and ban him from all future overseas travel, while Lynd
As women representation in Fiji's politics has declined over the years, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says he will support the quota system to push for more women representation. In
Retired judge Filimoni Jitoko is the new Speaker of Parliament. He was nominated by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka while Leader of the Opposition Inia Seruiratu nominated former Deputy Speaker Ruveni Nadalo for the
Retired judge, Filimoni Jitoko is tipped to be the next Speaker of Parliament. Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka will nominate Jitoko while Leader of the Opposition, Inia Seruiratu will nominate former Deputy Speaker
We will need to break some taboos and stop pussyfooting around if we want to address the drug issue in Fiji. This was highlighted by Member of the Opposition in Parliament Ioane Naivalurua while speaking during the
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka acknowledges the support from his two coalition partners in backing his nomination for President. @fijivillage.com PM acknowledges support from coalition partners in backing his
Parliamentary Speaker, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu Na Gone Turaga Bale na Tui Cakau, has been formally endorsed by the Parliamentary Caucus of the People’s Alliance for nomination to the Presidency, after the current Pre
The nomination of Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu to be the President of Fiji must be immediately withdrawn as he will not unite the nation but strengthen hierarchy, patriarchy and gross inequality. Fiji Women’s Crisis C
Parliamentary Speaker, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu Na Gone Turaga Bale na Tui Cakau, has been formally endorsed by the Parliamentary Caucus of the People’s Alliance for nomination to the Presidency, after the current Pres
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has urged the people calling for the Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, to resign from his position as Speaker, to look up their Constitution and find out who can remove the S
