1,116 articles tagged "parliament"
The appointment of the President of Fiji will be made in the next Parliament sitting which will be on the 31st of October, 2024. This has been confirmed by the Business Committee and has also been agreed to. T
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has clarified today that not all Members of Parliament are having their phones and laptops changed, only those that need it. This comes as Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry
Fiji has reaped significant benefits from the World Surf League Corona Fiji Pro, particularly in the tourism and hospitality sectors, setting a new standard for international events in the country and contributing notab
With the warmer months and cyclone season nearing, people are being urged to quality check when they are buying fish because according to the Minister for Fisheries, Alitia Bainivalu, ciguatera fish poisoning is primari
The St Giles Hospital has the capacity to take care of substance abuse patients, however, the gap lies in how they deal with patients afterwards. This was highlighted by the Minister for Health, Dr Ratu Atonio Lala
Our native language needs to be protected after the Minister of iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu, informed Parliament that some of our native dialects have gone extinct. While responding to a question by MP, Alipate
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights says Speaker Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu’s conduct in the September 6th parliament sitting towards Opposition Member of Parliament, Aliki Bia, is deeply troubling and disappointing, and t
The closure of schools is none of our business in the Parliament, this issue remains with the Minister and the Government. This was stressed by the Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu when Opposition MP
Concerns have been raised by some people regarding what they call are discriminatory comments made by Speaker Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu while responding to Opposition MP Aliki Bia during the end-of-week statement in the S
Parliament has unanimously agreed that a thorough investigation should be done into the mismanagement of funds on the process that was followed in the procurement of goods and services for the 52nd Asian Development Ban
Minister for Sugar and Multi-Ethnic Affairs Charan-Jeath Singh and Opposition MP Parveen Bala have sought forgiveness in Parliament this morning for using unparliamentary language that may have hurt any individual or MP
There have been cases where the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection has lost the manual records of the people who are supposed to be receiving assistance and the money has been going to someone else, howev
Water supply for people living along the Nadi to Lautoka corridor is expected to improve by the end of this year as the Water Authority of Fiji is upgrading the Nagado Treatment Plant to Nadele. While responding to
The Prime Minister had promised a bonus of $30,000 per player if the Fiji Water Flying Fijians team won the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final. Minister for Youth and Sports, Jese Saukuru stated this during his min
The Fiji Rugby Union trustees have promised to investigate the players' claims, and as such engaged Ioane Naiveli and Company Chartered Accountants to review each of the 43 players' contracts, payment disbursements as w
Opposition Leader for the Group of 16, Inia Seruiratu and Leader of the Group of 9, Ioane Naivalurua have shown their support for Fiji’s Foreign Policy White Paper which outlines the path that Fiji will follow to meet
There is a need to identify a suitable rubbish dump as there is none in the Nadi area and the Cabinet also reviewed and endorsed a proposal for a new landfill project in the Western Division. Minister for Local Go
83 schools from the 916 schools including 178 secondary and 738 primary schools within the 9 education districts have been granted approval to organise fundraising this year. This has been highlighted by Minister f
There was a misunderstanding in Parliament regarding the confirmation of the dumpsite location for the Rakiraki Town Council, where Minister for Local Government Maciu Nalumisa called Opposition MP Parveen Bala a liar f
The government is focusing on revitalising the Fiji Museum, which has been operating since the 1990s and plans are underway to build new state-of-the-art storage facilities for the museum's collection, with an estimated
