23 articles tagged "parliement"
There is good news for passengers travelling by bus, as Vodafone has been instructed to enable transfers for legitimate card replacements, provided that proper documentation is submitted. While informing Parliament
Following a case of incidental fraud, the Fiji Higher Education Commission has been directed to tighten its controls and move to cashless operations. This issue was highlighted when the Commission appeared before t
With women making up only 9 percent of Fiji’s Parliament, a new campaign titled "Better Than This" was launched today to push for greater female political representation and leadership across the country. Speaki
Calls are being made to increase the number of seats in Parliament to allow for the temporary special measure of reserving at least 30 percents for women. Imrana Jalal, who is a founding member of the Fiji Women Ri
Former Chief Justice and Chair of the Fiji Electoral Law Reform Commission, Daniel Fatiaki says women in Naitasiri felt comfortable enough to raise their voices during the public consultation on the electoral laws yeste
The Access to Information Bill to give the right to access to information for individuals, companies and the government, will be debated in Parliament next month. The Bill was tabled in Parliament by Attorney Gener
Attorney General Graham Leung says the constitution must be the work of the people and must work for the people, by being able to be changed by the people when their wants and needs change. While contributing to th
Calls are being made to increase the budget for the Legal Aid Commission as each lawyer has a case load of about 121 cases as of 2024, which is exacerbated by a staff shortage and recommendations are for the Minister of
There are major public sector funded projects in the upcoming budget which includes bridges, the Nadi River flood alleviation project and many others that the government will be announcing in the budget on 27th June.
Government MP Lynda Tabuya says a lot of people have urged her to leave the Coalition Government while some suggested she join another party. While responding to President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu’s opening addres
Older people, who have contributed to nation-building in the past, have had the highest suicide rates over the last three years. Minister for Women, Children, and Social Protection Sashi Kiran highlighted this in P
Leader of Opposition, Inia Seruiratu says the health system is going to be something that the government needs to work on and throw a bit more money to improve it. He highlighted this while responding to questions
Parliament has unanimously passed the Child Care and Protection Act that outlines what the country will do to promote the wellbeing of children and to protect them from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploita
Parliament has unanimously passed the Child Justice Act that provides a more comprehensive framework for the special treatment of children at all stages of the child justice process, from the point of their initial cont
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill has been passed in Parliament last night after it received 30 votes for and 15 votes against by members of Parliament. The Bill was brought in Parliament under Parliamen
Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad says addressing the climate crisis is not just crucial for our environment, it is crucial for protecting the lives and livelihoods of Fijian people and protecting the stabili
Parliament has passed the Anti-Doping Bill which aims to safeguard the integrity of sports in Fiji. While tabling the Bill, Minister for Youth and Sports, Jese Saukuru says this Bill will ensure fairness and the we
Parliament will debate on the Bill to establish the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at a later date. The Bill was tabled for the first time by Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka in Parliament this evening. Sp
The nomination, election and appointment of the country’s President has been deferred to a later sitting in Parliament. Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu announced this morning that this will be comm
The Government is looking at banning some sites in relation to pornography. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communication, Manoa Kamikamica confirmed this in Parliament while delivering his ministerial state
