Riverdale star KJ Apa bestowed chiefly title Savae in Samoa
New Zealand born actor, and Riverdale star Savae KJ Apa has been bestowed the Samoan chiefly title Savae. The Coconet TV announced on Instagram that the actor (real na
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Govt pays around $38 million to over 210,000 Fijians under the Inflation Mitigation Assistance package
The Ministry of Economy has today paid the $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance to over 91,000 social welfare recipients and around 13,000 tertiary students. Permanent
Challenges faced by the construction industry to be discussed in CIC Conference
Significant delays in international deliveries of key construction material, climbing costs, lack of a skilled labour force, and climate change, are some of the challenge
Koya says the level of buffoonery on this particular topic is laughable
The level of buffoonery on this particular topic is laughable. These were the comments about the opposition by Minister for Commerce, Faiyaz Koya while supporting the
AG attacks the Fiji Law Society, saying it is just a mouthpiece of a cabal of people
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has attacked the Fiji Law Society, saying they seem to be a mouthpiece of a cabal of people in Fiji as the Electoral Amendment Bill
Public participation critical in proposed electoral amendment – CCF
The Citizens’ Constitutional Forum is concerned with the clear lack of public participation regarding the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill No. 49 of 2022 that is cur
Lawyer charged with allegedly dishonestly appropriating more than $1.5 million from a bank between the months of May to June 2018
A lawyer in his 50s will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court after being charged with allegedly dishonestly appropriating more than $1.5 million from a bank between
Take more time to consider and consult on the proposed Electoral Bill – Law Council of Aust
The Law Council of Australia has today backed calls by the Fiji Law Society for the Fijian Parliament to take more time to consider and consult on the proposed Electoral
If the Electoral Bill is passed tomorrow, the powers to be given to the Supervisor are really concerning – Law Society
The Electoral Amendment Bill that will be debated and voted on in Parliament tomorrow states that if the Supervisor of Elections has reason to believe that a person has i
Person on behalf of NFP misconstrued the Electoral Act requirements and was asking if NFP’s candidates could be vetted by FIU - Saneem
The Fijian Elections Office says the provision under the Electoral Act does not require any candidate to be vetted through the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit, and there
Inflation Mitigation Payment of $180 starts today
The first batch of payments for the $180 Inflation Mitigation Assistance will start today with approximately 210,000 people paid by the 5th of September. Permanent Sec
Electoral Bill unnecessarily attacks citizens’ rights to privacy, including legal professional privilege – Clarke
The Fiji Law Society is deeply concerned that the Electoral Amendment Bill that has been brought to Parliament this week unnecessarily attacks citizens’ rights to
Good news as fuel and gas prices drop from Thursday
There is some good news as fuel and gas prices will drop from this Thursday. The cost of one litre of unleaded fuel will drop by 55 cents to $3.12, diesel will go down
Electoral Commission finds that the Fiji Sun breached the Opinion Poll Guidelines
The Electoral Commission has today stated that the Fiji Sun breached the stated Public Opinion Poll Guidelines. The Commission adopted the opinion poll guidelines for
Jai Ram Reddy passes away
Former Leader of the Opposition, former Judge of the International Court of Rwanda, former National Federation Party Leader and former Attorney General, Jai Ram Reddy has
NFP made no complaint during the campaign period – Saneem
The Fijian Elections Office says the National Federation Party has made no complaints to the FEO since the campaign period commenced on 26th April 2022 and any claims and
Ro Filipe challenges the AG to prove that he had said that people must be appointed based on ethnicity
SODELPA MP, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has challenged the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to prove that Ro Filipe had said that people must be appointed based on ethnicity.
Opposition labels new proposed electoral amendments as stupid and silly requirements
Members of the Opposition today labelled the new proposed electoral amendments being brought in by the Government as stupid and silly requirements for campaigns and manif
New proposed electoral law empowers Electoral Comm to adopt new guidelines for public opinion polls
The new proposed electoral law is proposing that the Electoral Commission is empowered to adopt the latest guidelines and standards to apply to Fiji and the Supervisor of
AG tables Electoral Amendment Bill in parliament to be debated and voted on without delay on Thursday
Parliament will debate the Electoral Amendment Bill on Thursday which proposes that the Supervisor of Elections be given powers necessary to carry out his or her function
There is no reason why we should not cooperate to achieve a common purpose - Chaudhry
Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry says the informal meeting last night of the leaders of the People’s Alliance Party, National Federation Party, FLP and