Sitiveni Weleilakeba appears in PNG court for alleged forgery charges
The case of Comrade Trustee Services Limited (CTSL) statutory manager and Fijian national, Sitiveni Weleilakeba will return to court on March 10th 2022 for submission of
Author: Vijay Narayan
Tax revenue from August 2021 to January 2022 stands at $781.5M
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service collected a net revenue of $154 million in January 2022, outperforming the forecast by $9.5 million or 6.5 percent. The positive r
Prof. Prasad calls on the Acting PM to stop coming up with excuses when people raise issues as they have been in Govt for 15 years
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad is calling on the government to stop coming up with excuses when people raise issues that they are facing or stop
Inward personal remittances grows by 14.6% in 2021 to reach a new record of $842.2 million
The Reserve Bank of Fiji confirms inward personal remittances grew by 14.6 percent in 2021 to reach a new record of $842.2 million. Personal remittances is money sent
50% of about 120,000 Fijians in the tourism sector have gone back to work as hotels and resorts are reopening
The latest Westpac Wave edition on Fiji’s Economic Update says there is now indication that around 50 percent of Fijians in the tourism sector have gone back to wo
Govt debt projected to be around $9.1 billion by July 2022 but could be lower if tourism and other sectors pick up
The latest Westpac Wave edition on Fiji’s Economic Update states that the Government’s debt is projected to be around $9.1 billion or 91.6 percent of GDP by
Economy can have a rebound of 11.5% if tourism activity is sustained and the 3rd wave is contained – Westpac
The latest Westpac Wave edition on Fiji’s Economic Update says that if Fiji is able to sustain momentum of tourism activity and the third wave of COVID-19 is conta
2 separate rape cases withdrawn after a 9 yr old victim returned to her country and could not be contacted, and the death of a victim
Two separate rape cases were withdrawn by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions last month. A 35-year-old man was charged with the rape and sexual assaul
7 of the 13 victims of serious sex offences in January were under 18-yrs-old
7 of the 13 victims of serious sex offences last month were under the age of 18 years. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says there were seven incident
FICAC says allegations made by Chaudhry and Narube against Chandra and Saneem were baseless and without any merit
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) has concluded that the allegations made by Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry and Unity Fiji Leader, S
Govt agrees to withdraw its compulsory acquisition notice to nearly 2,000 minority shareholders of FSC following a court challenge by a minority shareholder
The Government has agreed to withdraw its March 2021 compulsory acquisition notice to nearly 2,000 minority shareholders of the Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited. Munro L
Beware of fake social media accounts as there is confirmation that someone has created a fake YouTube account of Doctor James Fong
People are advised to beware of fake social media accounts as there is confirmation today that someone has created a fake YouTube account of Permanent Secretary for Healt
Sayed-Khaiyum leads Govt delegation to the i-reguregu for the late former Minister for Forestry
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum led a Government delegation to the i-reguregu for the late former Minister for Forestry, Osea Naiqamu at h
203 people charged with a total of 461 counts of serious sexual offences in 2021
203 people were charged with a total of 461 counts of serious sexual offences in 2021. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirms that the youngest acc
Foreign reserves are projected to remain adequate, boosted by Govt loan drawdowns and the resumption of international travel – RBF Board
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor and Chairman of the Board, Ariff Ali says data for the 2021 December quarter depicted a pickup in aggregate demand indicators when compa
Annual inflation was 3% in December 2021 and expected to rise further in the next 3 months due to the recent floods – RBF Board
The Reserve Bank of Fiji Board says the annual inflation was 3.0 percent in December 2021, underpinned by higher food and fuel prices which have been spurred by higher gl
We will not do any coalition deals with the FijiFirst as we differ so profoundly on many issues – Gavoka
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says they will not do any coalition deals with the FijiFirst, and SODELPA would have to be the dominant partner in any partnership with par
Reducing sugar will save many lives - FNUSA
President of the Fiji National University Students Association, Ketan Lal has welcomed the increase in the price of sugar that will save many lives, and he also says some
Politini next in line to become MP after the passing of Osea Naiqamu
FijiFirst candidate, Howard Politini is the next person expected to come onto the Government backbench in parliament after the passing of Government MP and former Ministe
School term dates confirmed for the 2022 academic year
The Ministry of Education confirms that Term 1 of the 2022 academic year will be from April 11th to July 8th for Early Childhood Education to Year 13. The end date for
There are more than 2,575 active COVID cases as there are many other tested or untested positive cases
People are advised to continue to follow the COVID safe protocols as there are many COVID-19 cases in the community, and with these increasing numbers in the community, o