The right to change their names remains with the women - Kumar
Minister for Education, Premila Kumar says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill is not only for the ruling political party but for every eligible voter reg
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Change in law imposes huge obligation on our women especially those in rural areas – Adi Litia
SODELPA MP, Adi Litia Qionibaravi says there is no need to change the law to force hundreds of thousands of women to change their name and get a new voter card just becau
Taking a pathetic and childish dig at my competence at the business committee level is misogynistic and sexist - Qereqeretabua
National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabua says that she would like to remind Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and self-acclaimed expert on everything that ta
It would be a big ask for women to change their name - Ro Teimumu
SODELPA MP Ro Teimumu Kepa says it would be a big ask for women to go to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Office and change their name after the passing of the Electoral
The VKB is not under attack from the amendment - PM
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says as the Minister responsible for iTaukei Affairs, he wants to assure that the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment B
The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill and the other 2 bills do not take away the birth right of anyone – Dr Waqainabete
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill and the other two bills being debated in parliament, does not ta
It looks like the Opposition do not want free and fair registration of voters - Bala
Minister for Employment Parveen Bala says it looks like that the Opposition do not want free and fair registration of voters. Bala says the Electoral Registration of V
Prof Prasad says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill is the product of ‘My Way or the Highway’ approach
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill is the product of dictatorship, pseudo-democracy and the
Bills brought before the parliament are to save face of the AG and the Supervisor of Elections – Nawaikula
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill, the Interpretation Amendment Bill and the Births, Deaths and Marriages Amendment Bill
Bill will help maintain a clean voter list and protect the rights of registered voters - PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the Electoral Registration of Voters Amendment Bill will help maintain a clean voter list and protect the rights of all registered
FWRM Concerned that Changes in the Laws on Name Change Discriminates Against Married Women, Interferes with Their Democratic Right to Vote
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement had strongly urged parliament not to pass the amendment to the electoral act today which they say are gender discriminatory and un
Comments made by Bulanauca are extremely disappointing - FWRM
Fiji Women’s Rights Movement Executive Director, Nalini Singh says they are extremely disappointed by the remarks made by SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca in parliamen
Parliament enacts the Registration of Sex Offenders Bill
Parliament has today unanimously enacted the Registration of the Sex Offenders Bill. This provides for the establishment of a Register of Sex Offenders, Registration a
AG questions what is wrong if someone buys 6 long necks after utilising bulk of $360 on groceries, rent and other good use
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has today questioned what is wrong if a person who has received the $360 government assistance utilises the money to buy groceri
We should not have a list of sex offenders and people should be given time to change - Bulanauca
SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca’s motion to delete the establishment of a Register for Sex Offenders has been defeated in parliament. While speaking on the motion,
Disparity between poverty levels of Indo Fijians and the iTaukei community could become an issue and it is already coming up now – Prof Kumar
The Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Fiji, Professor Sunil Kumar says the disparity between poverty levels of Indo Fijians and the iTaukei community
Very limited dialogue at the national level about healing from the 1987 coup and beyond – Sashi Kiran
The Founder of FRIEND Fiji Sashi Kiran says the current political environment is very different as it is not about ethnic groups but about the government maintaining its
Why there was no lab technician at the Levuka Hospital for at least two months - Qereqeretabua
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the lab scientist in Levuka Hospital asked to take leave which they agreed to because there was lessened need for her service
There were some positive things in the Household Income and Expenditure Survey but some parties just picked on ethnicity - AG
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there were some positive things that came out in the Bureau of Statistics 2019-2020 Household Income and Expenditure Survey
Sayed-Khaiyum should sack the Supervisor of Elections – Nawaikula
The Interpretation Amendment Bill 2021 will be debated in parliament this Wednesday. Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says this bill has been brought to ensure we
Household Income and Expenditure Survey is flawed – Dr. Reddy
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy says the 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey is flawed because the data for two different reference periods are l