PM tells Ro Filipe to resign for not recognising the constitution
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has told SODELPA MP Ro Filipe Tuisawau to resign from his position as he does not recognise the constitution after Ro Filipe claimed in
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No one has paid any money to NFA on uninsured property fire – Kumar
Minister for Housing Premila Kumar says the National Fire Authority has never received any payment for the cost incurred in attending to any uninsured property fire while
Roads with a lot of potholes have gone past their serviceability life span - Usamate
Some of the roads that have a lot of potholes have gone past their serviceability life span and they need to be totally rehabilitated. This was highlighted in parliame
CSO Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response calls for support of struggling Fijians in the West
The Fiji CSO Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response is calling for support for the people in the Western Division who are struggling just to try and put food on the
The first people of Fiji should benefit from the use of their surplus land – Qionibaravi
SODELPA MP Adi Litia Qionibaravi says their chiefs had given their approval for the use of their surplus land to be leased for the development of the nation and the onus
Opposition should not think they are only voices of the iTaukei – Vuniwaqa
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says the opposition should not think that they are the only voices that carry the dreams, voices a
The challenge for WAF is that it is producing beyond its capacity – Usamate
Minister for Infrastructure, Jone Usamate says the challenge for Water Authority of Fiji is that it is producing way over their built capacity that they were designed for
First Home Grant is only for people who have their name on the title, it does not cover villagers with vakavanua or tenancy at will arrangements - Kumar
Minister for Housing, Premila Kumar says the government’s First Home Ownership Grant is only for people who have their name on the title and the program does not c
You can be charged for organising or participating in pyramid schemes – Acting AG
Anyone organising or participating in pyramid schemes or gifting circles can be charged. This has been stressed by the Acting Attorney General and Minister for Commerc
NFP Leader says millions of dollars are going to FijiFirst through parliament funds allocation
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad says in 2015, the FijiFirst changed the formula for how political parties are funded in parliament and as a result
We brought the Open Merit System because there was an issue of cronyism - Usamate
Minister for Infrastructure Jone Usamate says they implemented the Open Merit Recruitment System to improve the quality of human resources in the country because there wa
RFMF Commander will ensure the 2014 and 2015 reports are submitted – Seruiratu
Minister for Defence, Inia Seruiratu says the Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces has taken responsibility to submit their 2014 and 2015 annual reports afte
Public Accounts Committee concerned with lack of documentation in ministries in 2016
Lack of documentation has been identified as a major concern by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee in its examination of audit reports of government ministries a
26 more tsunami warning sirens for Viti Levu – Seruiratu
Minister for Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu says they are in the process to install 26 more tsunami warning sirens in Viti Levu. While responding to SODELPA MP Je
Don’t use issues brought by people who seek assistance for political football – Vuniwaqa
Minister for Women Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa is requesting opposition members not to use issues brought to them by people who seek assistance f
Stop calling poverty assistance programs freebies or vote buying – Seruiratu
Minister for Defence and National Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu has called on the opposition to stop calling poverty assistance programs freebies or vote buying whi
Govt policies to reduce poverty from 2013 have not worked as poverty rate has increased – Prasad
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says all the policies that government was implementing to reduce the poverty rate from 2013 has not worked and go
Viria water project expected to be completed next year
The Viria water project in Rewa which will pump another 40 million litres of water into the water system for the Suva-Nausori corridor is already midway through completio
FEO concerned with grossly incorrect and inflammatory headline in The Fiji Times - Mohammed Saneem
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem is concerned with the grossly incorrect and inflammatory headline in The Fiji Times newspaper titled “Power to Fineâ€.
46 people lost their lives in fire incidents from 2016 to 2020 – Kumar
46 people lost their lives in fire incidents from 2016 to 2020. This was highlighted by the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Community Development, Premila K
5 men broke into my home and held my family hostage – Riddhi Damodar
Suva businesswoman, Riddhi Damodar says it was the most traumatic incident of her life when her home was broken into earlier this week and her family was assaulted. Da